Timeline for Informing employers about my unwillingness to take work laptop home
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| Mar 27, 2021 at 12:03 | vote | accept | WonderWoman | ||
| Apr 5, 2019 at 0:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackWorkplace/status/1113954520881598464 | ||
| Apr 4, 2019 at 21:12 | answer | added | Nick | timeline score: 0 | |
| Apr 4, 2019 at 15:33 | history | reopened |
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| Apr 4, 2019 at 10:42 | comment | added | Rui F Ribeiro | I would have a touch of the informal environment before acting or escalating. I was also told I had to carry the laptop, but only did it on the first month. Over time we found out workmates lock their laptops if the Office offers reasonable security. We also have lockers that colleagues lend space, or we can request our own locker to keep bags and laptops. And when on call, I have a cheap laptop at home to get in the corporate VPN just for that. Leaving a desktop at the office does not have to mean leaving it unatended in your desk. | |
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| Apr 1, 2019 at 18:10 | history | closed |
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| Apr 1, 2019 at 17:32 | comment | added | WonderWoman | @GabeSechan Indian situation is quite different. Employees are responsible for everything and I mean it. Sigh. | |
| Apr 1, 2019 at 17:22 | comment | added | Gabe Sechan | I work in the US, but I just leave it on my desk. In the unlikely case its stolen, they should have provided better physical security. | |
| Apr 1, 2019 at 16:27 | history | edited | WonderWoman | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 1, 2019 at 16:24 | comment | added | WonderWoman | @Kyralessa Totally concur with that. I have heard about such issues as well. But, those were limited to trivial objects. | |
| Apr 1, 2019 at 15:56 | comment | added | WonderWoman | @EdwinLambregts There are desk draws with locks; but, they can be easily slid open with a screw driver ;) if you know what I mean. lol. totally untrustworthy. Lockers - not provided for every project. Most of these are outsourced projects and only a privileged few have these metal locker facilities. | |
| Apr 1, 2019 at 14:23 | comment | added | Fattie | Absolutely bizarre that anyone would mark this for closing - what a great workplace question. | |
| Apr 1, 2019 at 14:23 | comment | added | Flater | @SolarMike: What other offices do doesn't really matter when this company has set its standard. "They do it at XYZ Company" is not an excuse. At best, it is a justification for bring up the discussion topic with the current company. | |
| Apr 1, 2019 at 13:32 | comment | added | user1602 | One thing not to do: Don't lock it in your desk. Many office furniture locks are not at all secure, and may be keyed the same across the whole office or other ridiculous situations. I've heard of people having laptops and other items stolen out of "locked" desk drawers. | |
| Apr 1, 2019 at 13:26 | comment | added | Edwin Lambregts | Do you have lockers in the office? | |
| Apr 1, 2019 at 13:18 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Apr 1, 2019 at 11:17 | comment | added | Solar Mike | @Fattie are you assuming that implicit standard - the OP says it varies from office to office... | |
| Apr 1, 2019 at 11:11 | comment | added | Fattie | Hi @SolarMike - you have to be careful with that. The company is setting up an implicit standard that "everyone takes thei laptop home". If one was stolen at the office, the first thing they would say is "Everyone takes laptops home, why didn't you take yours home." This is the whole reason companies do this "home laptop" crap - to put responsibility on the workers. It's a scam. | |
| Apr 1, 2019 at 11:10 | answer | added | Fattie | timeline score: 47 | |
| Apr 1, 2019 at 10:48 | comment | added | Solar Mike | Work property left at work is their problem - you don’t have to take the laptop home - supplying a cupboard or safe storage is for them to do... | |
| S Apr 1, 2019 at 10:31 | history | edited | WonderWoman | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 1, 2019 at 10:05 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Apr 1, 2019 at 9:58 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| Apr 1, 2019 at 9:55 | history | edited | Sourav Ghosh | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 1, 2019 at 9:49 | answer | added | Sourav Ghosh | timeline score: 16 | |
| Apr 1, 2019 at 9:46 | history | asked | WonderWoman | CC BY-SA 4.0 |