I've spent 8 years buiding professional contacts at my current job and have a rolodex on my desk @ work that is invaluable to me. Would this be considered property of the company, like a computer for example, or is it acceptable to take that with me when I leave?
2006-08-17 05:23:27 · 11 answers · asked by Curious 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
It depends on who purchased the Rolodex. If you bought it, its personal property, otherwise it belongs to the company. Some card readers will also take Rolodex cards. You should go digital. The reader is inexpensive and will save you a ton of time reading and going digital with your Rolodex.
2006-08-17 05:35:46 · answer #1 · answered by madrax 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make a copy and take the copy with you. That way, the new guy has a fighting chance to get the customers you built a relationship with to stay with the company. You also have a chance to get them to use the product or service produced by your new company. I would hasten to recommend that you go with a company with a different product or service from this one, so you can, in good conscience encourage your customers to stay with the old company while also taking advantage of the product or service provided by the new company. It also gives you more credability to say, "Hey, I wouldn't ask you to quit ABC company just because I moved on. They are the best in the field, or I wouldn't have sold them to you in the first place. I'm just asking you to consider the product/service I'm now offering with DEF company. You know I took good care of you when I was working with ABC; why would I do otherwise now?" You can clean up. You might also ask if you can continue to receive a residual on the accounts you created. Can't hurt to ask.
2006-08-17 05:35:54 · answer #2 · answered by rainbeauclown 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the company purchased the Rolodex than it's their
own personal property. But you can keep a copy
at home for yourself, so when you leave you will
have all the information and their will be no problem
with the company.
2006-08-17 05:45:00 · answer #3 · answered by I am women 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your Rolodex is yours.
I read a couple of years ago about a company that tried to stop an ex-employee from taking his Rolodex and it went to court. The Judge sided for the ex-employee.
2006-08-17 05:30:46 · answer #4 · answered by Lisa the Pooh 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-17 12:30:41 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To physically take it off your desk, no.
The contact information in it is not necessarily company property -- but if it's important to you, I'd still copy the info before you announce you're leaving.
2006-08-17 05:30:45 · answer #6 · answered by Andy G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you sign a contract when you started that said that type of information was to remain with the company? It might be considered unethical, especially if you signed a non-compete.
2006-08-17 05:38:57 · answer #7 · answered by Sharingan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just copy/write down all of the contacts and leave the roledex.
2006-08-17 05:32:21 · answer #8 · answered by Guess Who? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, it belongs to them. That's why I store mine digitally. Easier to copy.
2006-08-17 05:32:02 · answer #9 · answered by MagPookie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont think you should, seems unethical, but then again it depends whether they fired you or you left voluntarily :)
2006-08-17 05:31:09 · answer #10 · answered by anwa123 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋