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Why would a workplace need a group chat? Aren't there any enterprise tools in place to achieve that?
Cannot access work intranet (Teams etc.) from personal phones. Don't have work phones. They all use WhatsApp so reluctantly, so do I.
I would never join a group chat like that. If they need to get ahold if me after hours, they can call me.
BTW Teams doesn't live on Intranet. There's no reason they wouldn't be able to open up Teams to BYOD beyond incompetence.
I know Teams doesn't live on the intranet, but I'm not going to put work software on my own phone. Policy needs it to set up a work profile and I then can't use fingerprint, face or a 4 digit pin. And all the shite that flows through Teams would be be piling up, just like it does on the PC at work, brilliant when you're only in a couple of days a week. They want me to use a phone? Provide one.
The WhatsApp group is for us to send updates about traffic, if someone can cover a shift etc. it's not an official work thing. I could of course not use it and just text people. That's really just making my life difficult whilst sat up here on my high horse with a self righteous look on my face, whilst I miss the chance of an extra shift.
Denying putting work stuff on your phone is absolutely valid. The company should provide a company device in that case. And if you do agree to put company data on your phone, they should give a monthly stipend towards your phone bill. That's how every org I've worked at has approached it.