Bring Your Own Computer

Instead of having the traditional dull and black laptops, some companies are allowing their workers to buy their own ones. The employees receive an amount of money as a subsidy and they can choose any brand and design they want. They can even keep it after they leave the company. This is known as the Bring Your Own Computer or in short, BYOC

Although workers, especially those from the younger generation, can purchase any notebook of thier own preference, they must have their own IT support for technical assistance. For all the advantages that this BYOC has to offer, the most prominent one is that it is cost-cutting. For example, a firm spends US$2500 every two or three years for one user but with BYOC, it gives employees a $2100 subsidy say every three years

So in fact, the company saves $400 on each user and multiply that amount with one thousand employees and you can save up to hundreds of thousand dollars. I think this is a good deal for both parties, the company and the worker. The company saves money, the company is happy. The worker gets his dream laptop and he is happy. Well of course there are cons like confidential information being leaked and the technical issues that the employee must prepare for

In a whole, this BYOC thing should be a hit in the future since for all the good reasons it has to offer



An employee can choose from the various colours offered by computer brands