Apparently, the PC I was given by my employer less than a year ago is too out of date (uses Windows 10) and I have to have Windows 11 now for security reasons. I have a gaming PC, but it’s my partner’s, too, and it’d be a huge waste of its power and graphics card, plus it’d have to be moved. I really don’t want to do that.
A new company owns the company I work for now, but still. This is not what I agreed to. Ugh. I’m so annoyed.
It’s not that expensive, really ($200), but it’s the principle of the matter. How long will it be before they force me to do this again, anyway??? I already get paid a shit wage.
What?!
Your employer is making you buy a work PC?
That’s a huge red flag, you should never be paying for work supplies, especially a fucking computer.
Seconded OP, you should never have to pay for your own computer for a role. If you had a BYOC policy (which I’ve only seen really new startups and super shady telemarketing places do), then I’d be looking for new work. You can be honest, tell them you can’t afford it. Tell them you’d need a stipend to do so. They don’t need to know you have another computer. Just say “I understand the security concerns, but I can’t afford it, if it’s an immediate need then let’s discuss a one time stipend so I can upgrade earlier”
No, the correct answer is “No, it’s your duty as employer to provide me with the tools to do my work”.
No beed to start bluffing and making excuses when the other end is wrong from the start.
Right except in shitty telemarking jobs the response to that is “Sure thing, so there’s the door, goodbye”. I know because I have had family work in them, and they’ll just hire someone else. I was trying to give an example of how to be tactful and maybe not get fired.
If you get fired for that, you should take them to your state’s Labor board and/or to court.
If they’re making minimum wage working paycheck to paycheck they probably can’t afford being out of work for very long, neither of those options puts food on the table next week. Going to court also requires a lawyer that is going to cost much more, especially if they have no income. You keep talking about what should happen. Yes, what you’re saying should be the way to go, but in reality it doesn’t work.
Going to the Labor board, at least here in Oregon, is pretty painless and may be doable while still working there. My only experience with them was after an employer just locked us all out of the building and closed one day, so continuing to work wasn’t an option for me. They treated me well and got me money quickly, then took the guy to court to get it back themselves.
Also, I don’t “keep talking” about much here; the comment you replied to was the first one I made :).
