Employees Would Steal Data When Leaving a Job

An anonymous reader writes "Employees openly admit they would take company data, including customer data and product plans, when leaving a job. In response to a recent survey, 49% of US workers and 52% of British workers admitted they would take some form of company property with them when leaving a position: 29% (US) and 23% (UK) would take customer data, including contact information; 23% (US) and 22% (UK) would take electronic files; 15% (US) and 17% (UK) would take product information, including designs and plans; and 13% (US) and 22% (UK) would take small office supplies."

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Re: honesty a 2 way street

[iamhassi]

Despite your attempt to rationalize it I stll think what you did was wrong. That business owner shelled out a lot of money to start a business and find customers, then he was nice enough to hire you to service those customers. To stab him in the back and steal his customers after you were fired is wrong, even if you didn't deserve to be fired.