Few weeks back, I took a laptop to loan from my office. Reason is my program is gonna roll out and the server is still being shipped from overseas. Hence we gotta use the laptop first. When I first boot it up and tried to login, it gave me some errors. And it was so so slow. Hence I decided, heck, lets go format it.
So the admin helped me to log a ticket and I sent the laptop for reimaging at the IT dept. 2 days later, I received a call from the IT dept. guy, informing me that the laptop is ready for collection.
I quickly went over to get the laptop and here’s what happen:
Jasmine: Hi, I’m here to collect the laptop..ticket number xxxxx
IT Guy: Here’s the laptop, but before that can you go see my manager?
Jasmine: oh ok…(didn’t suspect anything). Where’s your manager?
IT Guy: *pointed at the mgr’s cubicle*
I walked to the mgr’s cubicle which was just next to the IT Guy’s cubicle.
Jasmine: Yup?
IT Mgr: who’s laptop is that?
Jasmine: err..mine..I loan it. Why ah?
IT Mgr: Do you know that the laptop has a *p0Rn* cd inside?
Jasmine: huh…..(I was stunned!!!!) and embarassed!!!..what??? I don’t know, this a loan unit.
IT Mgr: That laptop is that yours? It has *p0Rn* cd inside. Now who’s your manager, I want to speak to him.
Jasmine: hey wait wait..this laptop is loan from the office. It belongs to someone which has resigned. If you want to check I can let you have the admin’s contact, you can check with them.
IT Mgr: OK, so are you saying this is not your laptop?
Jasmine: Well, technically speaking it’s not mine cause it’s loan, but cause I loan it, it’s under my responsibility.
IT Mgr: So what’s your mgr’s number? I want to speak to him.
Jasmine: *celaka that laptop owner, resign oredi oso gimme so much problem*…Here, I can call him. *I quickly call his hp and passed the call to the IT Mgr
IT Mgr: You are?? I’m bla bla bla…..talking on the phone with my Mgr..after few minutes, he put the phone down.
IT Mgr: OK, you can go now…..
Jasmine: huh…then laptop?
IT Mgr: That can’t go, we will detain until we get more information.
Jasmine: What the )(_$)#$)_)($……I left there, without any laptop, and still looking embarassed and stunned….
I tell you, I really want to )$(#)$(#$( that fella that resigned. Left the darn cd in the laptop, then I kena pulak.
I went back and wrote an email to my boss, telling him the origin of the laptop. Then I went to see him to talk about it. He also shake head LOL, cause not my fault lah..but how come go format laptop end up so tai wok.
Company policy has it that if anyone’s laptop found with such things, that person will be terminated!! Yes!!! Serious eh..But the thing is this person already left, so what you gonna do? Nothing!! But they still don’t want to release the laptop.
So in the end, a fwe mgrs got involved, admin got involved and we clarify with the IT Mgr that the owner is such n such that has resigned. After 2 weeks, they finally release the laptop. Gosh……
And I ended up using another laptop for my program as I couldn’t wait for it.
Next time borrow laptop must be careful.
Wah… so teruk ah. Haven’t encountered anyone caught with po*rn at my office though. Really must be careful… dumb fella wanna hamsup go elsewhere la….
i hope the previous owner read this and learn something from it. cause trouble to others for their own irresponsible actions. sigh.
Wow…. that must have been a hard day for ya… next time better check the whole laptop first
Wah liau!!!!!!! But yeah I agree lah, global company has strict policies on porn in laptops or PCs. its an instant dismissal. But in this case, it is so obvious that you loan the laptop thus not ur fault. Next time loan must have black and white also hor…
Alamak..the previous guy definitely left a big troublesome for you la..next time check it properly before you taking it.
Wah..so “tai wok” ah….last time the server we administrate also got a lot of porn inside….sent warning letter also not sked…
really “suai” with this kind of colleague left shit, he must have something not happy with the company and let someone else kena…
Lesson Learnt: Make sure you know what is on the laptop in future, watch it first then only go format….if not rugi lor, you kena marah for things that you are not the primary responsible person. At least after watching you kena marah also not that bad mar, at the least didnt kena marah buta 😛
haha…. great idea from Kong Yew! Anyway, it’s a practise to check on loan item before you take away coz you won’t expect things like this happen on you, right?
maybe the IT managet dun wanna release it coz he haven’t finish with the p0R*n cd…kakakkaka
What a luck.. Kena from people for nothing..
A lesson learnt huh!
Oh gosh, it was really pure bad luck that you got the laptop.
wah wah wah!!!!! what bad luck ah!!! hahahah….
CD? wah….you really unlucky. But if folder full of p*rn, then a bit hard to detect lah…
Curse, Curse, Curse to the guy who left this CD.
wa very crappy day huh… *shake head* porn cd pulak… dont worry… we are on yr side for sure.
wah! really suay lei! next time have to check b4 taking any loans. So i presume the other laptop u did check b4 u loan 🙂
Note to self: Next time want to loan notebook, must check CD tray, files inside the hard disk and everything in it. You don’t really know what you find.
By the way, what is the IT Mgr going to do with that CD?
Aiyo, if i was you, i also feel malu by situation. The IT mng trying to give you a hard time. well at least now it has be resolved. be careful next time if you loan from office, make sure check the cd.
Wah….not fair…
your co as strict as my hubby wan la. Cannot go porn site too, if kena caught, must leave co immediately.
how embarassing – cant the previous owner delete what was in the laptiop
So kesian lo……. kena buta-buta only……..
Although the case is serious but don’t they think with a right frame of mind? Who would wanna get terminated by being so reckless? (Especially when PCs are so cheap!)
And as I know MNC would not wanna make a big thing out of termination, they normally use “force resignation” 😛
Waa…really tragic! I also wonder what happen to the CD. Maybe IT dept has a collection of it :p
Waa…really tragic! I also wonder what happen to the CD. Maybe IT dept has a collection of it :p
Btw, the IT Mgr sounded so intimidating, especially to a lady (mom of 2 somemore)
so “tai wok”. Luckily u are off the hook.
wah! remember to get me that CD! LOL!
Hahaha…must be so pai seh la.
oh man….this is something funny! eh sure its not yours ah?
damn! jas oredi said…it belong to the person who resign…so who is the person that resign n come back i think xD?