I agree with the overall point. (And WTH would you ever have things you need to download in your work email?) But there's not an employer I have ever left that I couldn't have done extensive damage to without any permissions at all. Not that I would ever add a felony charge to even the most bitter firing, but I could.

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nerdsniper 13 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> And WTH would you ever have things you need to download in your work email?

Because you got a university email as a student 20-30 years ago back when .edu emails were "for life". Then you started working at the university as a staff-person under the same email. Then 20-30 years later you're leaving, and much of your digital identity is inextricably linked to that old "personal" email.

	▲	terminalshort 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		There was a time when I could be sympathetic to that, but it's long past.

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kstrauser 14 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I'm sure that's probably true for all of us, to some extent. Things holding me back:

1. It's wrong. That's not how my parents raised me.

2. I value and protect my reputation.

3. I want to be able to have another job in the field without being permanently deny-listed.

4. Prison sounds awful.