Say, you are a hard-working person. You work through lunch to get something done for your boss' last minute request. Then you rush downstairs to the cafeteria to grab some food before they close. When you come back to your desk, you find another supervisor sitting at your desk. He has turned off and rebooted your machine, so he can log on with his user ID to check his email. The reason he needs your computer (instead of using his own) is because only your computer has speakers, and he wants to watch a non-work related Internet video that his friend has forwarded to his email. He does not get your permission and does not care if you have any unsaved document. When he sees you, he just says, "Oh, I didn't think you would be back so quickly." He continues to watch his video, laughs, and doesn't get off the seat, like you aren't even there.
Someone told me that's what happened at his work. It doesn't have anything to do with me, but I was so furious just for hearing it! I am really glad this kind of thing never happens at my work. It will drive me nuts.
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Unsaved work in progress. Back in 5 minutes. Do not touch. That should keep him away.
That's what I told him! I said, REPORT that rude person! But supposedly it is not that simple..... Anyway it wasn't my work, so I don't really have any position to say anything.
Bonnie - The Sign idea is great though. I would HOPE the supervisor would not touch the computer if he sees a sign that says "Unsaved work in progress". Otherwise.... Geesh.
I agree with Susan G.'s comment. If someone else is using a computer of another employee without proper authority AND unscrupulously deleting the work thereon, that person's boss or supervisor needs to know about it, especially if it's for viewing material that shouldn't be viewed at work anyway.
Bonnie F.'s approach might work, depending on the work ethics of the immediate boss and the company's management structure. Perhaps it the employee would have to take that into consideration when deciding what to do.
But, in answer to the original question, I don't know. The answer would depend on what the company does in response to the incident. If the compromised employee gets admonished for not protecting the work, probably not. If the offending supervisor gets disciplined, I would likely be happy to continue working there.
Thanks, everyone.
Of course I'd report it to my boss. I'd hope he'd do something about it.