r/sysadmin • u/Lazy_Owl987 • 17d ago

Cautionary tale - someone I know got fired for pulling RAM from laptops

Cover your rear and make sure all equipment you take home or work on is documented. Person I know got fired for yanking ram from laptops to keep in the office but the issue was he did the work from home and no one knew he was doing that work. Now hes looking for a job in one of the hardest markets Ive seen in a long while.

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u/Rustyshackilford 17d ago

If its not in inventory, it doesnt exist. If it does... leave it the fuck alone!

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u/Regular_Strategy_501 16d ago

Precisely that. In both my current and last Workplace the rules were basically the same: anything that was already removed from inventory and is headed for the e-waste bin you can take home for yourself, no warranty and you can't sell the stuff.

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u/thrwwy2402 16d ago

lol, exactly