> I think it's pretty common to force employees to consent allowing their employers to manage their device to get access to work email on it.
Is it common? I've only been asked to do that once, and I declined. I explained that it's my policy to never use my personal equipment for work purposes or my work equipment for personal purposes. They provided me with a work phone to use, instead.
I don't know how common it is, but it's optional for me (at least). If I want access to work email/calendar/chat (which is convenient), I'd have to consent to some kind of device management.
But personally, I've always said no, because years ago someone at my workplace fat-fingered a command and wiped all iPhones hooked up to company services (including employee-owned personal devices). I've always seen it as a risk to my data if not my privacy.
I’ve worked for multiple companies and only one demanded I enroll my personal phone in their device management. I pushed back in a public channel and they reconsidered the policy. I left shortly after so not sure where that landed.
Everywhere else I’ve worked I’ve had slack/teams/email/pagerduty whatever on my personal device without issues. It hasn’t felt realistic to ask for a dedicated work device for that.
Is it common? I've only been asked to do that once, and I declined. I explained that it's my policy to never use my personal equipment for work purposes or my work equipment for personal purposes. They provided me with a work phone to use, instead.