Been there and done that.
It massively pisses off staff in a small company. It basically says "fuck you, I've employed you but that doesn't mean I trust you"

It does depend on how "adult" your staff are, but IME it just created a situation where a bunch of staff thought that we valued the computing equipment more than them. Not a good situation in a small company.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 7 Oct 2010, 10:41, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

My colleagues will be amongst the first to tell you
that I'm a bit jackboot in my approach to these things. In response, I'd say screw the staff, it's my job to protect the company's business, not their feelings.

Which is why I'm in a monolithic corporation, of course.
( Kroney, Thu 7 Oct 2010, 10:51, Reply)

I don't think you're wrong.
But in a company of 20-30 people, most of whom had PhDs, sometimes maintaining a pleasant working environment is more important than the occasional disappearing laptop ;)
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 7 Oct 2010, 10:56, Reply)

I guess that would depend
on what's potentially on the laptop :P
( Kroney, Thu 7 Oct 2010, 11:00, Reply)