Thread regarding Fiserv Inc. layoffs

As soon as they stopped paying for the phone they provided to me, that was it. I told them I didn't have a smartphone (which my boss was perfectly fine lying about for me) and never used my personal cell for work.

It's not allegedly. Look up Pete C. You'll find the spying article fairly quickly.

When they pulled the plug providing company phones, they told me I didn't need to return the aging iPhone they had sent me. I paid extra to add that line/phone to my own plan and never put anything related to work on my actual personal phone. Besides keeping their intrusive software off the device I actually use for personal stuff, it gave me the added benefit of tossing that thing in a drawer when I didn't want to be contacted by the company. Only a handful of very close co-workers knew my personal phone number. When I mentioned the separate phone to a new manager, he was shocked, saying something like, "So, you aren't reachable all the time?" Nope!

Does this include workday?

Many of us in tech roles have been shouting this for ages. Never put work apps on your personal devices. You have to give them permission over YOUR device for THEIR safety and protection. And they have no requirement to consider you or your data.

Those responsible for these apps tell you they can't do that, or sometimes that they won't do it. But they lie on both counts. Those with android have seen (not sure on iPhone since it's been so long since I've used one) just installing the components to connect to Exchange email servers has an explicit warning screen letting you know you're giving that level of permissions.

Remove their stuff, back up your data since removing it doesn't always remove those permissions, and factory reset and restore your device if you want to be extra cautious.

Remember too that [allegedly] some of the C-level execs have already gotten into hot water for tracking people in ways they shouldn't have been. With their software on your device, that possibility exists and is very much easier.

Glad I'm not in a role that requires it. I refuse to use my personal phone for work related sh-t

I did that long ago, when they provide a work phone I may reconsider. I also block the number for the Service point outage call notifications.