Omnicom preventing creatives from updating their portfolios? 🤔

“As part of Omnicom's ongoing efforts to protect the security and privacy of Omnicom's data, we have updated our Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) regarding the use of external USB drives on company devices. The policy will prevent employees from mounting non-approved USB storage drives. Exceptions will be made for employees/departments that support photo shoots and other activities that require access to additional USB drives outside …”

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It seems kind of reasonable. Haven’t you seen the movies where people hack the mainframe with one little flash drive? Honestly, you could steal some valuable company stuff that way. Can you not add things directly to your portfolio from your work computer?

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JC2, files that can be edited, not flattened.

You can still sketch it in the Omnicom-issued knockoff Moleskine they have you on your first day.*

*This notebook technically counts as a bonus

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iCloud, G Drive, DropBox, AirDrop…get smart about it. This isn’t about keeping you from getting your work

First of all, you work at Publicis so calm down. ;)

Second, it makes allowances for people who work on photoshoots and other activities that require usb drives.

Photoshoots. That's every creative.

Also, I would argue that getting my work uploaded to my portfolio is a required part of my job, therefore allowing me to use usb drives.

Did work*

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I had a short term assignment at a city-based artistic establishment once. All the work I did there, I was told, I couldn't use as part of my portfolio. WTH? The stuff I did would be seen by a huge audience. No thumb (😆) drives, zip drives, or floppies, but I managed to get that work seen by the right people...by doing an interpretative dance. 💃😉👍

Honestly, the email I received didn't surprise me; as others have mentioned they have been slowly cutting access to lots of things, like basic Websites, etc. Really deters work, because sometimes I would share work related items on a stick, but I guess email it is.

BYOD policy ;)

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