Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you have to shut down your work computer at the EOD?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you have to shut down your work computer at the EOD? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:26:11 +0000 PurplePeony on "Do you have to shut down your work computer at the EOD?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-shut-down-your-work-computer-at-the-eod#post-1079239 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 11:58:24 +0000 PurplePeony 1079239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We're not allowed to shut down because they install updates and stuff at night, and can't do that if the computers are off. MrsH on "Do you have to shut down your work computer at the EOD?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-shut-down-your-work-computer-at-the-eod#post-1079093 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 10:58:36 +0000 MrsH 1079093@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have to log out. We never shut down because they do maintenance on off hours and I can log in from home if need be. In fact my computer starts beeping if I turn it off and on. avivoca on "Do you have to shut down your work computer at the EOD?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-shut-down-your-work-computer-at-the-eod#post-1079089 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 10:56:11 +0000 avivoca 1079089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Most of the time I shut down, sometimes if I'm busy or have something I need to remember to work on in the morning I'll just lock it and shut off my monitor. MrsTiz on "Do you have to shut down your work computer at the EOD?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-shut-down-your-work-computer-at-the-eod#post-1079077 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 10:52:45 +0000 MrsTiz 1079077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope just log off! autumnlove on "Do you have to shut down your work computer at the EOD?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-shut-down-your-work-computer-at-the-eod#post-1079069 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 10:49:39 +0000 autumnlove 1079069@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't have to but I always do it since I never know when I will be back in the office. artsyfartsy on "Do you have to shut down your work computer at the EOD?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-shut-down-your-work-computer-at-the-eod#post-1079065 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 10:48:14 +0000 artsyfartsy 1079065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My old computer I had to. If I left it running all night it would function as well as a turtle in peanut butter the next day. Now that I got a new one all I have to do is lock it! BSB on "Do you have to shut down your work computer at the EOD?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-shut-down-your-work-computer-at-the-eod#post-1079058 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 10:46:03 +0000 BSB 1079058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope, just lock or log off. cascademom on "Do you have to shut down your work computer at the EOD?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-shut-down-your-work-computer-at-the-eod#post-1079053 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 10:44:22 +0000 cascademom 1079053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope. Sometimes I have to restart it when it gets funky after being on too long. AmandaB8 on "Do you have to shut down your work computer at the EOD?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-shut-down-your-work-computer-at-the-eod#post-1079048 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 10:43:30 +0000 AmandaB8 1079048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Only on Fridays. Otherwise, nope! Mrsbells on "Do you have to shut down your work computer at the EOD?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-shut-down-your-work-computer-at-the-eod#post-1078496 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 08:26:01 +0000 Mrsbells 1078496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ we dont have to, but I think we waste electricity keeping them on pui on "Do you have to shut down your work computer at the EOD?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-shut-down-your-work-computer-at-the-eod#post-1078494 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 08:24:46 +0000 pui 1078494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I always turn my machine off at night unless I'm running a backup. My computer boots in like 10 seconds though. MapleMoose on "Do you have to shut down your work computer at the EOD?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-shut-down-your-work-computer-at-the-eod#post-1078489 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 08:20:26 +0000 MapleMoose 1078489@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I shut it down when I leave for the night. My computer starts up really fast at work so it's not a pain for me. T.H.O.U. on "Do you have to shut down your work computer at the EOD?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-shut-down-your-work-computer-at-the-eod#post-1078438 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 07:57:00 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1078438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ What a PITA! tinyperson on "Do you have to shut down your work computer at the EOD?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-shut-down-your-work-computer-at-the-eod#post-1078431 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 07:52:02 +0000 tinyperson 1078431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have to, but we have laptops and they have to be locked up or taken home every night. Adira on "Do you have to shut down your work computer at the EOD?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-shut-down-your-work-computer-at-the-eod#post-1078387 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 07:30:47 +0000 Adira 1078387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @locavore_mama: hahahaha! They probably posted that announcement because of YOU! :) regberadaisy on "Do you have to shut down your work computer at the EOD?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-shut-down-your-work-computer-at-the-eod#post-1078384 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 07:29:57 +0000 regberadaisy 1078384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Adira: shhh that's what I was doing up until they posted a "official" notice on our main announcement page. Adira on "Do you have to shut down your work computer at the EOD?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-shut-down-your-work-computer-at-the-eod#post-1078366 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 07:23:17 +0000 Adira 1078366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @locavore_mama: What would they do if your just left it on one night? :) regberadaisy on "Do you have to shut down your work computer at the EOD?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-shut-down-your-work-computer-at-the-eod#post-1078364 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 07:22:32 +0000 regberadaisy 1078364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Adira: seriously. ;) Adira on "Do you have to shut down your work computer at the EOD?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-shut-down-your-work-computer-at-the-eod#post-1078362 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 07:22:03 +0000 Adira 1078362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @locavore_mama: Wait - so they want you to turn it off every night and have to turn it back on in the morning EXCEPT over the weekend they want you to just leave it running ALL WEEKEND??? That's ridiculous. If anything, it would make more sense to do the OPPOSITE - leave it on during the week and they can push their updates through then, and then power down for the weekend and have to turn it back on on Monday! Your IT is weird. :) regberadaisy on "Do you have to shut down your work computer at the EOD?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-shut-down-your-work-computer-at-the-eod#post-1078355 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 07:19:34 +0000 regberadaisy 1078355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Adira: I totally agree! We even just outsourced our IT (our IT guy moved away) to a company and they still want us to shut down every night except Friday when they run updates and maintenance. So weird. Adira on "Do you have to shut down your work computer at the EOD?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-shut-down-your-work-computer-at-the-eod#post-1078352 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 07:18:07 +0000 Adira 1078352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Oh, @Smurfette makes a good point - our IT pushes updates and security patches at night too, so they want us to leave them on. @locavore_mama: I suspect that's the old school of thinking - that it wastes energy to just keep them on. But computer now-a-days are really efficient, so I wouldn't think it would waste that much. I would think it would take MORE energy to power-up than just keep it running. What a pain for you! regberadaisy on "Do you have to shut down your work computer at the EOD?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-shut-down-your-work-computer-at-the-eod#post-1078348 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 07:16:03 +0000 regberadaisy 1078348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Adira: I think there are two schools of thoughts. One is what you & I believe. And the other is it's better, save energy to shut it off at night. At my old job we would always just log off because our IT guy believed it didn't take much energy. And he did a lot of updates & maintenance at night remotely too. Smurfette on "Do you have to shut down your work computer at the EOD?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-shut-down-your-work-computer-at-the-eod#post-1078346 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 07:15:30 +0000 Smurfette 1078346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope, I just log off. They actually don't want you to shut down, so when they run updates overnight, your computer will be updated. Adira on "Do you have to shut down your work computer at the EOD?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-shut-down-your-work-computer-at-the-eod#post-1078344 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 07:14:25 +0000 Adira 1078344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @locavore_mama: Do you know WHY they make you do that? Most computers these days are pretty efficient and will just go into sleep mode when not in use, so I can't imagine they're using THAT much energy to keep on all night! I think it would cost them more to pay you while you're waiting for the darn thing to turn on! regberadaisy on "Do you have to shut down your work computer at the EOD?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-shut-down-your-work-computer-at-the-eod#post-1078342 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 07:13:06 +0000 regberadaisy 1078342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Adira: EXACTLY! ! ! Adira on "Do you have to shut down your work computer at the EOD?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-shut-down-your-work-computer-at-the-eod#post-1078340 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 07:12:23 +0000 Adira 1078340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope! Just log off! Or sometimes just lock it. If I had to turn it on every morning, I'd be wasting 15 minutes every day! regberadaisy on "Do you have to shut down your work computer at the EOD?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-shut-down-your-work-computer-at-the-eod#post-1078331 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 07:09:57 +0000 regberadaisy 1078331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ At my current job we do and I find it so annoying to have to reboot in the a.m.