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If the company pays for a cell phone for an employee (including the monthly service fees), and then that employee decides to leave for another job, can the employee take the phone number with them?
Is this a reasonable request for the employee to make when leaving?
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asked Aug 1 '13 at 23:45
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If the company pays for a cell phone for an employee (including the monthly service fees), and then that employee decides to leave for another job, can the employee take the phone number with them?
Is this a reasonable request for the employee to make when leaving?
resignation expenses
asked Aug 1 '13 at 23:45
ChipJust
192118
closed as primarily opinion-based by Jim G., jcmeloni, IDrinkandIKnowThings, Rhys, Dibstar Aug 2 '13 at 8:36
Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
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I suspect this answer will come down to how the company agreement with the cell phone provider works..
– Elysian Fields♦
Aug 2 '13 at 0:30
was the number yours before you joined the company and they just reimbursed you, or was it their number and you just were assigned the number and phone.
– mhoran_psprep
Aug 2 '13 at 0:31
@mhoran_psprep The number did not belong to the employee before the phone was assigned.
– ChipJust
Aug 2 '13 at 0:32
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If that number has been used to contact customers of the company, then chances are they do not want you to receive calls intended for the company after switching jobs. If it was just a perk and/or used for internal communication with your team, it may be something they grant, and the worse thing that can happen is you ask and they say no.
– jmac
Aug 2 '13 at 0:49
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@ChipJust - Whom ever signed the contract and paid for the phone is the person who owns the number. In the end it would be based on the contract itself. Its not a resonable request if the employee didn't pay for anything connected to the account.
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Aug 5 '13 at 12:46
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If the company pays for a cell phone for an employee (including the monthly service fees), and then that employee decides to leave for another job, can the employee take the phone number with them?
Is this a reasonable request for the employee to make when leaving?
resignation expenses
asked Aug 1 '13 at 23:45
ChipJust
192118
If the company pays for a cell phone for an employee (including the monthly service fees), and then that employee decides to leave for another job, can the employee take the phone number with them?
Is this a reasonable request for the employee to make when leaving?
resignation expenses
asked Aug 1 '13 at 23:45
ChipJust
192118
asked Aug 1 '13 at 23:45
ChipJust
192118
asked Aug 1 '13 at 23:45
ChipJust
192118
asked Aug 1 '13 at 23:45
ChipJust
192118
192118
closed as primarily opinion-based by Jim G., jcmeloni, IDrinkandIKnowThings, Rhys, Dibstar Aug 2 '13 at 8:36
Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
closed as primarily opinion-based by Jim G., jcmeloni, IDrinkandIKnowThings, Rhys, Dibstar Aug 2 '13 at 8:36
Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
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I suspect this answer will come down to how the company agreement with the cell phone provider works..
– Elysian Fields♦
Aug 2 '13 at 0:30
was the number yours before you joined the company and they just reimbursed you, or was it their number and you just were assigned the number and phone.
– mhoran_psprep
Aug 2 '13 at 0:31
@mhoran_psprep The number did not belong to the employee before the phone was assigned.
– ChipJust
Aug 2 '13 at 0:32
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If that number has been used to contact customers of the company, then chances are they do not want you to receive calls intended for the company after switching jobs. If it was just a perk and/or used for internal communication with your team, it may be something they grant, and the worse thing that can happen is you ask and they say no.
– jmac
Aug 2 '13 at 0:49
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@ChipJust - Whom ever signed the contract and paid for the phone is the person who owns the number. In the end it would be based on the contract itself. Its not a resonable request if the employee didn't pay for anything connected to the account.
– Ramhound
Aug 5 '13 at 12:46
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I suspect this answer will come down to how the company agreement with the cell phone provider works..
– Elysian Fields♦
Aug 2 '13 at 0:30
was the number yours before you joined the company and they just reimbursed you, or was it their number and you just were assigned the number and phone.
– mhoran_psprep
Aug 2 '13 at 0:31
@mhoran_psprep The number did not belong to the employee before the phone was assigned.
– ChipJust
Aug 2 '13 at 0:32
5
If that number has been used to contact customers of the company, then chances are they do not want you to receive calls intended for the company after switching jobs. If it was just a perk and/or used for internal communication with your team, it may be something they grant, and the worse thing that can happen is you ask and they say no.
– jmac
Aug 2 '13 at 0:49
1
@ChipJust - Whom ever signed the contract and paid for the phone is the person who owns the number. In the end it would be based on the contract itself. Its not a resonable request if the employee didn't pay for anything connected to the account.
– Ramhound
Aug 5 '13 at 12:46
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I suspect this answer will come down to how the company agreement with the cell phone provider works..
– Elysian Fields♦
Aug 2 '13 at 0:30
I suspect this answer will come down to how the company agreement with the cell phone provider works..
– Elysian Fields♦
Aug 2 '13 at 0:30
was the number yours before you joined the company and they just reimbursed you, or was it their number and you just were assigned the number and phone.
– mhoran_psprep
Aug 2 '13 at 0:31
was the number yours before you joined the company and they just reimbursed you, or was it their number and you just were assigned the number and phone.
– mhoran_psprep
Aug 2 '13 at 0:31
@mhoran_psprep The number did not belong to the employee before the phone was assigned.
– ChipJust
Aug 2 '13 at 0:32
@mhoran_psprep The number did not belong to the employee before the phone was assigned.
– ChipJust
Aug 2 '13 at 0:32
5
5
If that number has been used to contact customers of the company, then chances are they do not want you to receive calls intended for the company after switching jobs. If it was just a perk and/or used for internal communication with your team, it may be something they grant, and the worse thing that can happen is you ask and they say no.
– jmac
Aug 2 '13 at 0:49
If that number has been used to contact customers of the company, then chances are they do not want you to receive calls intended for the company after switching jobs. If it was just a perk and/or used for internal communication with your team, it may be something they grant, and the worse thing that can happen is you ask and they say no.
– jmac
Aug 2 '13 at 0:49
1
1
@ChipJust - Whom ever signed the contract and paid for the phone is the person who owns the number. In the end it would be based on the contract itself. Its not a resonable request if the employee didn't pay for anything connected to the account.
– Ramhound
Aug 5 '13 at 12:46
@ChipJust - Whom ever signed the contract and paid for the phone is the person who owns the number. In the end it would be based on the contract itself. Its not a resonable request if the employee didn't pay for anything connected to the account.
– Ramhound
Aug 5 '13 at 12:46
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It depends entirely on the company's policy.
For example, I had a company-paid cell phone and account at a previous job. When I left, I took the number with me -- but only because the company decided to let me do so. (Now if I could just get my former employer's name to stop showing up on caller ID.)
There could be legitimate reasons for the company not to do so. For example, if people inside or outside the company expect to call that number and discuss company-confidential information, the company might not want let the employee keep the number. In that sense, it could be like an e-mail address.
Is this a reasonable request for the employee to make when leaving?
Yes, it's a perfectly reasonable request. And either "Yes" or "No" is a perfectly reasonable answer.
answered Aug 2 '13 at 0:58
Keith Thompson
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Because that number was never owned by the employee they should not expect to be allowed to keep that number.
The company may want to assign that number to the employees replacement. Or they want to be able to forward that number to the replacement. Or they may want to just leave a information message on the number.
The company doesn't even have to justify to the employee why they want to retain the number. That phone number is a corporate asset, and they have the right to control that asset.
answered Aug 2 '13 at 2:39
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2 Answers
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oldest
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up vote
9
down vote
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It depends entirely on the company's policy.
For example, I had a company-paid cell phone and account at a previous job. When I left, I took the number with me -- but only because the company decided to let me do so. (Now if I could just get my former employer's name to stop showing up on caller ID.)
There could be legitimate reasons for the company not to do so. For example, if people inside or outside the company expect to call that number and discuss company-confidential information, the company might not want let the employee keep the number. In that sense, it could be like an e-mail address.
Is this a reasonable request for the employee to make when leaving?
Yes, it's a perfectly reasonable request. And either "Yes" or "No" is a perfectly reasonable answer.
answered Aug 2 '13 at 0:58
Keith Thompson
1,496918
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up vote
9
down vote
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It depends entirely on the company's policy.
For example, I had a company-paid cell phone and account at a previous job. When I left, I took the number with me -- but only because the company decided to let me do so. (Now if I could just get my former employer's name to stop showing up on caller ID.)
There could be legitimate reasons for the company not to do so. For example, if people inside or outside the company expect to call that number and discuss company-confidential information, the company might not want let the employee keep the number. In that sense, it could be like an e-mail address.
Is this a reasonable request for the employee to make when leaving?
Yes, it's a perfectly reasonable request. And either "Yes" or "No" is a perfectly reasonable answer.
answered Aug 2 '13 at 0:58
Keith Thompson
1,496918
add a comment |Â
up vote
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down vote
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up vote
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It depends entirely on the company's policy.
For example, I had a company-paid cell phone and account at a previous job. When I left, I took the number with me -- but only because the company decided to let me do so. (Now if I could just get my former employer's name to stop showing up on caller ID.)
There could be legitimate reasons for the company not to do so. For example, if people inside or outside the company expect to call that number and discuss company-confidential information, the company might not want let the employee keep the number. In that sense, it could be like an e-mail address.
Is this a reasonable request for the employee to make when leaving?
Yes, it's a perfectly reasonable request. And either "Yes" or "No" is a perfectly reasonable answer.
answered Aug 2 '13 at 0:58
Keith Thompson
1,496918
It depends entirely on the company's policy.
For example, I had a company-paid cell phone and account at a previous job. When I left, I took the number with me -- but only because the company decided to let me do so. (Now if I could just get my former employer's name to stop showing up on caller ID.)
There could be legitimate reasons for the company not to do so. For example, if people inside or outside the company expect to call that number and discuss company-confidential information, the company might not want let the employee keep the number. In that sense, it could be like an e-mail address.
Is this a reasonable request for the employee to make when leaving?
Yes, it's a perfectly reasonable request. And either "Yes" or "No" is a perfectly reasonable answer.
answered Aug 2 '13 at 0:58
Keith Thompson
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answered Aug 2 '13 at 0:58
Keith Thompson
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answered Aug 2 '13 at 0:58
Keith Thompson
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answered Aug 2 '13 at 0:58
Keith Thompson
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Because that number was never owned by the employee they should not expect to be allowed to keep that number.
The company may want to assign that number to the employees replacement. Or they want to be able to forward that number to the replacement. Or they may want to just leave a information message on the number.
The company doesn't even have to justify to the employee why they want to retain the number. That phone number is a corporate asset, and they have the right to control that asset.
answered Aug 2 '13 at 2:39
mhoran_psprep
40.3k463144
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up vote
5
down vote
Because that number was never owned by the employee they should not expect to be allowed to keep that number.
The company may want to assign that number to the employees replacement. Or they want to be able to forward that number to the replacement. Or they may want to just leave a information message on the number.
The company doesn't even have to justify to the employee why they want to retain the number. That phone number is a corporate asset, and they have the right to control that asset.
answered Aug 2 '13 at 2:39
mhoran_psprep
40.3k463144
add a comment |Â
up vote
5
down vote
up vote
5
down vote
Because that number was never owned by the employee they should not expect to be allowed to keep that number.
The company may want to assign that number to the employees replacement. Or they want to be able to forward that number to the replacement. Or they may want to just leave a information message on the number.
The company doesn't even have to justify to the employee why they want to retain the number. That phone number is a corporate asset, and they have the right to control that asset.
answered Aug 2 '13 at 2:39
mhoran_psprep
40.3k463144
Because that number was never owned by the employee they should not expect to be allowed to keep that number.
The company may want to assign that number to the employees replacement. Or they want to be able to forward that number to the replacement. Or they may want to just leave a information message on the number.
The company doesn't even have to justify to the employee why they want to retain the number. That phone number is a corporate asset, and they have the right to control that asset.
answered Aug 2 '13 at 2:39
mhoran_psprep
40.3k463144
answered Aug 2 '13 at 2:39
mhoran_psprep
40.3k463144
answered Aug 2 '13 at 2:39
mhoran_psprep
40.3k463144
answered Aug 2 '13 at 2:39
mhoran_psprep
40.3k463144
40.3k463144
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I suspect this answer will come down to how the company agreement with the cell phone provider works..
– Elysian Fields♦
Aug 2 '13 at 0:30
was the number yours before you joined the company and they just reimbursed you, or was it their number and you just were assigned the number and phone.
– mhoran_psprep
Aug 2 '13 at 0:31
@mhoran_psprep The number did not belong to the employee before the phone was assigned.
– ChipJust
Aug 2 '13 at 0:32
5
If that number has been used to contact customers of the company, then chances are they do not want you to receive calls intended for the company after switching jobs. If it was just a perk and/or used for internal communication with your team, it may be something they grant, and the worse thing that can happen is you ask and they say no.
– jmac
Aug 2 '13 at 0:49
1
@ChipJust - Whom ever signed the contract and paid for the phone is the person who owns the number. In the end it would be based on the contract itself. Its not a resonable request if the employee didn't pay for anything connected to the account.
– Ramhound
Aug 5 '13 at 12:46