I had a final round interview at a consulting firm recently and they required me to come to the office with my own laptop because half of my interviews were on Zoom. Do you think this is acceptable?

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What do you find unacceptable about this?

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Ah ok - I guess you wouldn’t be set up with an account on the company’s computers so easier to BYO? It’s not a big deal I would think

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Sounds reasonable - wouldn’t you prefer to be on your own device anyway? What I do find odd is the scheduling… virtual and in person shouldn’t be on the same days or back to back to avoid having to make this ask.

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Makes sense and I agree. But don’t guilt yourself too much, if you were at home you’d use your work laptop to put your resume together, schedule calls and do virtuals… but I get it, maybe connecting it to someone else’s network feels worse.

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That sounds like 🚩, but only if they know you only have a work laptop and:
A. Won't let you use your phone for Zoom.
B. Won't provide you with a connected device onsite.

I would be more worried about A, since that reeks of micromanaging.

Yeah I guess I could have used my phone, although it would be difficult to read the exhibits on such a small device. I normally use my desktop computer when I have virtual job interviews at home

They probably just assumed you had one. Did you explain the situation to them? I would think they would provide a loaner if you told them you didn’t have a personal laptop to use.

Yes, I called the recruiter to explain the situation but she said that they simply didn’t have any laptops for me to loan bc they only had laptops that were personalized to employees

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