Oh, man. Please don't contact HR. It'll likely result in no work given to you and a resulting rock-solid policy stating that nobody gets copies of work after the fact, ever (with accompanying legal paperwork, signatures, and binding agreements).
You're better off going with the "trusted friend" approach. -Anne On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 12:05 PM, Jake Trimble<jake.trim...@gmail.com> wrote: > If it was me I would contact a personal friend at the company and ask > for a "favor". Hopefully you have made a couple of trusted > connections with people where you used to work. > > However, that would be my last resort. You have to understand that > management doesn't always see the forest through the trees. You > should eloquently exhaust all avenues before you go behind their > back. Have you tried HR? You need to explain in your messages that > you don't want material that would allow you to replicate, thus > allowing you to compete against them. I mean we're talking screen > shots here right? > > I would concur w/ everyone that this may end up being a tough lesson: > Always back-up your work locally. > > And as far as the "friend" approach, if possible don't correspond > via your former employer's email address. If you have to, keep it > simple and ask them to call you. > > Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are the views of the writer > and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of Jake Trimble > > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > Posted from the new ixda.org > http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=43876 > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > -- Anne Hjortshoj | anne...@gmail.com | www.annehj.com | Skype: anne-hj ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
