Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

question everything

(47,477 posts)

17. That so many employees do not realize this is amazing

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Sat Aug 17, 2013, 10:44 PM

Aug 2013

This is what amazes me about "Cyber Monday" the Monday after Thanksgiving when so many, supposedly, are back at work and use the company computer to purchase gifts online.

How much time is being spent on this instead of... working?

When I was involved in a community project and was working on papers, I would bring my own disk - oh the days of floppy disks - to work on it and then take it home. Of course, never never saved anything personal on company computers. In earlier days, with the main frame, backup would occur at night. Thus, if I worked on something non-work related, I would delete it before I would go home.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

17 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Any email that you send from your work place computer is the property of your employer. [View all] Yavin4 Aug 2013 OP

It's in the employee manual and Day One HR briefing at most companies. So? leveymg Aug 2013 #1

Trying to educate people Yavin4 Aug 2013 #2

Sorry. I thought this was linked to some larger subject. It's not? leveymg Aug 2013 #5

And why all this needs to be well known nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #3

If you freelance for a company involved in a litigation or being investigated by a govt agency... Yavin4 Aug 2013 #4

Thanks... you can't win nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #6

Generally, the subpoena will require production of the email, not all the data on the employee's own leveymg Aug 2013 #7

If that employee can use their personal device in the normal course of business Yavin4 Aug 2013 #11

That is correct. But, if it's just work-related email, discovery is limited to the account leveymg Aug 2013 #16

True mstinamotorcity2 Aug 2013 #8

The truly shocking part MFrohike Aug 2013 #9

Not only that but the hospital archives all my email. ileus Aug 2013 #10

As strong and staunch an advocate as I am liberalhistorian Aug 2013 #12

That's true, however privacy laws and regulations still apply. drventure Aug 2013 #13

best to use one's work computer only for work and one's personal computer... yawnmaster Aug 2013 #14

True enough. Rex Aug 2013 #15

That so many employees do not realize this is amazing question everything Aug 2013 #17