We have an on-going problem of employees using company equipment for personal use, primarily company issued laptops, installing entertainment software and not being able to install work applications, overloading memory with enormous personal files (usually pictures), why not do this at home where it would be less embarassing when the employer wants the equipment back?
We do take a particular interest in cleaning off these machines ourselves, its just too entertaining.
2007-03-16 04:09:54 · 7 answers · asked by Amy V 4 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
I think it's mostly because we let them. They feel entitled if we don't tell them otherwise. Do you have a company policy regarding the use of company-owned equipment? If not, you should. What if an employee gets their laptop infected and then plugs it into your network? It could crash your whole system.
If you are finding this so entertaining, stop complaining about it.
2007-03-16 04:17:16 · answer #1 · answered by Insurance Biz CT 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that people feel a sense of entitlement. We spend so much at work that we treat people at work as family members (getting into their business, sharing too much of our own) and we treat the equipment like it's ours too.
I worked at a company where I was friendly with the IT staff and they showed me how much they knew about what we did on the computer. Freaked me out so now I'm careful. Plus the last thing I want to do is crash the system because I downloaded some shady program from the web.
Have fun cleaning up computers. I bet you see some great stuff!
2007-03-16 04:22:25 · answer #2 · answered by LifesAMystery 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Employees who spend 8 (or 10, or 12) hours per day in a work place inevitably blur the boundaries between their home life and their work life. Some of them do this by filling their cube or office with tchotchkes, or by discussing their life with spouse/kids/cats/hiking buddies in excruciating detail. Still others, as you've indicated, load up their computers with the same games, movies, photos, and music they enjoy in their off hours.
A clear policy from I.T. about the proper use of company laptops and other equipment, combined with frequent reminders, might be helpful. Telling employees that you use monitoring software to identify and remove non-authorized uploads/downloads (even if you don't) may also scare them into submission.
Happy hunting. :)
2007-03-16 04:25:40 · answer #3 · answered by Mel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The one problem you mention is not being able to install work applications (I'd expect that they would come with the work applications installed).
I'm always amused by people who have a problem with personal use of phones and computers and not about whether they actually get their work done.
I'm willing to bet that there are people in any given company who never violate a single policy but their work is crap. On the other hand I'm also willing to bet that there are people who do violate policy but are also making the company a fortune.
By the way..... are you at work?
2007-03-16 04:22:40 · answer #4 · answered by Ernie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get the number for a local Legal Aid office and call to ask them. With so many laws changed, I don't know if this action is legal or illegal. It's their property but it's your vehicle...
2016-03-29 01:39:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have been using office supplies for personal use since the day they emplyoyed me its just the way it is i send all my post through there mailing system use envelopes ect im even using this computer to post this message when i should be working LOL its just a perk of the job and to think they actualy belived me when i said the coffee machine was in the skip because it doesnt work when realy its in my kitchen LOL............................
2007-03-16 04:23:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are crooks.
2007-03-16 04:23:54 · answer #7 · answered by skcs11 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋