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That probably depends on the kind of job you have. If you're a developer, sure, you can probably accept a package at the office, but if you're working as a cashier in a supermarket, it's doubtful your employer would allow you to accept packages while working.

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Yeah, definitely this. Depending on security as well, dropping something off at the car is fine, but getting inside the building would not work at a lot of places.

I personally mail every package to my work rather than home. No worry of leaving the house for one 15 minute window in the entire day and ups showing up and taking my package back with them. ($1800 laptop so taking it back was better than the porch but it was still annoying.)

That said I am the IT/Electronics tech for a small machine shop. Most of us here have items we order come to work.

This is my favorite perk of working at a company. The only thing that sort of sucks is when you buy some items for personal use, some for the business, and some for personal-use-at-office, all from the same vendors, and need to disintermingle them. If you're out of town, telling a coworker to go into the Provantage box to grab the network tester you ordered, and having him open the box containing soap, is weird.

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