[mwilliaams]

The company should pay for that phone

[beAbU]

Most of the rest of the western world where there is decent employee protections there is usually a clause in the local version of the Basic Conditions of Employment act that reads something like:

"The employer shall provide the employee with all resources and materials necesary to complete the Work for which they have been employed."

[10u152]

In most of the world yes. They’ll pay for PPE, tools, car, phone, uniform etc.

Not a hard concept to grasp.

[ehPReth]

in some cases they do! a friend worked for a labour intensive job (X days on, Y days off) and they have a yearly use-it-or-lose-it allowance that he was allowed to claim expenses against for things like boots, jackets, safety gear, etc

[mulmen]

How far do we take this? As an engineer should I be on the hook for the AWS bill?

[RobRivera]

The finance firm i worked for paid for my blackberry.

[SoftTalker]

Does your company pay for the suit you have to wear to the office?