Laptop, badge and COU and he said also password. Why? Is this the standard now?
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@mj Geeze, I sure hope your files were better written than this post.
Im the OP. Lat night i deleted all all onedrive that whatever is backing up. Then went to online onedrive to see all my work and report were wiped out. After few hours all that is synced, i did restart and hit F2. Bios ams just wipe the damn thing.
You are already laid off; you can't be any MORE laid off.
The password to AT&Ts assets, they let you borrow while you worked here?
The key phrase there is, "...when turning it in."
Sure, you can give IT the password when turning it in to THEM (after you've first wiped your computer), but you don't just hand over your password to some sl--eball "higher up" just because they want to literally look into your computer's content, and are attempting to abuse their "power" over you by demanding to receive it.
The AD isn't IT.
They know full well that they shouldn't even be asking for anyone's password.
I'd laugh in their face while reminding them that company policy prohibits it.
Rather than read all the road apple info posted earlier here, go on HR OneStop yourself and read a blank exit package. It's not confidential. There are sections that ask for system access info and device PINs.
I have to agree with the comments that say that we are told over and over NOT to give out our password to ANYONE, but in my layoff package, it DOES say as part of turning in equipment to provide your password. OP should simply check the materials provided before assuming the manager is at fault for actually asking for it.
I thought you were suppose to wipe it before turning it in.
Just give them a password. It worked last time I used it? Are you typing it correctly?
“ If you are exiting the company, that is SOP.”
100% incorrect. Official policy prohibits sharing of passwords for any reason, at any time.
Whole lot of opinion and discussion here.
It’s not at all complicated.
They’re not allowed to ask for your password. And you’re not allowed to give it to them if they do.
Not complicated.
Don’t do it. Him even asking is a violation. Report it.
Nope.
That's not a requirement or prerequisite, to get severance.
The AD is being a nosy, intrusive control-freak, trying to assert dominance over this worker. They have no right to be demanding anyone's password. They're not doing a forensic audit, nor are they within the IT department. There is no reason for the AD to be making this demand, other than to try to intimidate.
The employee should stand their ground by instead of giving the password, just politely and professionally direct the AD to the IT dept. if they want access to the employee's computer. The IT dept. will not grant the AD access for this just because the AD wants to poke around. And it's highly unlikely that the IT dept. will go to the extra effort and time to restore a computer's content which has been wiped before being returned. There would have to be a really legit reason for that, initiated by HR or law enforcement, which doesn't appear to be applicable in this case.
Anyway, as suggested, the employee should just put the AD on blast about this via emailing a redirect response to the AD with cc-ing HR, IT, and the AD's boss, because the AD is being out of line with this request, and people whose business it is to know about the AD's gameplaying here should know about it! It's not in the AD's purview to demand or gain access to soon-to-be-ex-employee's passwords - that is something within an HR/IT wheelhouse, not for the AD. Such arrogance and audacity!
The employee can just sidestep around the AD and deal directly with HR & IT from now on, regarding this request/demand. Doesn't and really shouldn't at this point, have to deal with anything directly with AD now or ever again!
Also, the employee should be sure to completely wipe their computer before turning it in to IT. Then let IT deal with this weird@ss AD and their bizarre power-play routine. It's not the employee's problem or obligation, and they shouldn't have to deal with such ridiculous demands, especially when exiting stage left.
Nothing like being unduly harrassed, even on your way out the door!
Unreal.
COBC violation. Don’t do it.
No password, no severance.
Acknowledge this request of your AD's in writing/email that they're welcome to put in a ticket request for the password via IT, since you're not authorized to give it to anyone.
Be really earnest about it, so you come across as being a sincerely accommodating, nice "compliant" rule-follower. You're not refusing them the password, you're just directing them to go through the proper channels, in order to access it.
If they keep insisting that you give it to them, resend the email where you told them to go through IT, but this time, cc HR, IT, and the AD's boss.
heehee!
Now it's your turn to internally yell at the AD, "DANCE, monkey...DANCE!"
Im already talking to my employee relations manager.
It’s so annoying. Nothing is automated or digitized. Just let us go with our severance. Workday jitters
Tell him that providing your password to someone else is a COBC violation (which it is)
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If you are exiting the company, that is SOP.
Don’t do it. The password that is.