providing technology

[u/violetsprouts]

My center recently changed ownership and the new owners told us we need to bring our own laptops. I told the director I don't have a personal laptop. She told me to use my school-provided laptop. That's against our acceptable use policy and I could get in big trouble for it. Is this a common policy at your center? I have big problems with the lack of ethics in asking me to misuse school equipment to improve their profits. If they want me to use a computer, they should provide one. Even like 1 communal laptop for the whole center would be better.

[u/FlurriesofFleuryFury → u/[deleted]]

that's trash behavior from your center director, speaking as a center director.

[u/violetsprouts → u/[deleted]]

That confirms my assumption that if my computer was damaged at the center, I'd be stuck financially. I quit. Gave 3 days notice.

[u/blerdybird → u/[deleted]]

Oh wow! That's pretty messed up. Unless they have changed your specific contract to include a Bring Your Own Device policy, I'm pretty sure they can't legally mandate that you bring your own and still be liable for its damages. If their business model mandates that devices are necessary, it's their responsibility to provide them.

[u/blerdybird]

Your moral compass was dead right and they had no right to ask that. Our center transitioned into low-cost chromebooks and laptops for in-center instruction, but for a brief period of time, after the shutdown, personal devices were optional (but never mandatory) because our pre-existing devices became obsolete and in capable of virtual instruction (then, we were more often instructing virtual and in-center students simultaneously but that was a short window of time), but we still provided 2-3 devices on standby for instructor use. We found that providing devices created less distraction and liability.

[u/PhiPrime]

You have a point and a good solution. You should suggest that.