Personal property stolen while at client

[ExPermie]

Otherwise this drip feed of info is just fcking annoying to people trying to help!

Especially the OP's "im", "ud", "id" and "itd" txt-speak nonsense.

[North887]

Well im not being specific as I dont know who actually uses these forums.

I think the general point is to just suck it up as id expect the wholly and exclusively arguement wouldnt stand up.

However for arguments sake say this was a laptop or some other item which would satisfy the wholly and exclusively rule, would that differ much.

[North887]

Also apologies for the text speak but touch key pads arent my favourites.

[Pondlife]

Troll or moron, maybe both.

If the OP had been, I have had some safety clothing taken from my desk which I leave there at weekends cos it's only needed when on site blah blah. Then the answer may have been. Make sure your company equipment is marked as such and make sure the client is aware that there is an opportunist about. Since it's YourCo equipment, buy another through your company etc... But we know this won't have been the case. It will be some new shoes or a suit jacket that the OP bought for the role but doesn't want to wear them on his cycle home or some such bollux.

[Pondlife]

Well im not being specific as I dont know who actually uses these forums.

I think the general point is to just suck it up as id expect the wholly and exclusively arguement wouldnt stand up.

However for arguments sake say this was a laptop or some other item which would satisfy the wholly and exclusively rule, would that differ much.

You are asking two different questions.

1) what can I claim through my company... Laptop yes, leather jacket no.
and
2) if some thing goes missing when on site, who's responsibility is it... Yours

[Quagmire]

I think OP's point of view has a lot to do with the recently very popular 'dressing like slut is not asking for it' type of thinking and derives from its premises. In short the parallel goes like this:

you dress like slut - you attract more attention from potential assailants(in effect get assaulted) - you then proceed to blame everybody, but yourself

you leave your crap in the office - you take a chance to lose it, no matter stolen or cleaned up(you lose it) - you then proceed to expect the client or someone else to pay for it

What a shame.

[SueEllen]

Well im not being specific as I dont know who actually uses these forums.

But then you are more likely to get your "personal item" back.

For example if you stated I left a cardigan on the back of my chair and it went missing and someone who thinks they work in the same office knows someone who picked up a cardigan you would get it back.

BTW If you have lost a womens cardigan in the past two years or so in various offices in London and the SE I always dump them on reception when the receptionist isn't looking.

[cojak]

I think OP's point of view has a lot to do with the recently very popular 'dressing like slut is not asking for it' type of thinking and derives from its premises. In short the parallel goes like this:

you dress like slut - you attract more attention from potential assailants(in effect get assaulted) - you then proceed to blame everybody, but yourself

you leave your crap in the office - you take a chance to lose it, no matter stolen or cleaned up(you lose it) - you then proceed to expect the client or someone else to pay for it

What a shame.

That's an unsavoury comparison Quagmire. People getting assaulted because of what they wear bears no relation to leaving items unattended.

[BrilloPad]

Leave some more stuff out and setup a secret camera.....

[BlasterBates]

You're supposed to lock things away. I don't see the company has an obligation here. The only person liable is whoever took it.

I had a pen stolen once by a cleaner. It's just tough.