Why should an employee be less than pleased when her employer provides her with a "free" smart phone?
A) The phone and phone plan may be free, but the employee may need to pay the monthly taxes and fees.
B) The phone often implicitly requires the employee to be available on a round-the-clock basis.
C) The phone and phone plan may be free, but the employee may need to pay for upgrades and extra data.
D) The phone often implicitly requires the employee to participate on a social media site.

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B) Companies that provide free communication devices often are making the statement that they now expect the employee to be available at all times. Once the employee accepts the phone, she can no longer claim that she was "unavailable" during any given period of time.

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