Forced to take work laptop home

[unixman]

Do this if you want the British Army to carry out a controlled explosion on your bag.

[jmo21]

I was once forced to go 10 pin bowling with colleagues (great). I was then going straight from there to meet my pals for a night out. I changed out of my work gear at the bowling alley and didn't fancy carrying my bag on a night out so I handed it in to reception and said I'd found it in the toilets.

Next day I went in and said "Did anyone hand a bag in?"

You could do that. Every day.

That might be the stupidest thing I've ever heard, and I don't even mean the "you could do it every day" part.

[DaveB]

You could point out to them that YourCo. Ltd is not insured to cover client co. equipment and so cannot take rsponsibility for it outside client premesis, nor will YourCo. or any of it's employees be held liable for loss or damage occuring in such circumstances. If Client Co. cannot or will not provide secure storage for such equipment on site it is at their own risk.

Then lose it or drop it and break it.

If they persist, lose it again.

Eventually they will get the message.

[Grasser73]

ClientCo here provide a high-end laptop but have a policy of not supplying bags at all. When they wanted to me to work from home, all I could find to carry it was a cheapo supermarket carrier bag. Of course, it wasn't up to the job and the laptop ended up on the deck, damaged but repairable. They miraculously found me a spare laptop bag the next day, albeit a used one.

[northernladuk]

ClientCo here provide a high-end laptop but have a policy of not supplying bags at all. When they wanted to me to work from home, all I could find to carry it was a cheapo supermarket carrier bag. Of course, it wasn't up to the job and the laptop ended up on the deck, damaged but repairable. They miraculously found me a spare laptop bag the next day, albeit a used one.

This is just stupid beyond words. To the point I don't believe it.

[eek]

This is just stupid beyond words. To the point I don't believe it.

I can believe it. You can see the logic:-

we need a laptop.
Yep I know the current spec its ordered.
Did you include the mouse, keyboard, monitor, case
Oops...

[northernladuk]

I can believe it. You can see the logic:-

we need a laptop.
Yep I know the current spec its ordered.
Did you include the mouse, keyboard, monitor, case
Oops...

But taking a client laptop home in a plastic bag thinking it wouldn't break causing damage to clients equipment on day one? The Op had no other choice? None at all?

[SlipTheJab]

But taking a client laptop home in a plastic bag thinking it wouldn't break causing damage to clients equipment on day one? The Op had no other choice? None at all?

+1 FFS Pop out and buy a cheap holdall or rucksack for a tenner.

[unixman]

Then lose it or drop it and break it.

If they persist, lose it again.

Do this if you want a criminal record.

[jmo21]

Treat stupidity with the contempt it deserves. If they say they won't get you a matching laptop bag, laugh and say how am I supposed to carry it home.

Then ridicule any other suggestion that does not involve them giving you a laptop bag.