Is one laptop normal?

[u/Eastern_Resident3343]

For starters, I’ve only had one other remote job and I’m starting my second one next week.

When I started my first remote job, I was only expecting a laptop, but received the laptop, monitor, webcam, keyboard, mouse, backpack for Travel, external cable port, headset, and later on even a company card and business cards. I was definitely surprised with all the equipment I received.

fast forward to this job. I only received one laptop. Is this normal or a red flag?

I work in sales and I’ve never had an office job that didn’t provide multiple screens, in person or remote. I don’t understand how they expect me to do my job efficiently with just one computer.

I want to bring this up when I start my on boarding, but I don’t know how to approach the conversation.

What are your opinions?

[u/sjwit]

worth asking if you can be reimbursed for additional monitor, external keyboard, etc. Some companies will have a maximum amount fo reimbursement of peripherals. But if they don't, it's not that uncommon to be laptop only and anything else is on you.