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I need to register at, for example, oracle.com and docker.com to download some (free) stuff, etc.
- These accounts would be used only for the job I do at my company.
- My company doesn't have any commercial relation to these other companies.
- My company doesn't require me to use these websites, I just want to register at them because some specific task asks for it, or just because I want to.
- Like most companies, they do not allow us to use the company's e-mail account for personal related stuff.
- Although this is not a requirement, my workmates suggested I should avoid accessing personal mailboxes in the workstation.
- If registering at these websites, there's a chance of receiving mail marketing even doing my best to opt them out at registering.
Should I use @company.com or @gmail.com?
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I need to register at, for example, oracle.com and docker.com to download some (free) stuff, etc.
- These accounts would be used only for the job I do at my company.
- My company doesn't have any commercial relation to these other companies.
- My company doesn't require me to use these websites, I just want to register at them because some specific task asks for it, or just because I want to.
- Like most companies, they do not allow us to use the company's e-mail account for personal related stuff.
- Although this is not a requirement, my workmates suggested I should avoid accessing personal mailboxes in the workstation.
- If registering at these websites, there's a chance of receiving mail marketing even doing my best to opt them out at registering.
Should I use @company.com or @gmail.com?
email websites
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If you do receive any marketing emails, they should all come with an unsubscribe link so you can opt out at any time. And on the off chance that they don't, you can always create filter rules to keep them out of your inbox.
– aleppke
12 hours ago
2
"my workmates suggested I should avoid accessing personal mailboxes in the workstation" Fair suggestion, but I guess you can access your personal mailbox with your smartphone.
– Mefitico
9 hours ago
5
@Mefitico boy, that changes everything. I remember all too well when you didn't have a convenient outside-the-firewall Internet device in your pocket.
– Harper
8 hours ago
1
How do the first and third point fit together? Either your work requires using those services, then you obviously use the work email, or your job doesn't require those services, then why the heck do you need access to them?
– Polygnome
6 hours ago
@Harper : Was it when your teachers said you wouldn't carry a calculator around with you all the time?
– Mefitico
4 hours ago
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I need to register at, for example, oracle.com and docker.com to download some (free) stuff, etc.
- These accounts would be used only for the job I do at my company.
- My company doesn't have any commercial relation to these other companies.
- My company doesn't require me to use these websites, I just want to register at them because some specific task asks for it, or just because I want to.
- Like most companies, they do not allow us to use the company's e-mail account for personal related stuff.
- Although this is not a requirement, my workmates suggested I should avoid accessing personal mailboxes in the workstation.
- If registering at these websites, there's a chance of receiving mail marketing even doing my best to opt them out at registering.
Should I use @company.com or @gmail.com?
email websites
New contributor
I need to register at, for example, oracle.com and docker.com to download some (free) stuff, etc.
- These accounts would be used only for the job I do at my company.
- My company doesn't have any commercial relation to these other companies.
- My company doesn't require me to use these websites, I just want to register at them because some specific task asks for it, or just because I want to.
- Like most companies, they do not allow us to use the company's e-mail account for personal related stuff.
- Although this is not a requirement, my workmates suggested I should avoid accessing personal mailboxes in the workstation.
- If registering at these websites, there's a chance of receiving mail marketing even doing my best to opt them out at registering.
Should I use @company.com or @gmail.com?
email websites
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If you do receive any marketing emails, they should all come with an unsubscribe link so you can opt out at any time. And on the off chance that they don't, you can always create filter rules to keep them out of your inbox.
– aleppke
12 hours ago
2
"my workmates suggested I should avoid accessing personal mailboxes in the workstation" Fair suggestion, but I guess you can access your personal mailbox with your smartphone.
– Mefitico
9 hours ago
5
@Mefitico boy, that changes everything. I remember all too well when you didn't have a convenient outside-the-firewall Internet device in your pocket.
– Harper
8 hours ago
1
How do the first and third point fit together? Either your work requires using those services, then you obviously use the work email, or your job doesn't require those services, then why the heck do you need access to them?
– Polygnome
6 hours ago
@Harper : Was it when your teachers said you wouldn't carry a calculator around with you all the time?
– Mefitico
4 hours ago
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If you do receive any marketing emails, they should all come with an unsubscribe link so you can opt out at any time. And on the off chance that they don't, you can always create filter rules to keep them out of your inbox.
– aleppke
12 hours ago
2
"my workmates suggested I should avoid accessing personal mailboxes in the workstation" Fair suggestion, but I guess you can access your personal mailbox with your smartphone.
– Mefitico
9 hours ago
5
@Mefitico boy, that changes everything. I remember all too well when you didn't have a convenient outside-the-firewall Internet device in your pocket.
– Harper
8 hours ago
1
How do the first and third point fit together? Either your work requires using those services, then you obviously use the work email, or your job doesn't require those services, then why the heck do you need access to them?
– Polygnome
6 hours ago
@Harper : Was it when your teachers said you wouldn't carry a calculator around with you all the time?
– Mefitico
4 hours ago
If you do receive any marketing emails, they should all come with an unsubscribe link so you can opt out at any time. And on the off chance that they don't, you can always create filter rules to keep them out of your inbox.
– aleppke
12 hours ago
If you do receive any marketing emails, they should all come with an unsubscribe link so you can opt out at any time. And on the off chance that they don't, you can always create filter rules to keep them out of your inbox.
– aleppke
12 hours ago
2
2
"my workmates suggested I should avoid accessing personal mailboxes in the workstation" Fair suggestion, but I guess you can access your personal mailbox with your smartphone.
– Mefitico
9 hours ago
"my workmates suggested I should avoid accessing personal mailboxes in the workstation" Fair suggestion, but I guess you can access your personal mailbox with your smartphone.
– Mefitico
9 hours ago
5
5
@Mefitico boy, that changes everything. I remember all too well when you didn't have a convenient outside-the-firewall Internet device in your pocket.
– Harper
8 hours ago
@Mefitico boy, that changes everything. I remember all too well when you didn't have a convenient outside-the-firewall Internet device in your pocket.
– Harper
8 hours ago
1
1
How do the first and third point fit together? Either your work requires using those services, then you obviously use the work email, or your job doesn't require those services, then why the heck do you need access to them?
– Polygnome
6 hours ago
How do the first and third point fit together? Either your work requires using those services, then you obviously use the work email, or your job doesn't require those services, then why the heck do you need access to them?
– Polygnome
6 hours ago
@Harper : Was it when your teachers said you wouldn't carry a calculator around with you all the time?
– Mefitico
4 hours ago
@Harper : Was it when your teachers said you wouldn't carry a calculator around with you all the time?
– Mefitico
4 hours ago
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You're not accessing the sites for personal reasons, you're accessing the sites to perform a work activity - ergo, use your work email address.
Furthermore, some companies require verification of an account before activating it, which is usually done via a link sent to you in an email. If you specify your personal address, you have to access that in order to click the link and this is usually prevented or not allowed in a corporate setting.
1
indeed, on all the serious major sites you get telephone confirmation also. throwaways are not an option; and you don't use your personal email for business
– Fattie
14 hours ago
@Fattie I've never heard of this. What sort of sites are you talking about?
– Clonkex
3 hours ago
@clonkex for example when renting server time such as AWS it's common to require a phone #
– user2813274
2 hours ago
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As suggested by the others, I would use a work-related mail.
However, I would suggest thinking ahead and don't use your personal work mail but one which is tied to your team or is set up especially for using to register at work-related websites. Something like developerteam@compayname.com.
This has the advantage that, if you leave the company its easy for someone to pick and use your accounts without the risk of exposing your emails.
2
Now that is a good point. plus 1
– Solar Mike
14 hours ago
24
While it is a good point... I would not sign up a group email without permission of your team lead or manager. Especially regarding free stuff which each dev may need a license to to be compliant. Paid stuff (support incidents, etc.) is different - then you wouldn't use your own work account (use group account, manager's account, or team lead account).
– J. Chris Compton
14 hours ago
1
I'd be really, really hesitant to use a team email for that. That means on each communication, your entire team will get bothered. People usually don't take it lightly if fluff appears in their mailbox.
– Abigail
7 hours ago
2
Our recommendation (I work for our org’s IT) is to create a purpose-specific email list (likely with just you as the only member) for each such interaction. Upon your separation, your manager can decide the disposition of your lists (assign to somebody, delete, etc). Use a good description.
– John Hascall
5 hours ago
1
I second @JohnHascall's suggestion, that's what we do with accounts for all our service providers (web hosting, ISPs, ad networks, payment processors). Most of them redirect to our general operations alias, but we can customize them as needed, and people can write mail filters for them.
– Barmar
4 hours ago
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As a general rule, don't co-mingle work and personal accounts
Use work accounts for work and setup separate personal accounts for personal use. Many many things can go wrong if you use personal accounts for work:
It can lead to "whose account is it?" disputes: you own the account but the company relies on it and it may contain company data; whose is it now? Everyone's and no-one's. If you leave the company it's possible that the company (their lawyers) may demand that you provide them access to your account (I've read about this more than once on Stack Exchange). Are you okay with that? It's best to avoid this awkward and potentially legally complicated situation if you can.
It can lead to data spills: are you prepared to lose years worth of personal emails because a service unexpectedly leaked proprietary company data to your personal email account (e.g. an automated Jira email contains a comment with legally-protected proprietary information)? What if a spill violates privacy or other laws (note: if you in any way work in healthcare or with the government or a government contractor this is especially important).
It can lead to complicated hand-offs: are you going to give your personal password to the company when you leave the project or company? Probably not, so they will have some work to do if/when you leave, and in the meantime it will cause unnecessary hard feelings.
It can put the company at risk if your account is hacked: suppose your personal account is hacked and used to try to exfiltrate company data (more common than you think), insert malware on the company network, or otherwise gain unauthorized access. Now it's "your fault" because it's your personal account. Not a fun situation to be in, and on top of it you may find yourself with a leak of confidential data into your personal account that has to be cleaned up (and possibly by your company, meaning turning over your credentials). There could be legal repercussions for the company and for yourself if the spill violates any laws.
In summary, just don't do it.
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It all depends.
For something like StackOverflow I use my personal account as that is something that follows me from job to job.
If I'm registering something particular to my current position I used my work email.
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If its work related, use your work email address.
As stated, you have work tasks that require you to access information on these websites. I cant imagine a company viewing this as personal.
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I've faced this issue before and in my opinion it would be ok (or even best) to use your personal email for this.
Multiple reasons for this:
- You might need these tools, info, ... for personal use or for other
projects where you might not have access to you work email. - You avoid any spam reaching your professional email.
- You prevent the companies offering these tools from gathering data
on/about your company, which may push them to reach out to it etc. - As there is no requirement from your company to use these, there
is also none for you to connect your professional mail to them.
Of course if you're not allowed to access any personal email or such then the above would not really matter
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I would not use my personal email for work related activity. And as for spam, that is for the IT of the employer to sort out... As long as you are registering for relevant sites you will be ok.
– Solar Mike
14 hours ago
I'm going to upvote this answer because these were my concerns when I wrote the answer and they make sense, maybe this is a matter of culture in the company.
– Eric Sant'Anna
13 hours ago
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I'd suggest that If you want to use the tools for personal use, then create a different personal account, at home, on your own computer - and keep separate from any work related activities.
– Laconic Droid
10 hours ago
3
There are reasons not to do so: it can lead to awkward "who owns" it questions that go away if you use work accounts, you could wind up having confidential work data leaked to your personal email which can be a no-no, it's hard to do a clean hand-off if you need to leave, and if your personal account gets compromised it can put your work network at risk which doesn't look good because it can be considered to be "your fault". If you're worried about being able to use those services outside of work, create two accounts.
– bob
10 hours ago
Upvoted because not everywhere is the same. Academia (where I work) is an extreme example of a blurring between personal and professional business (and personal email is never blocked in universities). Also in fields where people tend to move jobs fairly frequently maintaining a consistent web presence (or just keeping access to old materials) can mean having to use a personal address in some cases - but make that a fairly professional personal address. And exercise good judgement - don't make your personal email a corporate point of failure.
– Chris H
8 hours ago
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While all the other answers are clear cut, I can see why you’d hesitate. Take SE itself, for instance, the line between work and personal is blurred. What might start off as "work only" might transition to personal, too and vice versa. Why not use your "personal" rep to start a bounty to get a "work" question answered quickly?
To account for that, I’d add that many sites have provision to change your registered email address (or merge accounts) should you (e.g.) leave your current company but wish to retain your membership. It’s in their best interests to keep members, too.
But you should remember to do it while you still have access to both accounts, and remember to delete anything that isn’t explicitly your IP. While I don’t think anyone will come after you for a SE question, github and dockerhub are just about perfect places for unwitting IP leakage. It might be simpler just to start again.
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The sharp line is whether company assets and data will be involved
... And company assets and data should not be involved if the company hasn't authorized use of the site for those assets or data.
Another way to think of this is, "when you leave, will the signup/login be part of the hand-off?" Or should your replacement really be getting their own account?
As an example, StackExchange. If you are using the site for your professional edification, then the edification is for you the person since the lessons will remain in your brain.
If you are only viewing or downloading assets that are free but behind a signup-wall, then signups are disposable and it's a tossup either way. Consider the nature of the account and its customizations, and revisit the question of whether, if you were replacing another person in a role, you would expect the account to be handed off to you.
Other than any of that, I would tend to let accounts be personal.
Don't let the web site decide. For instance if you set up a PayPal account for your company to accept Visa-MC, PayPal will keenly ask a bunch of questions about YOU, and will even demand your personal SSN. That does not make it your account obviously. (It may make it a bad choice of vendor, but PayPal does this because of Know-Your-Customer laws).
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I have a dedicated GMail-address for this name-work@gmail.com. I don't use this address for any personal stuff, just work related accounts, mailing lists and similar - that is, if my employer seizes my computer and get access to this account they won't find anything interesting.
However, this solution it is pretty useful because on your next work you might need an account at Oracle again and if you have used your @work-address the first time you signed up you probably need to re-register a new account.
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Are you supposed to transfer the account to your company when you left?
If yes, you should use a transferable work email.
If it's clear you should keep the account, you should use your personal email. Companies could have specific rules against this in every case. But a github account could have contributed to both company and personal repositories, and there is the flight mileage thing. I'll not assume anything the usual practice, and recommend you not, but clearly some companies are not against this. It may be even impractical to create and use company accounts on some shopping sites, unless you have the highest authority.
If nobody cares, it's likely the account will be permanently inactive. But if you don't think it belongs to you anymore anyway, better assume it belongs to your company. But don't think about that too much.
To be clear, I consider edu emails ambiguously personal or not, and will not discuss it in this answer.
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You're not accessing the sites for personal reasons, you're accessing the sites to perform a work activity - ergo, use your work email address.
Furthermore, some companies require verification of an account before activating it, which is usually done via a link sent to you in an email. If you specify your personal address, you have to access that in order to click the link and this is usually prevented or not allowed in a corporate setting.
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indeed, on all the serious major sites you get telephone confirmation also. throwaways are not an option; and you don't use your personal email for business
– Fattie
14 hours ago
@Fattie I've never heard of this. What sort of sites are you talking about?
– Clonkex
3 hours ago
@clonkex for example when renting server time such as AWS it's common to require a phone #
– user2813274
2 hours ago
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You're not accessing the sites for personal reasons, you're accessing the sites to perform a work activity - ergo, use your work email address.
Furthermore, some companies require verification of an account before activating it, which is usually done via a link sent to you in an email. If you specify your personal address, you have to access that in order to click the link and this is usually prevented or not allowed in a corporate setting.
1
indeed, on all the serious major sites you get telephone confirmation also. throwaways are not an option; and you don't use your personal email for business
– Fattie
14 hours ago
@Fattie I've never heard of this. What sort of sites are you talking about?
– Clonkex
3 hours ago
@clonkex for example when renting server time such as AWS it's common to require a phone #
– user2813274
2 hours ago
add a comment |
You're not accessing the sites for personal reasons, you're accessing the sites to perform a work activity - ergo, use your work email address.
Furthermore, some companies require verification of an account before activating it, which is usually done via a link sent to you in an email. If you specify your personal address, you have to access that in order to click the link and this is usually prevented or not allowed in a corporate setting.
You're not accessing the sites for personal reasons, you're accessing the sites to perform a work activity - ergo, use your work email address.
Furthermore, some companies require verification of an account before activating it, which is usually done via a link sent to you in an email. If you specify your personal address, you have to access that in order to click the link and this is usually prevented or not allowed in a corporate setting.
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indeed, on all the serious major sites you get telephone confirmation also. throwaways are not an option; and you don't use your personal email for business
– Fattie
14 hours ago
@Fattie I've never heard of this. What sort of sites are you talking about?
– Clonkex
3 hours ago
@clonkex for example when renting server time such as AWS it's common to require a phone #
– user2813274
2 hours ago
add a comment |
1
indeed, on all the serious major sites you get telephone confirmation also. throwaways are not an option; and you don't use your personal email for business
– Fattie
14 hours ago
@Fattie I've never heard of this. What sort of sites are you talking about?
– Clonkex
3 hours ago
@clonkex for example when renting server time such as AWS it's common to require a phone #
– user2813274
2 hours ago
1
1
indeed, on all the serious major sites you get telephone confirmation also. throwaways are not an option; and you don't use your personal email for business
– Fattie
14 hours ago
indeed, on all the serious major sites you get telephone confirmation also. throwaways are not an option; and you don't use your personal email for business
– Fattie
14 hours ago
@Fattie I've never heard of this. What sort of sites are you talking about?
– Clonkex
3 hours ago
@Fattie I've never heard of this. What sort of sites are you talking about?
– Clonkex
3 hours ago
@clonkex for example when renting server time such as AWS it's common to require a phone #
– user2813274
2 hours ago
@clonkex for example when renting server time such as AWS it's common to require a phone #
– user2813274
2 hours ago
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As suggested by the others, I would use a work-related mail.
However, I would suggest thinking ahead and don't use your personal work mail but one which is tied to your team or is set up especially for using to register at work-related websites. Something like developerteam@compayname.com.
This has the advantage that, if you leave the company its easy for someone to pick and use your accounts without the risk of exposing your emails.
2
Now that is a good point. plus 1
– Solar Mike
14 hours ago
24
While it is a good point... I would not sign up a group email without permission of your team lead or manager. Especially regarding free stuff which each dev may need a license to to be compliant. Paid stuff (support incidents, etc.) is different - then you wouldn't use your own work account (use group account, manager's account, or team lead account).
– J. Chris Compton
14 hours ago
1
I'd be really, really hesitant to use a team email for that. That means on each communication, your entire team will get bothered. People usually don't take it lightly if fluff appears in their mailbox.
– Abigail
7 hours ago
2
Our recommendation (I work for our org’s IT) is to create a purpose-specific email list (likely with just you as the only member) for each such interaction. Upon your separation, your manager can decide the disposition of your lists (assign to somebody, delete, etc). Use a good description.
– John Hascall
5 hours ago
1
I second @JohnHascall's suggestion, that's what we do with accounts for all our service providers (web hosting, ISPs, ad networks, payment processors). Most of them redirect to our general operations alias, but we can customize them as needed, and people can write mail filters for them.
– Barmar
4 hours ago
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As suggested by the others, I would use a work-related mail.
However, I would suggest thinking ahead and don't use your personal work mail but one which is tied to your team or is set up especially for using to register at work-related websites. Something like developerteam@compayname.com.
This has the advantage that, if you leave the company its easy for someone to pick and use your accounts without the risk of exposing your emails.
2
Now that is a good point. plus 1
– Solar Mike
14 hours ago
24
While it is a good point... I would not sign up a group email without permission of your team lead or manager. Especially regarding free stuff which each dev may need a license to to be compliant. Paid stuff (support incidents, etc.) is different - then you wouldn't use your own work account (use group account, manager's account, or team lead account).
– J. Chris Compton
14 hours ago
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I'd be really, really hesitant to use a team email for that. That means on each communication, your entire team will get bothered. People usually don't take it lightly if fluff appears in their mailbox.
– Abigail
7 hours ago
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Our recommendation (I work for our org’s IT) is to create a purpose-specific email list (likely with just you as the only member) for each such interaction. Upon your separation, your manager can decide the disposition of your lists (assign to somebody, delete, etc). Use a good description.
– John Hascall
5 hours ago
1
I second @JohnHascall's suggestion, that's what we do with accounts for all our service providers (web hosting, ISPs, ad networks, payment processors). Most of them redirect to our general operations alias, but we can customize them as needed, and people can write mail filters for them.
– Barmar
4 hours ago
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As suggested by the others, I would use a work-related mail.
However, I would suggest thinking ahead and don't use your personal work mail but one which is tied to your team or is set up especially for using to register at work-related websites. Something like developerteam@compayname.com.
This has the advantage that, if you leave the company its easy for someone to pick and use your accounts without the risk of exposing your emails.
As suggested by the others, I would use a work-related mail.
However, I would suggest thinking ahead and don't use your personal work mail but one which is tied to your team or is set up especially for using to register at work-related websites. Something like developerteam@compayname.com.
This has the advantage that, if you leave the company its easy for someone to pick and use your accounts without the risk of exposing your emails.
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LaughULaughU
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Now that is a good point. plus 1
– Solar Mike
14 hours ago
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While it is a good point... I would not sign up a group email without permission of your team lead or manager. Especially regarding free stuff which each dev may need a license to to be compliant. Paid stuff (support incidents, etc.) is different - then you wouldn't use your own work account (use group account, manager's account, or team lead account).
– J. Chris Compton
14 hours ago
1
I'd be really, really hesitant to use a team email for that. That means on each communication, your entire team will get bothered. People usually don't take it lightly if fluff appears in their mailbox.
– Abigail
7 hours ago
2
Our recommendation (I work for our org’s IT) is to create a purpose-specific email list (likely with just you as the only member) for each such interaction. Upon your separation, your manager can decide the disposition of your lists (assign to somebody, delete, etc). Use a good description.
– John Hascall
5 hours ago
1
I second @JohnHascall's suggestion, that's what we do with accounts for all our service providers (web hosting, ISPs, ad networks, payment processors). Most of them redirect to our general operations alias, but we can customize them as needed, and people can write mail filters for them.
– Barmar
4 hours ago
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2
Now that is a good point. plus 1
– Solar Mike
14 hours ago
24
While it is a good point... I would not sign up a group email without permission of your team lead or manager. Especially regarding free stuff which each dev may need a license to to be compliant. Paid stuff (support incidents, etc.) is different - then you wouldn't use your own work account (use group account, manager's account, or team lead account).
– J. Chris Compton
14 hours ago
1
I'd be really, really hesitant to use a team email for that. That means on each communication, your entire team will get bothered. People usually don't take it lightly if fluff appears in their mailbox.
– Abigail
7 hours ago
2
Our recommendation (I work for our org’s IT) is to create a purpose-specific email list (likely with just you as the only member) for each such interaction. Upon your separation, your manager can decide the disposition of your lists (assign to somebody, delete, etc). Use a good description.
– John Hascall
5 hours ago
1
I second @JohnHascall's suggestion, that's what we do with accounts for all our service providers (web hosting, ISPs, ad networks, payment processors). Most of them redirect to our general operations alias, but we can customize them as needed, and people can write mail filters for them.
– Barmar
4 hours ago
2
2
Now that is a good point. plus 1
– Solar Mike
14 hours ago
Now that is a good point. plus 1
– Solar Mike
14 hours ago
24
24
While it is a good point... I would not sign up a group email without permission of your team lead or manager. Especially regarding free stuff which each dev may need a license to to be compliant. Paid stuff (support incidents, etc.) is different - then you wouldn't use your own work account (use group account, manager's account, or team lead account).
– J. Chris Compton
14 hours ago
While it is a good point... I would not sign up a group email without permission of your team lead or manager. Especially regarding free stuff which each dev may need a license to to be compliant. Paid stuff (support incidents, etc.) is different - then you wouldn't use your own work account (use group account, manager's account, or team lead account).
– J. Chris Compton
14 hours ago
1
1
I'd be really, really hesitant to use a team email for that. That means on each communication, your entire team will get bothered. People usually don't take it lightly if fluff appears in their mailbox.
– Abigail
7 hours ago
I'd be really, really hesitant to use a team email for that. That means on each communication, your entire team will get bothered. People usually don't take it lightly if fluff appears in their mailbox.
– Abigail
7 hours ago
2
2
Our recommendation (I work for our org’s IT) is to create a purpose-specific email list (likely with just you as the only member) for each such interaction. Upon your separation, your manager can decide the disposition of your lists (assign to somebody, delete, etc). Use a good description.
– John Hascall
5 hours ago
Our recommendation (I work for our org’s IT) is to create a purpose-specific email list (likely with just you as the only member) for each such interaction. Upon your separation, your manager can decide the disposition of your lists (assign to somebody, delete, etc). Use a good description.
– John Hascall
5 hours ago
1
1
I second @JohnHascall's suggestion, that's what we do with accounts for all our service providers (web hosting, ISPs, ad networks, payment processors). Most of them redirect to our general operations alias, but we can customize them as needed, and people can write mail filters for them.
– Barmar
4 hours ago
I second @JohnHascall's suggestion, that's what we do with accounts for all our service providers (web hosting, ISPs, ad networks, payment processors). Most of them redirect to our general operations alias, but we can customize them as needed, and people can write mail filters for them.
– Barmar
4 hours ago
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As a general rule, don't co-mingle work and personal accounts
Use work accounts for work and setup separate personal accounts for personal use. Many many things can go wrong if you use personal accounts for work:
It can lead to "whose account is it?" disputes: you own the account but the company relies on it and it may contain company data; whose is it now? Everyone's and no-one's. If you leave the company it's possible that the company (their lawyers) may demand that you provide them access to your account (I've read about this more than once on Stack Exchange). Are you okay with that? It's best to avoid this awkward and potentially legally complicated situation if you can.
It can lead to data spills: are you prepared to lose years worth of personal emails because a service unexpectedly leaked proprietary company data to your personal email account (e.g. an automated Jira email contains a comment with legally-protected proprietary information)? What if a spill violates privacy or other laws (note: if you in any way work in healthcare or with the government or a government contractor this is especially important).
It can lead to complicated hand-offs: are you going to give your personal password to the company when you leave the project or company? Probably not, so they will have some work to do if/when you leave, and in the meantime it will cause unnecessary hard feelings.
It can put the company at risk if your account is hacked: suppose your personal account is hacked and used to try to exfiltrate company data (more common than you think), insert malware on the company network, or otherwise gain unauthorized access. Now it's "your fault" because it's your personal account. Not a fun situation to be in, and on top of it you may find yourself with a leak of confidential data into your personal account that has to be cleaned up (and possibly by your company, meaning turning over your credentials). There could be legal repercussions for the company and for yourself if the spill violates any laws.
In summary, just don't do it.
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As a general rule, don't co-mingle work and personal accounts
Use work accounts for work and setup separate personal accounts for personal use. Many many things can go wrong if you use personal accounts for work:
It can lead to "whose account is it?" disputes: you own the account but the company relies on it and it may contain company data; whose is it now? Everyone's and no-one's. If you leave the company it's possible that the company (their lawyers) may demand that you provide them access to your account (I've read about this more than once on Stack Exchange). Are you okay with that? It's best to avoid this awkward and potentially legally complicated situation if you can.
It can lead to data spills: are you prepared to lose years worth of personal emails because a service unexpectedly leaked proprietary company data to your personal email account (e.g. an automated Jira email contains a comment with legally-protected proprietary information)? What if a spill violates privacy or other laws (note: if you in any way work in healthcare or with the government or a government contractor this is especially important).
It can lead to complicated hand-offs: are you going to give your personal password to the company when you leave the project or company? Probably not, so they will have some work to do if/when you leave, and in the meantime it will cause unnecessary hard feelings.
It can put the company at risk if your account is hacked: suppose your personal account is hacked and used to try to exfiltrate company data (more common than you think), insert malware on the company network, or otherwise gain unauthorized access. Now it's "your fault" because it's your personal account. Not a fun situation to be in, and on top of it you may find yourself with a leak of confidential data into your personal account that has to be cleaned up (and possibly by your company, meaning turning over your credentials). There could be legal repercussions for the company and for yourself if the spill violates any laws.
In summary, just don't do it.
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As a general rule, don't co-mingle work and personal accounts
Use work accounts for work and setup separate personal accounts for personal use. Many many things can go wrong if you use personal accounts for work:
It can lead to "whose account is it?" disputes: you own the account but the company relies on it and it may contain company data; whose is it now? Everyone's and no-one's. If you leave the company it's possible that the company (their lawyers) may demand that you provide them access to your account (I've read about this more than once on Stack Exchange). Are you okay with that? It's best to avoid this awkward and potentially legally complicated situation if you can.
It can lead to data spills: are you prepared to lose years worth of personal emails because a service unexpectedly leaked proprietary company data to your personal email account (e.g. an automated Jira email contains a comment with legally-protected proprietary information)? What if a spill violates privacy or other laws (note: if you in any way work in healthcare or with the government or a government contractor this is especially important).
It can lead to complicated hand-offs: are you going to give your personal password to the company when you leave the project or company? Probably not, so they will have some work to do if/when you leave, and in the meantime it will cause unnecessary hard feelings.
It can put the company at risk if your account is hacked: suppose your personal account is hacked and used to try to exfiltrate company data (more common than you think), insert malware on the company network, or otherwise gain unauthorized access. Now it's "your fault" because it's your personal account. Not a fun situation to be in, and on top of it you may find yourself with a leak of confidential data into your personal account that has to be cleaned up (and possibly by your company, meaning turning over your credentials). There could be legal repercussions for the company and for yourself if the spill violates any laws.
In summary, just don't do it.
As a general rule, don't co-mingle work and personal accounts
Use work accounts for work and setup separate personal accounts for personal use. Many many things can go wrong if you use personal accounts for work:
It can lead to "whose account is it?" disputes: you own the account but the company relies on it and it may contain company data; whose is it now? Everyone's and no-one's. If you leave the company it's possible that the company (their lawyers) may demand that you provide them access to your account (I've read about this more than once on Stack Exchange). Are you okay with that? It's best to avoid this awkward and potentially legally complicated situation if you can.
It can lead to data spills: are you prepared to lose years worth of personal emails because a service unexpectedly leaked proprietary company data to your personal email account (e.g. an automated Jira email contains a comment with legally-protected proprietary information)? What if a spill violates privacy or other laws (note: if you in any way work in healthcare or with the government or a government contractor this is especially important).
It can lead to complicated hand-offs: are you going to give your personal password to the company when you leave the project or company? Probably not, so they will have some work to do if/when you leave, and in the meantime it will cause unnecessary hard feelings.
It can put the company at risk if your account is hacked: suppose your personal account is hacked and used to try to exfiltrate company data (more common than you think), insert malware on the company network, or otherwise gain unauthorized access. Now it's "your fault" because it's your personal account. Not a fun situation to be in, and on top of it you may find yourself with a leak of confidential data into your personal account that has to be cleaned up (and possibly by your company, meaning turning over your credentials). There could be legal repercussions for the company and for yourself if the spill violates any laws.
In summary, just don't do it.
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It all depends.
For something like StackOverflow I use my personal account as that is something that follows me from job to job.
If I'm registering something particular to my current position I used my work email.
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It all depends.
For something like StackOverflow I use my personal account as that is something that follows me from job to job.
If I'm registering something particular to my current position I used my work email.
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It all depends.
For something like StackOverflow I use my personal account as that is something that follows me from job to job.
If I'm registering something particular to my current position I used my work email.
It all depends.
For something like StackOverflow I use my personal account as that is something that follows me from job to job.
If I'm registering something particular to my current position I used my work email.
answered 8 hours ago
JimmyBJimmyB
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If its work related, use your work email address.
As stated, you have work tasks that require you to access information on these websites. I cant imagine a company viewing this as personal.
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If its work related, use your work email address.
As stated, you have work tasks that require you to access information on these websites. I cant imagine a company viewing this as personal.
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If its work related, use your work email address.
As stated, you have work tasks that require you to access information on these websites. I cant imagine a company viewing this as personal.
If its work related, use your work email address.
As stated, you have work tasks that require you to access information on these websites. I cant imagine a company viewing this as personal.
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I've faced this issue before and in my opinion it would be ok (or even best) to use your personal email for this.
Multiple reasons for this:
- You might need these tools, info, ... for personal use or for other
projects where you might not have access to you work email. - You avoid any spam reaching your professional email.
- You prevent the companies offering these tools from gathering data
on/about your company, which may push them to reach out to it etc. - As there is no requirement from your company to use these, there
is also none for you to connect your professional mail to them.
Of course if you're not allowed to access any personal email or such then the above would not really matter
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I would not use my personal email for work related activity. And as for spam, that is for the IT of the employer to sort out... As long as you are registering for relevant sites you will be ok.
– Solar Mike
14 hours ago
I'm going to upvote this answer because these were my concerns when I wrote the answer and they make sense, maybe this is a matter of culture in the company.
– Eric Sant'Anna
13 hours ago
4
I'd suggest that If you want to use the tools for personal use, then create a different personal account, at home, on your own computer - and keep separate from any work related activities.
– Laconic Droid
10 hours ago
3
There are reasons not to do so: it can lead to awkward "who owns" it questions that go away if you use work accounts, you could wind up having confidential work data leaked to your personal email which can be a no-no, it's hard to do a clean hand-off if you need to leave, and if your personal account gets compromised it can put your work network at risk which doesn't look good because it can be considered to be "your fault". If you're worried about being able to use those services outside of work, create two accounts.
– bob
10 hours ago
Upvoted because not everywhere is the same. Academia (where I work) is an extreme example of a blurring between personal and professional business (and personal email is never blocked in universities). Also in fields where people tend to move jobs fairly frequently maintaining a consistent web presence (or just keeping access to old materials) can mean having to use a personal address in some cases - but make that a fairly professional personal address. And exercise good judgement - don't make your personal email a corporate point of failure.
– Chris H
8 hours ago
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I've faced this issue before and in my opinion it would be ok (or even best) to use your personal email for this.
Multiple reasons for this:
- You might need these tools, info, ... for personal use or for other
projects where you might not have access to you work email. - You avoid any spam reaching your professional email.
- You prevent the companies offering these tools from gathering data
on/about your company, which may push them to reach out to it etc. - As there is no requirement from your company to use these, there
is also none for you to connect your professional mail to them.
Of course if you're not allowed to access any personal email or such then the above would not really matter
New contributor
4
I would not use my personal email for work related activity. And as for spam, that is for the IT of the employer to sort out... As long as you are registering for relevant sites you will be ok.
– Solar Mike
14 hours ago
I'm going to upvote this answer because these were my concerns when I wrote the answer and they make sense, maybe this is a matter of culture in the company.
– Eric Sant'Anna
13 hours ago
4
I'd suggest that If you want to use the tools for personal use, then create a different personal account, at home, on your own computer - and keep separate from any work related activities.
– Laconic Droid
10 hours ago
3
There are reasons not to do so: it can lead to awkward "who owns" it questions that go away if you use work accounts, you could wind up having confidential work data leaked to your personal email which can be a no-no, it's hard to do a clean hand-off if you need to leave, and if your personal account gets compromised it can put your work network at risk which doesn't look good because it can be considered to be "your fault". If you're worried about being able to use those services outside of work, create two accounts.
– bob
10 hours ago
Upvoted because not everywhere is the same. Academia (where I work) is an extreme example of a blurring between personal and professional business (and personal email is never blocked in universities). Also in fields where people tend to move jobs fairly frequently maintaining a consistent web presence (or just keeping access to old materials) can mean having to use a personal address in some cases - but make that a fairly professional personal address. And exercise good judgement - don't make your personal email a corporate point of failure.
– Chris H
8 hours ago
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I've faced this issue before and in my opinion it would be ok (or even best) to use your personal email for this.
Multiple reasons for this:
- You might need these tools, info, ... for personal use or for other
projects where you might not have access to you work email. - You avoid any spam reaching your professional email.
- You prevent the companies offering these tools from gathering data
on/about your company, which may push them to reach out to it etc. - As there is no requirement from your company to use these, there
is also none for you to connect your professional mail to them.
Of course if you're not allowed to access any personal email or such then the above would not really matter
New contributor
I've faced this issue before and in my opinion it would be ok (or even best) to use your personal email for this.
Multiple reasons for this:
- You might need these tools, info, ... for personal use or for other
projects where you might not have access to you work email. - You avoid any spam reaching your professional email.
- You prevent the companies offering these tools from gathering data
on/about your company, which may push them to reach out to it etc. - As there is no requirement from your company to use these, there
is also none for you to connect your professional mail to them.
Of course if you're not allowed to access any personal email or such then the above would not really matter
New contributor
New contributor
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BlubBlub
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I would not use my personal email for work related activity. And as for spam, that is for the IT of the employer to sort out... As long as you are registering for relevant sites you will be ok.
– Solar Mike
14 hours ago
I'm going to upvote this answer because these were my concerns when I wrote the answer and they make sense, maybe this is a matter of culture in the company.
– Eric Sant'Anna
13 hours ago
4
I'd suggest that If you want to use the tools for personal use, then create a different personal account, at home, on your own computer - and keep separate from any work related activities.
– Laconic Droid
10 hours ago
3
There are reasons not to do so: it can lead to awkward "who owns" it questions that go away if you use work accounts, you could wind up having confidential work data leaked to your personal email which can be a no-no, it's hard to do a clean hand-off if you need to leave, and if your personal account gets compromised it can put your work network at risk which doesn't look good because it can be considered to be "your fault". If you're worried about being able to use those services outside of work, create two accounts.
– bob
10 hours ago
Upvoted because not everywhere is the same. Academia (where I work) is an extreme example of a blurring between personal and professional business (and personal email is never blocked in universities). Also in fields where people tend to move jobs fairly frequently maintaining a consistent web presence (or just keeping access to old materials) can mean having to use a personal address in some cases - but make that a fairly professional personal address. And exercise good judgement - don't make your personal email a corporate point of failure.
– Chris H
8 hours ago
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I would not use my personal email for work related activity. And as for spam, that is for the IT of the employer to sort out... As long as you are registering for relevant sites you will be ok.
– Solar Mike
14 hours ago
I'm going to upvote this answer because these were my concerns when I wrote the answer and they make sense, maybe this is a matter of culture in the company.
– Eric Sant'Anna
13 hours ago
4
I'd suggest that If you want to use the tools for personal use, then create a different personal account, at home, on your own computer - and keep separate from any work related activities.
– Laconic Droid
10 hours ago
3
There are reasons not to do so: it can lead to awkward "who owns" it questions that go away if you use work accounts, you could wind up having confidential work data leaked to your personal email which can be a no-no, it's hard to do a clean hand-off if you need to leave, and if your personal account gets compromised it can put your work network at risk which doesn't look good because it can be considered to be "your fault". If you're worried about being able to use those services outside of work, create two accounts.
– bob
10 hours ago
Upvoted because not everywhere is the same. Academia (where I work) is an extreme example of a blurring between personal and professional business (and personal email is never blocked in universities). Also in fields where people tend to move jobs fairly frequently maintaining a consistent web presence (or just keeping access to old materials) can mean having to use a personal address in some cases - but make that a fairly professional personal address. And exercise good judgement - don't make your personal email a corporate point of failure.
– Chris H
8 hours ago
4
4
I would not use my personal email for work related activity. And as for spam, that is for the IT of the employer to sort out... As long as you are registering for relevant sites you will be ok.
– Solar Mike
14 hours ago
I would not use my personal email for work related activity. And as for spam, that is for the IT of the employer to sort out... As long as you are registering for relevant sites you will be ok.
– Solar Mike
14 hours ago
I'm going to upvote this answer because these were my concerns when I wrote the answer and they make sense, maybe this is a matter of culture in the company.
– Eric Sant'Anna
13 hours ago
I'm going to upvote this answer because these were my concerns when I wrote the answer and they make sense, maybe this is a matter of culture in the company.
– Eric Sant'Anna
13 hours ago
4
4
I'd suggest that If you want to use the tools for personal use, then create a different personal account, at home, on your own computer - and keep separate from any work related activities.
– Laconic Droid
10 hours ago
I'd suggest that If you want to use the tools for personal use, then create a different personal account, at home, on your own computer - and keep separate from any work related activities.
– Laconic Droid
10 hours ago
3
3
There are reasons not to do so: it can lead to awkward "who owns" it questions that go away if you use work accounts, you could wind up having confidential work data leaked to your personal email which can be a no-no, it's hard to do a clean hand-off if you need to leave, and if your personal account gets compromised it can put your work network at risk which doesn't look good because it can be considered to be "your fault". If you're worried about being able to use those services outside of work, create two accounts.
– bob
10 hours ago
There are reasons not to do so: it can lead to awkward "who owns" it questions that go away if you use work accounts, you could wind up having confidential work data leaked to your personal email which can be a no-no, it's hard to do a clean hand-off if you need to leave, and if your personal account gets compromised it can put your work network at risk which doesn't look good because it can be considered to be "your fault". If you're worried about being able to use those services outside of work, create two accounts.
– bob
10 hours ago
Upvoted because not everywhere is the same. Academia (where I work) is an extreme example of a blurring between personal and professional business (and personal email is never blocked in universities). Also in fields where people tend to move jobs fairly frequently maintaining a consistent web presence (or just keeping access to old materials) can mean having to use a personal address in some cases - but make that a fairly professional personal address. And exercise good judgement - don't make your personal email a corporate point of failure.
– Chris H
8 hours ago
Upvoted because not everywhere is the same. Academia (where I work) is an extreme example of a blurring between personal and professional business (and personal email is never blocked in universities). Also in fields where people tend to move jobs fairly frequently maintaining a consistent web presence (or just keeping access to old materials) can mean having to use a personal address in some cases - but make that a fairly professional personal address. And exercise good judgement - don't make your personal email a corporate point of failure.
– Chris H
8 hours ago
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While all the other answers are clear cut, I can see why you’d hesitate. Take SE itself, for instance, the line between work and personal is blurred. What might start off as "work only" might transition to personal, too and vice versa. Why not use your "personal" rep to start a bounty to get a "work" question answered quickly?
To account for that, I’d add that many sites have provision to change your registered email address (or merge accounts) should you (e.g.) leave your current company but wish to retain your membership. It’s in their best interests to keep members, too.
But you should remember to do it while you still have access to both accounts, and remember to delete anything that isn’t explicitly your IP. While I don’t think anyone will come after you for a SE question, github and dockerhub are just about perfect places for unwitting IP leakage. It might be simpler just to start again.
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While all the other answers are clear cut, I can see why you’d hesitate. Take SE itself, for instance, the line between work and personal is blurred. What might start off as "work only" might transition to personal, too and vice versa. Why not use your "personal" rep to start a bounty to get a "work" question answered quickly?
To account for that, I’d add that many sites have provision to change your registered email address (or merge accounts) should you (e.g.) leave your current company but wish to retain your membership. It’s in their best interests to keep members, too.
But you should remember to do it while you still have access to both accounts, and remember to delete anything that isn’t explicitly your IP. While I don’t think anyone will come after you for a SE question, github and dockerhub are just about perfect places for unwitting IP leakage. It might be simpler just to start again.
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While all the other answers are clear cut, I can see why you’d hesitate. Take SE itself, for instance, the line between work and personal is blurred. What might start off as "work only" might transition to personal, too and vice versa. Why not use your "personal" rep to start a bounty to get a "work" question answered quickly?
To account for that, I’d add that many sites have provision to change your registered email address (or merge accounts) should you (e.g.) leave your current company but wish to retain your membership. It’s in their best interests to keep members, too.
But you should remember to do it while you still have access to both accounts, and remember to delete anything that isn’t explicitly your IP. While I don’t think anyone will come after you for a SE question, github and dockerhub are just about perfect places for unwitting IP leakage. It might be simpler just to start again.
While all the other answers are clear cut, I can see why you’d hesitate. Take SE itself, for instance, the line between work and personal is blurred. What might start off as "work only" might transition to personal, too and vice versa. Why not use your "personal" rep to start a bounty to get a "work" question answered quickly?
To account for that, I’d add that many sites have provision to change your registered email address (or merge accounts) should you (e.g.) leave your current company but wish to retain your membership. It’s in their best interests to keep members, too.
But you should remember to do it while you still have access to both accounts, and remember to delete anything that isn’t explicitly your IP. While I don’t think anyone will come after you for a SE question, github and dockerhub are just about perfect places for unwitting IP leakage. It might be simpler just to start again.
answered 8 hours ago
PamPam
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The sharp line is whether company assets and data will be involved
... And company assets and data should not be involved if the company hasn't authorized use of the site for those assets or data.
Another way to think of this is, "when you leave, will the signup/login be part of the hand-off?" Or should your replacement really be getting their own account?
As an example, StackExchange. If you are using the site for your professional edification, then the edification is for you the person since the lessons will remain in your brain.
If you are only viewing or downloading assets that are free but behind a signup-wall, then signups are disposable and it's a tossup either way. Consider the nature of the account and its customizations, and revisit the question of whether, if you were replacing another person in a role, you would expect the account to be handed off to you.
Other than any of that, I would tend to let accounts be personal.
Don't let the web site decide. For instance if you set up a PayPal account for your company to accept Visa-MC, PayPal will keenly ask a bunch of questions about YOU, and will even demand your personal SSN. That does not make it your account obviously. (It may make it a bad choice of vendor, but PayPal does this because of Know-Your-Customer laws).
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The sharp line is whether company assets and data will be involved
... And company assets and data should not be involved if the company hasn't authorized use of the site for those assets or data.
Another way to think of this is, "when you leave, will the signup/login be part of the hand-off?" Or should your replacement really be getting their own account?
As an example, StackExchange. If you are using the site for your professional edification, then the edification is for you the person since the lessons will remain in your brain.
If you are only viewing or downloading assets that are free but behind a signup-wall, then signups are disposable and it's a tossup either way. Consider the nature of the account and its customizations, and revisit the question of whether, if you were replacing another person in a role, you would expect the account to be handed off to you.
Other than any of that, I would tend to let accounts be personal.
Don't let the web site decide. For instance if you set up a PayPal account for your company to accept Visa-MC, PayPal will keenly ask a bunch of questions about YOU, and will even demand your personal SSN. That does not make it your account obviously. (It may make it a bad choice of vendor, but PayPal does this because of Know-Your-Customer laws).
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The sharp line is whether company assets and data will be involved
... And company assets and data should not be involved if the company hasn't authorized use of the site for those assets or data.
Another way to think of this is, "when you leave, will the signup/login be part of the hand-off?" Or should your replacement really be getting their own account?
As an example, StackExchange. If you are using the site for your professional edification, then the edification is for you the person since the lessons will remain in your brain.
If you are only viewing or downloading assets that are free but behind a signup-wall, then signups are disposable and it's a tossup either way. Consider the nature of the account and its customizations, and revisit the question of whether, if you were replacing another person in a role, you would expect the account to be handed off to you.
Other than any of that, I would tend to let accounts be personal.
Don't let the web site decide. For instance if you set up a PayPal account for your company to accept Visa-MC, PayPal will keenly ask a bunch of questions about YOU, and will even demand your personal SSN. That does not make it your account obviously. (It may make it a bad choice of vendor, but PayPal does this because of Know-Your-Customer laws).
The sharp line is whether company assets and data will be involved
... And company assets and data should not be involved if the company hasn't authorized use of the site for those assets or data.
Another way to think of this is, "when you leave, will the signup/login be part of the hand-off?" Or should your replacement really be getting their own account?
As an example, StackExchange. If you are using the site for your professional edification, then the edification is for you the person since the lessons will remain in your brain.
If you are only viewing or downloading assets that are free but behind a signup-wall, then signups are disposable and it's a tossup either way. Consider the nature of the account and its customizations, and revisit the question of whether, if you were replacing another person in a role, you would expect the account to be handed off to you.
Other than any of that, I would tend to let accounts be personal.
Don't let the web site decide. For instance if you set up a PayPal account for your company to accept Visa-MC, PayPal will keenly ask a bunch of questions about YOU, and will even demand your personal SSN. That does not make it your account obviously. (It may make it a bad choice of vendor, but PayPal does this because of Know-Your-Customer laws).
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I have a dedicated GMail-address for this name-work@gmail.com. I don't use this address for any personal stuff, just work related accounts, mailing lists and similar - that is, if my employer seizes my computer and get access to this account they won't find anything interesting.
However, this solution it is pretty useful because on your next work you might need an account at Oracle again and if you have used your @work-address the first time you signed up you probably need to re-register a new account.
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I have a dedicated GMail-address for this name-work@gmail.com. I don't use this address for any personal stuff, just work related accounts, mailing lists and similar - that is, if my employer seizes my computer and get access to this account they won't find anything interesting.
However, this solution it is pretty useful because on your next work you might need an account at Oracle again and if you have used your @work-address the first time you signed up you probably need to re-register a new account.
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I have a dedicated GMail-address for this name-work@gmail.com. I don't use this address for any personal stuff, just work related accounts, mailing lists and similar - that is, if my employer seizes my computer and get access to this account they won't find anything interesting.
However, this solution it is pretty useful because on your next work you might need an account at Oracle again and if you have used your @work-address the first time you signed up you probably need to re-register a new account.
I have a dedicated GMail-address for this name-work@gmail.com. I don't use this address for any personal stuff, just work related accounts, mailing lists and similar - that is, if my employer seizes my computer and get access to this account they won't find anything interesting.
However, this solution it is pretty useful because on your next work you might need an account at Oracle again and if you have used your @work-address the first time you signed up you probably need to re-register a new account.
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Are you supposed to transfer the account to your company when you left?
If yes, you should use a transferable work email.
If it's clear you should keep the account, you should use your personal email. Companies could have specific rules against this in every case. But a github account could have contributed to both company and personal repositories, and there is the flight mileage thing. I'll not assume anything the usual practice, and recommend you not, but clearly some companies are not against this. It may be even impractical to create and use company accounts on some shopping sites, unless you have the highest authority.
If nobody cares, it's likely the account will be permanently inactive. But if you don't think it belongs to you anymore anyway, better assume it belongs to your company. But don't think about that too much.
To be clear, I consider edu emails ambiguously personal or not, and will not discuss it in this answer.
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Are you supposed to transfer the account to your company when you left?
If yes, you should use a transferable work email.
If it's clear you should keep the account, you should use your personal email. Companies could have specific rules against this in every case. But a github account could have contributed to both company and personal repositories, and there is the flight mileage thing. I'll not assume anything the usual practice, and recommend you not, but clearly some companies are not against this. It may be even impractical to create and use company accounts on some shopping sites, unless you have the highest authority.
If nobody cares, it's likely the account will be permanently inactive. But if you don't think it belongs to you anymore anyway, better assume it belongs to your company. But don't think about that too much.
To be clear, I consider edu emails ambiguously personal or not, and will not discuss it in this answer.
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Are you supposed to transfer the account to your company when you left?
If yes, you should use a transferable work email.
If it's clear you should keep the account, you should use your personal email. Companies could have specific rules against this in every case. But a github account could have contributed to both company and personal repositories, and there is the flight mileage thing. I'll not assume anything the usual practice, and recommend you not, but clearly some companies are not against this. It may be even impractical to create and use company accounts on some shopping sites, unless you have the highest authority.
If nobody cares, it's likely the account will be permanently inactive. But if you don't think it belongs to you anymore anyway, better assume it belongs to your company. But don't think about that too much.
To be clear, I consider edu emails ambiguously personal or not, and will not discuss it in this answer.
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Are you supposed to transfer the account to your company when you left?
If yes, you should use a transferable work email.
If it's clear you should keep the account, you should use your personal email. Companies could have specific rules against this in every case. But a github account could have contributed to both company and personal repositories, and there is the flight mileage thing. I'll not assume anything the usual practice, and recommend you not, but clearly some companies are not against this. It may be even impractical to create and use company accounts on some shopping sites, unless you have the highest authority.
If nobody cares, it's likely the account will be permanently inactive. But if you don't think it belongs to you anymore anyway, better assume it belongs to your company. But don't think about that too much.
To be clear, I consider edu emails ambiguously personal or not, and will not discuss it in this answer.
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If you do receive any marketing emails, they should all come with an unsubscribe link so you can opt out at any time. And on the off chance that they don't, you can always create filter rules to keep them out of your inbox.
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"my workmates suggested I should avoid accessing personal mailboxes in the workstation" Fair suggestion, but I guess you can access your personal mailbox with your smartphone.
– Mefitico
9 hours ago
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@Mefitico boy, that changes everything. I remember all too well when you didn't have a convenient outside-the-firewall Internet device in your pocket.
– Harper
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How do the first and third point fit together? Either your work requires using those services, then you obviously use the work email, or your job doesn't require those services, then why the heck do you need access to them?
– Polygnome
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@Harper : Was it when your teachers said you wouldn't carry a calculator around with you all the time?
– Mefitico
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