Hi there, I will be joining Accenture's Change Management team in October. Just wanted to know if anyone knows what mobile phone and laptop you are given when you join.Does the phone receive email?Strange question I know, but really appreciate any info!Thanks,Jack

They give you a lavish laptop that you grow to love, as you type feverishly away at it... and then... you get a little annoyed by the sudden lack of power, and then, dismissingly, you continue to type, but then, then, you get annoyed as it gives you your third consecutive error message, oh no, oh no indeed, as you contemplate your excuse due to this technological disaster that transpired. Typing away again, you feel a bit irritated by the constant acn connection and big brother program on the computer, but you dismiss that as a typical corporate occurence and worth the price of admisson. Is it? Oh yes. Certainly. Then you type away a little more, and think to yourself, my laptop is my dear friend, not quite like a wife, cause the porn sites are not to be accessed, but you love it anyway, for it allows you to complete your deliverables on time, and that, really, is all that matters, even though these deliverables are simply pieces of a greater puzzle, unless you are in management consulting, which they don't give to most analysts, but wait, that's where you are, so be happy about that, but be ready to really love that machine, your dear friend, your love in life, your laptop computer.

I am also very interested to know what kind of stapler will I get at Accenture? Do I get to choose from a selection, or is there just a standard one? And are all the paperclips silver coloured?C'mon Jack - get some sodding perspective!

Change Management - explains it all.

you will get an HP laptop, if you are going to start in the UK you won´t get a mobile.good luck:-)

yes i think it's right that they don't give them mobiles, after all there isn't really a business need for it at that level

Decent laptop, no phone - expense calls made on your own phone.

What evidence do they want when you expense business calls made on your own phone?Surely for people who have PAYG phones they won't have any bills to submit, so what's to stop people from grossly exaggerating the amount of time they spend making work calls on their private phone?And what if you have free/inclusive minutes? Does the company pay for minutes that come out of your inclusive bundle? Assuming they come out of your inclusive bundle and you don't exceed your quota in that month, surely it would only be fair that the company pays something towards the line rental that month (after all, the 'free' minutes are actually paid for by the line rental charge)?Also can you expense depreciation of the handset? After all, if you use your personal phone a lot, its only fair that the company pays a share of what you had to pay for the handset itself (in the same way that you claim for more than just petrol when you use your privately owned car for a business trip)?

Someone please shoot me!

c'mon tae f*ck, depreciation of your handset? you shouldn't need to be using your mobile for work. There will be a phone at the client site at your desk so use it.

They make it tricky to claim calls back and assume that you'll just use your personal phone for work whilst travelling to/from client sites, no questions asked.If you can shout loud enough, you might be able to get manager approval for a company mobile, but that's assuming that they have budget available which, of course, never happens!

Many thanks to acnler and acn cons! Your answers were very helpful.With my personal contract expired, I might as well go get myself a new toy - now that I know it will be both my work and personal phone.

now one more advice: await your first project assignment before signing a new contract. why?it might be that you are going to work in continental europe (ACN UK has large projects there). this means that you may not want to use your mobile during the week as you are abroad, this might affect your decision i think.have a great time, and despite everything people say: ACN is a great place to work.

Thanks again acnler!Very helpful!Jack