The issue here is when employees use organizational property for their personal gains, which I feel goes against my moral values. By doing this, not only is one ripping off their organization; moreover, whatever they do using it belongs to the organization. The organization also has the right to sue the employee responsible. By pursuing such a deed the employee would later be tempted to develop a product or solution that rivals his/her organization’s solution. This also poses a financial and security risk to the company which has trained the employee. The organization must also have their policies updated frequently with the changing landscape of technology. Organizations that have proper policies in place consider this action as an act of fraud. If the employee has any questions about the usage of company property; one should approach his/her manager or HR and get the necessary clarifications. When an employee works on a personal project using a company’s infrastructure, I believe that the employee is taking advantage of the organization’s proprietary and intellectual information which according to me is considered misappropriate and plagiarizing.
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