‘The screen just stopped working’: Employee questions being asked to pay for company laptop
On Reddit, a netizen claimed: One night while I was working, the screen suddenly started flickering and flashing. Brought it to IT next day, was told I would likely need to fork out $900-$1000 for ...
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