Over the years using a Mac at work has got a lot easier as Microsoft now have done a good job with making Office 365 for Mac compatible with its Windows counterpart. However I am lucky that most of the companies I have worked for did not have Windows only ERP apps. I am sure that there are good windows alternatives but I am not interested is spending time learning new tools when the ones I use work well. These all work well with companion apps on the iPhone. Textexpander and most of the Omni group tools including Omni Focus that I use for task and project tracking. I have a very Mac centric workflow and use quite a few Mac productivity tools to get stuff done. I am also pretty self sufficient and most IT have remarked that I need less support using a Mac at work than many of my colleagues using PC laptops. (In fact a number of them now use Macs, after they have seen me use one at work). I am lucky in my role IT normally reports to me, and I have had sympathetic IT managers and MD's that did not mind. Back in the day it was a 15" Powerbook G4, over the years switched to various iterations of MacBook Pro 15" and last year upgraded to a M1 MacBook Air.
I have been using my own Mac for work in a corporate environment since 2002 at various companies I worked for. At least make it feel more personal and a little bit more pleasant. Just use whatever you prefer, even if you have to spend your own money on it. The truth is, you will end up spending several hours working on a computer. I do have a personal computer in which I do corporate work, and I also have a personal subscription to Microsoft Office, despite being offered a corporate one. But I would not feel guilty of spending money on a personal computer, be it a Windows PC or a Mac, to do corporate work. So, it basically depends on your expectations and on what you do in your corporate environment. I have a close friend who uses Microsoft Office for Mac and he is fine doing it. However, there are a few guys who prefer working on a Mac. Other co-workers share the same impression as me. In my experience, Microsoft Office for Windows is far superior and runs smoother than Microsoft Office for Mac. I basically use Microsoft Office, especially Word, Outlook, Teams, and, to a lesser degree, Excel, and PowerPoint. So, I always used my personal computer when working at home.īut I also have to say that, although I have tried, a Mac is not the best option for the corporate use I make of PCs. And I did not feel comfortable using it to do personal stuff. I was not able to install my own software on it. And there are several reasons for this.Īlthough the laptops that were offered to me were good, they were not mine. Click to expand.Well, it depends on what kind of corporate software you use.įor years now, I have been using my personal computer for work, despite being offered a corporate laptop.
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