This is nonsense. I worked in a non-computer related field of loss prevention, where we had access not only to company confidential information and sensitive internal memos, but also the access to customer data including credit information, and fellow employee information - information that would give you the chance to steal a lot of identities and cause a lot of damage, if you were unethical. When I submitted my two weeks notice, during those two weeks I saved the company and its business partners an estimated 20000 dollars through the work I did. There is no reason to cut access to systems to avoid a perceived 'risk' to company assets. Monitoring activities, I could understand, but eliminating that employee from adding further value to the company is a bad move in general. You lose the ability to regain that valuable employee if the new opportunity turns foul, and you actually increase the 'risk' by irritating the employee and perhaps pushing them to be the 'criminal' or 'erroneous agent' that the actions appear to imply that you think they are.
All while in high school, I was in the same position as Sean is now. Fortunately, the school I went to (Creighton Prep, Omaha, NE) had a system administrator who accepted computer types, and started an organization to help "mentor" us to succeed. For the last two years after graduating, I have been a mentor to other kids in the organization. I hate to see the bright ones put out because a bunch of idiots decided that he was a nice harmless target and then took advantage of him when he attempts to defend himself. I'll send a letter down to support his cause. I suggest that other/. readers also do so to lend some aid.
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This is nonsense. I worked in a non-computer related field of loss prevention, where we had access not only to company confidential information and sensitive internal memos, but also the access to customer data including credit information, and fellow employee information - information that would give you the chance to steal a lot of identities and cause a lot of damage, if you were unethical. When I submitted my two weeks notice, during those two weeks I saved the company and its business partners an estimated 20000 dollars through the work I did. There is no reason to cut access to systems to avoid a perceived 'risk' to company assets. Monitoring activities, I could understand, but eliminating that employee from adding further value to the company is a bad move in general. You lose the ability to regain that valuable employee if the new opportunity turns foul, and you actually increase the 'risk' by irritating the employee and perhaps pushing them to be the 'criminal' or 'erroneous agent' that the actions appear to imply that you think they are.
All while in high school, I was in the same position as Sean is now. Fortunately, the school I went to (Creighton Prep, Omaha, NE) had a system administrator who accepted computer types, and started an organization to help "mentor" us to succeed. For the last two years after graduating, I have been a mentor to other kids in the organization. I hate to see the bright ones put out because a bunch of idiots decided that he was a nice harmless target and then took advantage of him when he attempts to defend himself. I'll send a letter down to support his cause. I suggest that other /. readers also do so to lend some aid.
-Andy LeDoux (proto.infiniteloop@home.net)