I managed the distribution of the phones for a while and while most people did what you do,which was fine, I found the people who sent them back in the case made it easier for us to inventory the phones we got returned as well as store them as backups for the users who have a knack for losing or breaking their phones. We also use the old phones as MFA devices for people who don’t want to have their personal phones attached to work related things. Storing them in the case makes it easier to find them in the room quickly as well.
As our phones are all inventivized from the start and have barcodes on the back, this is not necessary where l work.
Also, we don’t have much employee fluctuation, so phones are typically only returned when they are broken or obsolete to get de-inventorized (via barcode again).
My work pays for my phone I just need to return it after. I keep the box for that. It is very convenient!
That’s interesting, because the boxes of my work phones are the only ones I throw away immediately.
Why should I care to return the phone to my employer in a fitting box?
I managed the distribution of the phones for a while and while most people did what you do,which was fine, I found the people who sent them back in the case made it easier for us to inventory the phones we got returned as well as store them as backups for the users who have a knack for losing or breaking their phones. We also use the old phones as MFA devices for people who don’t want to have their personal phones attached to work related things. Storing them in the case makes it easier to find them in the room quickly as well.
But maybe that’s just me being extra.
As our phones are all inventivized from the start and have barcodes on the back, this is not necessary where l work.
Also, we don’t have much employee fluctuation, so phones are typically only returned when they are broken or obsolete to get de-inventorized (via barcode again).