Venn Research: Corporate Laptop Policies Misaligned with Modern Work

One in four consumers rarely or never use their company device – driving friction, productivity loss, and risky workarounds.

NEW YORK–(Business Wire)–Venn, the flexible workforce enablement company, today announced new workforce research revealing that corporate laptop policies are increasingly misaligned with how employees work today, increasing friction, reducing productivity, and driving shadow IT. The research found that 39% of respondents said a company-issued laptop feels outdated compared to how and where they work.

The research revealed that 34% of respondents were required to use a company-issued laptop, but 53% said they did not have a choice in the type of laptop. More than half (51%) of respondents said they would prefer to work on a personal laptop and half would prefer to receive a stipend from their employer to purchase a laptop. As a result, one in four consumers (26%) rarely or never use their device, reinforcing that legacy device policies are misaligned with employees’ day-to-day workflows.

Employees aren’t just expressing a preference for different devices. They are also signaling that current models are slowing them down. When using a corporate-issued device, employees report challenges like slower task switching between personal and work needs (21%), needing to download and use multiple apps, logins and files (21%), and difficulty working flexibly or remotely (18%).

“It’s clear that the corporate laptop model is breaking – this is why organizations need a strategy for securely enabling work on personal devices,” said David Matalon, CEO of Venn. “The corporate laptop is a liability masquerading as a security control. Employees don’t want to use them, they lose them, and they actively work around them. IT and security leaders need to know there’s a better way. At Venn, we help organizations replace the corporate laptop model with a secure BYOD strategy that works with how people actually work, without sacrificing data control or compliance.”

The data highlights clear productivity challenges. Nearly half (48%) of respondents said managing multiple devices makes it harder to maintain work and life boundaries, 47% reported it adds unnecessary steps to the workday, and 43% said it’s frustrating overall. These frustrations are causing productivity loss, with one in four employees experiencing between 30 minutes and one hour of time lost each day, and one in ten employees spending over an hour a day accessing or navigating required company security tools.

When policies don’t align with how employees work, they create risk. The data shows employees are actively bypassing corporate controls, with 30% of employees sending work files to or from personal email addresses, 20% working from unsecured or public networks, and 20% storing work files on personal devices.

To learn more about how Venn’s Blue Border enables secure remote and hybrid work while providing workers with the flexibility they need, visit venn.com.

About the Survey
The survey was conducted via Dynata and polled 1,000 general U.S.-based consumers over 18 years of age in February 2026. Respondents were segmented by employment status for a total of 643 respondents analyzed across age groups, gender and household income. For complete survey methodology, email [email protected].

About Venn
Venn makes flexible workforce models possible by enabling organizations to support employees and third parties working securely on any device. Using Venn’s patented technology, Blue Border™ creates an IT-controlled secure enclave on a user’s personal PC or Mac – separating work and personal activity without managing or locking down the entire device. Work runs locally with native application performance, eliminating the latency and complexity associated with virtual desktops. Security and compliance are built in, not bolted on – enabling fast onboarding and offboarding and allowing organizations to remain flexible as they scale their remote workforce with confidence.

Read the full press release here.