So if you work a remote job would you create a virtual machine to act as the device which connects to any remote employer systems? It seems like that would be ideal to keep personal separated from company data and software.

I suppose it depends upon employer requirements.

I do have a work PC, so a different PC altogether.

Plus, it's connected to a different router, so that personal HW is on one network && the work-related HW is on a separate one.

It was costly, though, as I needed to purchase the extra hardware.

But regardless of how one does the separation, it is recommended.

@D-4got10-01 yeah, that makes a LOT of sense.

It depends, I guess.

I offer my employers a choice.

I can use my own PC, observing reasonable security practices and such, or they can feel free to post me a whole suitable box to do their shit...

They tend to be much more lenient after the fact indeed...

I'm switching to b2b. I have a powerful lappy w/ linux. I'll be using 2d workspaces' layout:
first row - personal stuff
second row - company stuff
3rd row -- client stuff

and a separate chrome profile for each row. And a nix's direnv per-project, injecting all the tools I'll need for it seamlessly

Been using this layout for over a year now. Works incredibly well.

Vm for work is a waste of resources and a PITA in the first place

I have two PCs, but since labor laws here are pretty strict I'm essentially a business not an employee

@netikras I am ignorant as to what you mean by b2b.

@YourMom providing my services to clients as a business, not as a hired employee. Basically freelancing

@netikras okay, business to business or business to client. Your clients are businesses, I guess that makes more sense, doh! Why does grandma need scalable infrastructure?

@D-4got10-01 so why do you have a separate router again?

Why would the work-related HN (home network?) be on a different router?
Is this some part of networking I dont understand yet?

Also how did you manage to do that? I am asking because these bastards from the ISP brought me a single 5 cents router connected to fiber optics cable.
The router is always overheating except in winter.
The connection drops at least once a month always when I am working hard.

@gitstashio Hardware-based network separation. I haven't been playing w/ virtual LANs, yet. While costly choice, I have set-up my personal network so that work HW neither sees nor interacts w/ my personal HW.

Security reason, for one. Plus, one of the HW for work needs two separate networks - one dev-related, one for the Internet connection, so this setup was just easier for me.