At my last permie place we had an Indian contractor leave and shortly after I was sorting out his laptop to convert it into a pool laptop for WFH, he left his entire life on there, scans of his passport, driving licence bank statements etc. I could also access his work email account which was full of jobserve and matrimonal emails, looks like he spent most of his time at his client looking for jobs and brides
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Originally posted by SlipTheJab View PostAt my last permie place we had an Indian contractor leave and shortly after I was sorting out his laptop to convert it into a pool laptop for WFH, he left his entire life on there, scans of his passport, driving licence bank statements etc. I could also access his work email account which was full of jobserve and matrimonal emails, looks like he spent most of his time at his client looking for jobs and bridesComment
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Originally posted by Willy Win View PostAfter leaving a gig (following giving notice) 5 days ago my agency has contacted me to say the end client has a query with laptop password and needs it to get in. In all the contracts I've had this has never been asked of me before after leaving. To be honest I've forgotten the log-in details now anyway. Has anyone else experienced this?
It seems hard to beliwve that you've forgotten your logon after 5 days too...
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I was contracting into a client a few years ago. When I left I removed all the personal stuff from the laptop, but left the business stuff on it.
Came back 2 years later, got a new laptop. They did a backup of the old laptop when I left, then restored the data from it onto the new one when I came back.
I take my iPad to client sites, but would not take my own laptop. It becomes a ballache if you are travelling and have to carry two laptops everywhere. I'm contracted to the client to work for them, not to work for myself/others. Their computer, their work.
The "personal" things on their laptop will be my passport/airline/hotel loyalty card info and that's about it - so that when ClientCo is booking flights/hotels, I can make sure I get my points.
For personal emails I use the Internet.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Originally posted by SlipTheJab View PostAt my last permie place we had an Indian contractor leave and shortly after I was sorting out his laptop to convert it into a pool laptop for WFH, he left his entire life on there, scans of his passport, driving licence bank statements etc. I could also access his work email account which was full of jobserve and matrimonal emails, looks like he spent most of his time at his client looking for jobs and bridesThe Chunt of Chunts.Comment
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Originally posted by Willy Win View PostAfter leaving a gig (following giving notice) 5 days ago my agency has contacted me to say the end client has a query with laptop password and needs it to get in. In all the contracts I've had this has never been asked of me before after leaving. To be honest I've forgotten the log-in details now anyway. Has anyone else experienced this?Comment
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If I need to send a personal email during the day, I'll use my phone.
What century are you lot living in?The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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Originally posted by SlipTheJab View PostAt my last permie place we had an Indian contractor...
I could also access his work email account which was full of jobserve and matrimonal emails, looks like he spent most of his time at his client looking for jobs and brides
I didn't know BrilloPad was Indian.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Originally posted by WTFH View PostI didn't know BrilloPad was Indian.The Chunt of Chunts.Comment
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Originally posted by MrMarkyMark View PostI hope you defrauded him in some way, otherwise a missed opportunityComment
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