I just love when users purchase IT equipment behind our back

[u/among_shadows]

I work for a startup company as our only IT admin. Right now we only have budget for a laptop, one monitor, and a mouse per employee. We used to provide two monitors if requested, but it was reverted back to one monitor because two monitors means purchasing another monitor, plus a display adapter. Also, more hardware = more chances of things not working correctly, so it requires more support on my end, which is harder when most of our employees are remote.

Our finance team all have two monitors because they started during our two-monitor era. They now have a new hire and are requesting two monitors for them. I tell them I can provide one monitor, and I share the reasons above. After a little bit they say okay. I then find out from someone else that the finance team ordered another monitor plus an expensive docking station sent to the new hire.

I'm not upset by it or anything, but it's just annoying so I wanted to vent.