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Bkwrzdub t1_ja9dm26 wrote

Reply to comment by the_kevlar_kid in My company provided me a brand new laptop with a user manual DVD. The laptop does not have a DVD player. by kalutheace

Let's face it...

HR doesn't like the technically right answer, will overrule I. T. But still won't bother getting the right software /hardware because "it's cheaper"

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ApotheounX t1_ja9nev4 wrote

Dafuq you talking about? I've prepped hundreds of HP G6/G8 (this laptop, or similar). Every single one of them has this CD in the box, and I usually don't bother removing it before repacking and giving it to a new employee. HR has nothing to do with it, so you're on some weird tangential crusade.

If OP got the whole laptop box, that makes sense. If someone handed him the laptop, it was probably a new guy who didn't know to just throw the CD away.

Can't say for sure why HP does it, but there's probably a requirement for them to ship a manual with each product, and a CD is probably a cheaper way to fulfill that requirement.

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mattstorm360 t1_ja9fnhg wrote

That's what happens when HR has the power over every other department.

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Bkwrzdub t1_ja9g2rf wrote

And why an I. T. Guy with job security is their worst nightmare

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mattstorm360 t1_ja9ga5z wrote

Or worse, an IT guy doing an effective job.

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Bkwrzdub t1_ja9h2ds wrote

When HR overrules everything... Quiet quitting becomes effective.

I would be too expensive for them to fire.

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