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Nail Rat posted:Man if the place I work treated people as criminals to the point they weren't allowed to pack up their own stuff, I would be sending resumes out tomorrow. What the gently caress. I have never once worked at a place that operated like that. It depends on whether it's an insta-fire or an "it's not working out" thing for us. If you're getting insta-canned, two security officers will be walking you to the car and you'll be getting your desk contents in 6-8 weeks (hope you didn't leave your wallet and phone at the desk). My last two companies had similar policies, so I suspect it's just the big-company way. My first company (PFE) didn't even bother having your manager tell you that you were being insta-fired. Security showed up at your office with the termination paperwork and immediately escorted you to the parking lot. Not a lot of people got insta-fired, though. Most were laid off through normal channels with defined end-dates and 'clear your desk' dates. "It's not working out but meh, you're okay," they typically tell you to clear your desk out by the end of the week, transfer your files, etc.
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BEHOLD: MY CAPE posted:It also doesn't actually happen, I mean seriously have you ever heard of anyone just standing around in their work parking lot and collect calling their mom to come pick them up because they got fired and their employer kept their wallet, keys, and phone? Sort of. I had a co-worker at PFE get fired in exactly that way, and he called and asked a colleague in our department to go get his backpack (with his keys and wallet in it) from his cubicle and bring it outside to him. The company was perfectly willing to leave him to walk home until they got around to sorting out his office. quote:I still remember quitting from a prior job and part of the policy was issuing erase commands to mobile devices attached to exchange. Well I at the time had my iPod Touch getting email and checked it after a few days and the drat thing was wiped. Somewhat of a bummer, but its another odd area where if it was my phone I might be a little more pissed off, but I was kicking myself for not remembering to delete the email account to remove that link. BYOD workplaces have an interesting reach into personal property. This is why I refuse to use a personal phone for work related stuff. Everyone runs that stupid phone erase poo poo these days. Not that I use a company phone either since our company phone policy is complete bullshit too, but that's another issue. Sundae fucked around with this message at 19:03 on Feb 21, 2015 |
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SiGmA_X posted:Can you clarify, your company policy doesn't allow drunken relations, extramarital relations, or relations period? There are companies that don't ban relationships between employees?
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SiGmA_X posted:I work for a ~3000 employee company, and my gf does too - HR is well aware of it, as are all of our managers, and we drink at happy hour with my last manager (who is still employed, I got promoted to a different division). I know at least half a dozen employees who's significant others work at the company, too. Technically it's allowed at my current employer provided you are married, but you cannot work in the same department as your spouse. Staff relations are otherwise banned. My last two companies had similar rules -- married was okay provided you were in different departments, but no other relations allowed, including relations with people who work at related firms (like, clients or contractors). I can't comment on social events, etc, because we don't really have any. Our idea of a team-building event is a working potluck at the standing-meeting table in our office. It makes sense given the issues when projects / promotions / whatever puts two people in a relationship on different levels of authority and has one reporting to the other, I suppose.
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Yep - that's how it worked at most of my companies as well. I didn't see it happen very often, but in the case where two scientists in my department at PFE got into a relationship, their managers immediately transferred one into Supply Chain instead so that there was no potential for conflict.
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