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Imagine a hypothetical scenario in which a previous employer was paying for an employee to use Microsoft Office connected to the employees work email address and the employee leaves the company. Typically the employer would deactivate the subscription and the email address associated with the employee who left the company. However, if the employer fails to deactivate the subscription, what are the possible consequences for the employee if they continue to use the subscription at another job and/or for personal use?
Is there any legal action, that either Microsoft or the previous employer could take against the employee?
Is it unethical for the employee to engage in the use of the subscription.
I'm inclined to think that the responsibility falls to the previous employer to make sure the account is deactivated, and Microsoft wouldn't care since they are still getting paid for the subscription.
Obviously, there may be a breach of ethics here, but I'm more interested in whether or not the previous employer has a legal case against the employee.
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Imagine a hypothetical scenario in which a previous employer was paying for an employee to use Microsoft Office connected to the employees work email address and the employee leaves the company. Typically the employer would deactivate the subscription and the email address associated with the employee who left the company. However, if the employer fails to deactivate the subscription, what are the possible consequences for the employee if they continue to use the subscription at another job and/or for personal use?
Is there any legal action, that either Microsoft or the previous employer could take against the employee?
Is it unethical for the employee to engage in the use of the subscription.
I'm inclined to think that the responsibility falls to the previous employer to make sure the account is deactivated, and Microsoft wouldn't care since they are still getting paid for the subscription.
Obviously, there may be a breach of ethics here, but I'm more interested in whether or not the previous employer has a legal case against the employee.
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Imagine a hypothetical scenario in which a previous employer was paying for an employee to use Microsoft Office connected to the employees work email address and the employee leaves the company. Typically the employer would deactivate the subscription and the email address associated with the employee who left the company. However, if the employer fails to deactivate the subscription, what are the possible consequences for the employee if they continue to use the subscription at another job and/or for personal use?
Is there any legal action, that either Microsoft or the previous employer could take against the employee?
Is it unethical for the employee to engage in the use of the subscription.
I'm inclined to think that the responsibility falls to the previous employer to make sure the account is deactivated, and Microsoft wouldn't care since they are still getting paid for the subscription.
Obviously, there may be a breach of ethics here, but I'm more interested in whether or not the previous employer has a legal case against the employee.
ethics software
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Imagine a hypothetical scenario in which a previous employer was paying for an employee to use Microsoft Office connected to the employees work email address and the employee leaves the company. Typically the employer would deactivate the subscription and the email address associated with the employee who left the company. However, if the employer fails to deactivate the subscription, what are the possible consequences for the employee if they continue to use the subscription at another job and/or for personal use?
Is there any legal action, that either Microsoft or the previous employer could take against the employee?
Is it unethical for the employee to engage in the use of the subscription.
I'm inclined to think that the responsibility falls to the previous employer to make sure the account is deactivated, and Microsoft wouldn't care since they are still getting paid for the subscription.
Obviously, there may be a breach of ethics here, but I'm more interested in whether or not the previous employer has a legal case against the employee.
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"Hypothetical". Really?
– Philip Kendall
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"Hypothetical". Really?
– Philip Kendall
4 mins ago
"Hypothetical". Really?
– Philip Kendall
4 mins ago
"Hypothetical". Really?
– Philip Kendall
4 mins ago
add a comment |Â
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"Hypothetical". Really?
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4 mins ago