12/2    It's December, and my co-op is going to end soon. I am suppose to
        return my badge to the company, but I would like to keep it. Is it
        overly unethical to tell your company, during your very last day,
        that you lost your badge?
        \_ Well, maybe this is flame bait, but don't be such a stooge.
          Corporations will treat you in "unethical" ways many many
          times throught your "professional" life, probabably in ways
          you are either unaware of or too brainwashed to see. So take the
          silly badge, if you want it, and lie to them.  Who cares.
           thing back.  it all depends on how stiff and republican your

        \_ i don't see why it would be unethical since they deactivate your
           \_ HOw do TEKTRONIX color printers compare to HP and XEROX.  Would
              you recommend them?   What do you think of solid ink technology?
              \_ Tek color printers are supposed to be bad ass.  Most of them
                 use thermal wax/thermal dye technology as opposed to laser
                 which gives you fairly decent photographic quality.  Fiery
                 also makes good printers (what Kinkos uses).  Expect to
           only decent mug shot of myself that i have. Actually, they
           never asked for it back.
                 spend a fortune though.  They're no bubble/ink/laser jets.
                 \_ Fiery is PrintServer/RIP bundled with Xerox's,
                    IBM's printers. EFI doesn't make printers.
           badge anyway.  the question is if you can get away with it.
           i interned at tektronix and my boss told me that the company was
           really paraoid about people keeping their badges when they left.
           apparently, they harrass you and stuff until you give the damn
           thing back.  it all depends on how stiff and conservative your
           company is.
        \_ lots of other co-op students pull the same stunt.
           \_ So at least he'll have lots of company while he's spending
              eternity writhing in the flames of hell . . . thieving
              bastard!!!!!
              \_ nark
        \_ if yer manager/admin-person says "It's very, *very* important
           that we control all the badges..." then you return it.
        \_ i still have my sybase badge from several years ago. it's the
           only decent mug shot of me that i have.
        \_ Tell them you lost it now.  They might have to retake the
           picture, etc., and you can turn that one back in on your last day.
        \_ I suggest you simply grow up and return the fucking badge.
           \_ nark
        \_ yeah, after the first half dozen, you don't put sentimental
                value on a piece of plastic.
        \_ If its intel, they don't care, I just kept mine.
        \_ after i left sun i was really depressed that i didn't think to
           connive to keep my badge.  just do it.
        \_ work at a company that doesn't use badges :P