Hacker News Reader

> it frustrates me that your job gets to bully you into giving up your mobile devices for them to use.

Hard agree, but it seems that in most places it's perfectly legal. Similar to telling W-2 car mechanics or property maintenance technicians that they must bring their own tools.

View on HN

That's fair. Definitely write it off on your taxes, then. Could be upwards of $700/yr depending on your contract/device's worth, though it might be a partial deduction?

at least in Germany it's not legal to require use of personal devices such as phones for your job.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com