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Re:Ask HN: New employeer not providing equipment by easyascake on Saturday July 04, 2026 @05:12PM (#48789139)
I think it just doesn’t occur to companies of a certain size. I was similarly flummoxed when my current job also assumed I was BYOPC, though they acquiesced to buy me a Mac when I asked. But, the rest of the team still uses their desktops and (!!) has trouble when traveling and being forced to use an alternate development environment.
Re:Ask HN: New employeer not providing equipment by gl9 on Saturday July 04, 2026 @05:14PM (#48789162)
I was baffled when a large global consulting firm had me use my personal laptop and iPad (which they filmed to show off my work to other clients) for a month before getting me setup. And that was in 2018, I was desperate for work at the time.