On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 02:18:47PM -0400, Richard Pieri wrote: > On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 8:35 AM, Jerry Feldman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > So, what is a good practice for an employee who has company property > > that may contain some sensitive data? > > > > Answer: take it out of the employees' paychecks. They want/need a portable > computer to commute or work from home then make them pay for it. Give them > a refund only if the hardware is returned in good working order and in good > physical condition. If they beat it up, scratch it to hell, crack the > screen or lose it then they lose their refund. Put them on the hook from > the start with a vested interest in the hardware and watch the loss rate go > down. > > That's how you solve laptop loss and theft problems.
If you don't trust your employees, maybe you should consider getting different employees. If I pay for a computer, it's mine, not the company's. If the company wants me to work from home or travel, they can provide the necessary equipment. And, unsurprisingly, they do. -dsr- -- http://tao.merseine.nu/~dsr/eula.html is hereby incorporated by reference. You can't fight for freedom by taking away rights. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
