Last time I worked in big corporate I had to use their laptop even if I didn't plug mine into anything, because of security. At some point said laptop got stolen and I sent a buying request for a new one. Took a year without feedback and a heated discussion for my boss to accuse me for having been to passive on it. I was then using my own laptop. At that point you can't even call it shadow IT anymore.
Any buying requests go through the direct supervisor, the financial department, the director of the company, then back to the supervisor for the final signature. And because it's Germany, it was on paper. When I say any buying request, I mean any. From any programming book, to any accounting book for finance or any HR book.
You'd think people at the top have better things to do. You think that, until you hear the department heads discuss which excel format files should be saved in.
Any buying requests go through the direct supervisor, the financial department, the director of the company, then back to the supervisor for the final signature. And because it's Germany, it was on paper. When I say any buying request, I mean any. From any programming book, to any accounting book for finance or any HR book.
You'd think people at the top have better things to do. You think that, until you hear the department heads discuss which excel format files should be saved in.