When in doubt, just make the policy really complicated
We pay for a bizillion cell phones and pdas because we say we want people to be available for emergency communications. Let’s assume we have useful definitions of “emergency communication” and of those roles which require that type of response.
This practice has caused many people to carry around two phones (or pdas): their personal and their work devices. This seems like a waste and wouldn’t it be easier if everyone could just have one device? So, it was proposed a while back that we simply give people who fit the criteria we’ve assumed were outlined above a monthly allowance toward … Continue Reading