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I say don't change your setup for them; get a dedicated device… consider a tablet. Having two devices is a pain, but it'll improve your work-life balance when you have to actively decide to carry it. You'll also never accidentally send something personal to a coworker.

I use an older iPhone in airplane mode. I get over a week of battery life. I forward calls to my personal if I'm away from wifi and on-call, and they do not get my personal phone number.

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I was considering "upgrading" my existing phone instead of carrying 2 devices. They said I can use a personal phone and I wouldn't have to install anything company specific or have random audits done. In return they would pay half the monthly phone cost. Since I would be on-call a tablet might be too bulky to carry around, the idea with the smartphone from their POV would involve being able to respond by email or Slack in case a downtime event happens. Probably wouldn't technically need a phone number tho.

But yes, the above has flaws in that there's always a 0.01% chance I send something to the wrong person if my contacts co-exist in 1 app. I'm dumb when it comes to smart phone capabilities, maybe there's a way to 100% silo off 2 sets of contacts or profiles? It's something I'll need to research.

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