Forced to take work laptop home

[Gumbo Robot]

Like most places these days, I've been provided with a laptop by the client which I hook up to a docking station.

At previous clients, at the end of the day, I've either locked it in a drawer or it has been tethered to the desk by a cable.

Not so here - you have to take it home with you & it's a right PITA when you have a 2 hour commute by train & I've already got all my gym stuff, lunch etc to lug around. Rules out any option to cycle to the station too.

I was thinking of leaving it in a locker at the station overnight but it seems such facilities no longer exist. Anything else I can do?

[WordIsBond]

Assuming you are talking about London. Various train stations have Left Luggage facilities. £10 overnight. Works ok.

Victoria Coach Station, £4 overnight.

Left Luggage Facilities - Traveller Information - visitlondon.com

This might be an option, I guess.

Luggage Storage Lockers in London

[expat]

Like most places these days, I've been provided with a laptop by the client which I hook up to a docking station.

At previous clients, at the end of the day, I've either locked it in a drawer or it has been tethered to the desk by a cable.

Not so here - you have to take it home with you & it's a right PITA when you have a 2 hour commute by train & I've already got all my gym stuff, lunch etc to lug around. Rules out any option to cycle to the station too.

I was thinking of leaving it in a locker at the station overnight but it seems such facilities no longer exist. Anything else I can do?

Have to?

What does your contract say? (c)NLUK

[cojak]

I have my clothes in a rucksack like case. that way I can carry that on my back and then carry my laptop and my handbag (I have to leave my ukulele in the office though).

[Gumbo Robot]

Assuming you are talking about London. Various train stations have Left Luggage facilities. £10 overnight. Works ok.

Victoria Coach Station, £4 overnight.

Left Luggage Facilities - Traveller Information - visitlondon.com

This might be an option, I guess.

Luggage Storage Lockers in London

Cheltenham. Don't think they have that facility anymore. Will have to check though.

I have my clothes in a rucksack like case. that way I can carry that on my back and then carry my laptop and my handbag (I have to leave my ukulele in the office though).

It's not exactly an ultrabook this one.

[eek]

I would be pointing out to them that carrying a laptop on a train is a bigger security risk than leaving it in the office so could they suggest somewhere in the office where it could be left...

[psychocandy]

Hmmm. Bit of a strange one - I've had clients too who have insisted on the same - bit of a PITA sometimes. Especially when they try to say dont leave it in your car or it'll get nicked and we wont be happy - what so I cant pop in tesco on the way home? :-)

Not sure if I'd leave it at train station. HR etc can be funny buggers for things like this if it gets nicked.

HR tried to bollack me once when a laptop got nicked from a locked cupboard in a secure area at secure site (defence). I'd moved desks where there was nowhere to lock it so I left it there.

Apparently, I didnt look after it properly and allowed it to get stolen! Yeh right.

[Eirikur]

I used to lock client laptop and mobile in my drawer. Current client doesn't have locks on the drawers so I'm forced to take the stuff home. Indeed a PITA when stopping for some groceries at Tesco or at the petrol station

[d000hg]

Whose insurance covers the laptop while it's out of the office?

[JRCT]

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.