Having run Ops it is sort of a company by company thing, that said the most common thing is yes, you return the equipment and the company generally sanitizes it and then sells it for scrap/resale to a third party (there are a lot of them out there, set your LinkedIn job title to "VP of Operations" or IT and they will seek you out.
From a governance perspective, the important thing is to be sure employees return all IP which is typically on laptops and phones, so generally folks are less concerned about getting monitors or keyboards back. Local backups should be returned as well if you have them.
For my last few jobs I negotiated that I would keep what ever company issued laptop I had at the time of my separation, with the company having the option to reset it to factory before releasing it to me. One of my managers thought it was a good idea (because he didn't have any use for "old" laptops)
i dont understand this mentality. The parent comment mentioned the main reason, its to ensure the device is wiped of IP. Then its simply due process, if you allow some people to keep the device then theres a whole discussion that needs to happen at firing about getting the device back and then returning it to the ex-employee. Its added trouble(cost) for the employer and the device belongs to them to begin with. I certainly never expected to keep a laptop after I left an org, and dont perceive that as stinginess, just sensible business.
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Having run Ops it is sort of a company by company thing, that said the most common thing is yes, you return the equipment and the company generally sanitizes it and then sells it for scrap/resale to a third party (there are a lot of them out there, set your LinkedIn job title to "VP of Operations" or IT and they will seek you out.
From a governance perspective, the important thing is to be sure employees return all IP which is typically on laptops and phones, so generally folks are less concerned about getting monitors or keyboards back. Local backups should be returned as well if you have them.
For my last few jobs I negotiated that I would keep what ever company issued laptop I had at the time of my separation, with the company having the option to reset it to factory before releasing it to me. One of my managers thought it was a good idea (because he didn't have any use for "old" laptops)
Where can one find these vendors?
Realizing how stingy my employer is here.
i dont understand this mentality. The parent comment mentioned the main reason, its to ensure the device is wiped of IP. Then its simply due process, if you allow some people to keep the device then theres a whole discussion that needs to happen at firing about getting the device back and then returning it to the ex-employee. Its added trouble(cost) for the employer and the device belongs to them to begin with. I certainly never expected to keep a laptop after I left an org, and dont perceive that as stinginess, just sensible business.
He says "most employers" don't care about getting back stuff mine does.