Originally posted by: KrillBee
Originally posted by: JLee
Originally posted by: KrillBee
Originally posted by: dman
You don't have personal internet at home and the cheapest plan is $45/mo nor do you have a personal phone of any kind?
At the moment I am living at home. We have a land line and we also have comcast cable.
I don't plan to be living at home forever though... I'm planning for the future.
So in other words, they'll give you $90/mo and you're already not paying for it?
false, i need to get a cell phone no matter what. that costs money.
OK, well you're going to need to look at your home phone service as your own responsibility. It's pretty tough to get by without a phone in this country, and most companies aren't going to pay for your personal phone service.
So you have 3 options -
1. Phone service from the phone company; in which case your company would cover the cost of DSL beyond what the phone costs. Reimbursable cost = $30 DSL + $60 phone
2. Cable modem + VOIP phone; in which case you already have Internet service for personal use. Look at it as your company paying for half of it when your personal usage is really far more than half (and you'd be paying the full cost anyway) Reimbursable cost = $32.50 cable modem + $60 phone
3. Use a personal cell phone as your only phone. Lot of people doing this these days. In this case you shouldn't expect the company to pay for half of your regular bill in addition to any features that they want you to have. Reimbursable cost = $45 DSL (with phone) + $30 cell phone
Your company is being reasonable.
If you're worried about ETFs you could buy a cheap phone off eBay and get cell service without a contract (Verizon offers this, not sure who else does). Or you could use a pay as you go phone. The money they're giving you will cover a pay as you go phone used occasionally one week out of every five. Or you could just eat the ETF when you quit or get laid off.