Intern quits after employer demands he hand over RTX 5060 won at Nvidia event
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THIS!!! IDK how many times I've seen so called "friendships" backfire in my 25 years of working where I work, but it's almost a guarantee a work "friend" will backstab you if it means they can get a higher position or more money. I have ZERO friends at my place of employment. Heck, I don't think any of my co-workers even know I got married over 15 years ago. Lol.
I'd agree if he was in a higher position than intern, but even in China interns are a dime a dozen, and he most likely found another internship elsewhere, especially if it was at a competitor.
PierreJG
Posts: 106 +33
If this is true then what petty crap is this... I won some computer parts at an Intel event and my company also sponsored it. They told me I can keep it. If a company cry over $400 then that company is doomed to fail specially if the community finds who the company is. This is petty crap. Children act like this... Btw The co-worker should be fired as it already proves he cannot be trusted.
IF the story is true, then that's one hoopy frood who really knows where his towel is.
Isn't it just a case of them using the GPU as an excuse to fire him?
gamerk2
Posts: 1,602 +2,026
Eh, this one really depends what the corporate policy was, and whether or not the raffle was a free draw or paid for (and if paid for, *how* it was paid for). Really impossible to take a side on this without that context.
But take this as a lesson: When on a corporate trip, make sure to understand the policies in regards to gifts/rewards.
But take this as a lesson: When on a corporate trip, make sure to understand the policies in regards to gifts/rewards.
Insanity. If the company wants a return on investment, they should have kept him and worked him like they do everyone else... it seems as though someone in management wanted the card for themself and thought they could bully their way into getting it.
The company could have used this as a way to promote that the company provides opportunities.. rather than trying to show everyone that theyre entitled
The company could have used this as a way to promote that the company provides opportunities.. rather than trying to show everyone that theyre entitled
When you are on a business trip to these events, you often receive swag bags (that goes to everyone who attends), and they often have contests. Any employee winning an item doesn't have to report it to the company.
Now, if a rep handed the employee the graphics card, or a night out at a ball game - he would need to let the company know so that if that company does business with that vendor, it isn't because an employee received a gift that swayed a purchasing decision. It would be up to the employer to allow the employee to keep the gift.
Now, if a rep handed the employee the graphics card, or a night out at a ball game - he would need to let the company know so that if that company does business with that vendor, it isn't because an employee received a gift that swayed a purchasing decision. It would be up to the employer to allow the employee to keep the gift.
It is not always money or positions. My first job was a internship, where this b***h took advantage of me being naive and made me do some work for her that wasn't my responsibility. When I became wiser and refused to let her take advantage, she plot a revenge that took a year, but she got our manager to scream at me for other thing. My redemption was that the person who replaced her was the complete opposite.
Darth Shiv
Posts: 2,415 +925
No there's really no scenario where a raffle win should be forfeited.
You won that graphics card, it's yours. Keep quiet about it & proceed with your days.
The employer demanding the card is a
The employer demanding the card is a
I use to work for Best Buy in Canada. I went to a company training event and won a Samsung monitor, basically everyone that went got one.
When I returned to my store, the store manager made me return the monitor so it could be sold for profit and when I refused he told all the other managers I didn’t want them to have a bonus.
I quit.screw Best Buy, screw Canada, and screw all these managers making bank that in turn do nothing for the people they lead.
I use to see behaviour like this in the industry all the time. The higher up the position in the company, the more greedy and petty they become.
The store was located in Victoria bc.
When I returned to my store, the store manager made me return the monitor so it could be sold for profit and when I refused he told all the other managers I didn’t want them to have a bonus.
I quit.screw Best Buy, screw Canada, and screw all these managers making bank that in turn do nothing for the people they lead.
I use to see behaviour like this in the industry all the time. The higher up the position in the company, the more greedy and petty they become.
The store was located in Victoria bc.
raydpratt007
Posts: 37 +37
The company got its dime's worth, all that it intended to achieve. The company lost nothing it expected to achieve when paying for the intern's travel, etc. In fact, the company got more public exposure because of the intern's random win. Too bad that the company turned that feel-good public exposure into garbage.
unoficialoficial
Posts: 370 +325
Legally, he could keep it, but perhaps the company requested the GPU as a courtesy or favor. The fact that the company sent him on a free trip and covered all expenses indicates it is a company that treats its employees well. Therefore, it may expect some form of gratitude in return—or else, what would be the point of treating employees so nicely?
CapNemo72
Posts: 112 +176
We have a rule:
If hardware was given because of the company, stays with company.
If it was some kind of contest or lucky draw (like in this case) the employee keeps it.
Its really simple.
If hardware was given because of the company, stays with company.
If it was some kind of contest or lucky draw (like in this case) the employee keeps it.
Its really simple.
Internet did EXACTLY what I would do. If a company demands I hand it over, they can BUY THEIR OWN or BUY IT OFF ME, either way I WILL be compensated for it.
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