In the '80s and '90s, we could request a software suite to use on our home computers, and we could communicate with the work emails. That got worse and worse as viruses propagated, the company went away from that model. I had a laptop for several years before I retired. All company equipment, and we had authentication that did not involve a cell phone. We were provided an RSA fob. By the time I retired, I had a chipped badge that could be used for verification when I logged in. IIRC- it has been 7 years since I retired.
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.
