[llm_trw]

I have a $30k computer at home.

Are you going to give me one like that at work?

If not I'm less productive there and only showing up to polish your ego.

My corporate escorts rates are higher than my working rates accordingly.

[bshacklett]

I'm genuinely curious as to what kind of work requires a $30k computer for productivity. High end CAD?

[llm_trw]

ML workloads where I can do a few epochs locally to see where the data is going wrong before running the full training run in the data center.

[spacemanspiff01]

What companies allow you to do work on a personal computer? That seems like a recipe for disaster...

[llm_trw]

Ones without a straitjacket of bureaucracy.

It's not like I can't exfiltrate all their data with a python script and a web cam.

[t-writescode]

Companies also control things like anti-viruses, etc, on their work machines. It's not just about concerns over stealing information.

[llm_trw]

I use qubes.

A corporate antivirus is a rather large step down.

[ghaff]

I never had an issue with using my own computer at work. And didn't even want to use a corporate computer.