I wonder how abandoned property works in this circumstance? I’m sure the courts will see the item as clearly the employer’s, but why should you be providing free storage for their equipment? You’re also assuming liability for that laptop (e.g. cat knocks over water glass onto it), so how does that work?
My silent hope is the company goes out of business before something accidentally happens to the laptop and I no longer have to worry about it. I refuse to pay for return shipping on it as a matter of principle.
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I wonder how abandoned property works in this circumstance? I’m sure the courts will see the item as clearly the employer’s, but why should you be providing free storage for their equipment? You’re also assuming liability for that laptop (e.g. cat knocks over water glass onto it), so how does that work?
My silent hope is the company goes out of business before something accidentally happens to the laptop and I no longer have to worry about it. I refuse to pay for return shipping on it as a matter of principle.
You could ship it by COD? If they don’t pay, it gets returned and you can assume it’s yours.
This is a great idea. I honestly forgot COD exists, since it’s so infrequent these days. But it does seem perfect for this situation.
I imagine the judge will side with you if you’ve made a reasonable effort to return the equipment.
Does reasonable include paying for shipping?