On: VUW Accidentally Wipes Desktop Computers

[db48x]

I agree. If you're spending years getting a PhD, and losing the data would put that degree in jeopardy, then it's definitely on you to ensure that the data you collect can't be lost. It's a necessary skill of being a scientist, just like keeping accurate lab notebooks, doing statistics, and everything else. If nobody taught you how to do this, you'll just have to learn it yourself.

[_y5hn → db48x]

Yes, and if people make mistakes, it's most often (99.99%) not out of spite.

However, it can be profitable to not undo the mistake, and the workers have no say what is negotiated in the contract.