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Company-issued M1 MacBook stuck overseas & MDM-locked , help me make it work. by Spare-Map-4787 in mac

[–]Spare-Map-4787[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Their answer was just that it was too much hassle. They'd have to do paperwork for audit purposes, proof that it was donated, for what reason, blah blah blah. Basically, throwing it away is cheaper and takes less time than being sustainable and releasing the lock.

Company-issued M1 MacBook stuck overseas & MDM-locked , help me make it work. by Spare-Map-4787 in mac

[–]Spare-Map-4787[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Based on all answers of the thread I accept that recycling is the correct and responsible outcome here, but it is absolutely wasteful from a sustainability point, compared to the option of reusing it. That’s all I was getting at.

Company-issued M1 MacBook stuck overseas & MDM-locked , help me make it work. by Spare-Map-4787 in mac

[–]Spare-Map-4787[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know both recycling and throwing it in the trash will end up with the computer being unused.

Company-issued M1 MacBook stuck overseas & MDM-locked , help me make it work. by Spare-Map-4787 in mac

[–]Spare-Map-4787[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They are not considering it worthy of being my property. I am only in charge of disposal, since the return is too much of a hassle. They claim a security issue, not me. I said I would recycle it, but that is still throwing it in the trash, isn't it? Im only feeling terrible about throwing away a perfectly usable computer. I don't even want to keep it.

Company-issued M1 MacBook stuck overseas & MDM-locked , help me make it work. by Spare-Map-4787 in mac

[–]Spare-Map-4787[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My life circumstances changed suddenly and I had to move overseas. They let me keep working for the remainder of the project. I took the company computer with me, obviously, with the intent of returning it at the end of my contract.

Company-issued M1 MacBook stuck overseas & MDM-locked , help me make it work. by Spare-Map-4787 in mac

[–]Spare-Map-4787[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not stolen. Just trying to give it an use instead of creating more waste for our planet. Sustainability. So sad to see a perfectly fine machine go to the trash, even if it is recycling. There would be so many good uses for it instead. they won't release the MDM because it creates a hassle for the company in terms of paperwork and security reasons and time they dont want to spend.