Lord Ludd speaks ...
... and wonders if he is perhaps in the (very small?) minority who see gloom and pain while the "BYOx" (Bring Your Own whatever) thingie gathers momentum. Who, precisely, do employees work for? Last time I checked, for employERs. Having been both in the past (employee and employer), I am forced to ask whether or not the "me me me" culture is not perhaps getting a bit out of hand. The employee bears almost zero responsibility or cost (essential, not elective!) for the consequences of BYOx. There are usually very good reasons (security, cost, consistency and more) for NOT allowing a BYOx free-for-all. In any event, aside from a little "reasonable personal activity" (which includes making a doctor's appointment, sorting out young Tim's school bag issue, and maybe even a quick call to partner to say something sweet and loving), what the heck "personal" stuff is SO engaging that one simply must BYOx and hang the employER's interest in running an actual business? I recognize the need for compromise, but this is beginning to be a bit much ... hell, I even have employees (yeah, I am an employer for now) who look shocked, wounded and open-mouthed when I break it to them that BYOE (Bring Your Own Email) for company mails is just NOT acceptable. My formerly full head of hair is less so now ... they just don't get it that confidential company information is ONLY to travel via company email. This is only one tiny, tiny example. There are more. Watch ... BYOx is not going to end all that happily.
I shall now return to Ludd Manor, and my happy little coterie of Luddites!
