Manager asking for my password when I am off

MyRealNameToo

There shouldn't be need to access a computer... things like mailboxes and OneDrive can be shared with another person without giving them your password and you shouldn't be storing work documents on the hard drive on the computer itself as that won't be backed up and hard drives can fail/become corrupted. 

I'd be surprised if your IT policy allowed sharing of passwords

BridgetTheCat

Your manager is an idiot. There are numerous proper ways of handling this - selective auto forwarding of emails, storing work on shared drives or cloud storage, and handover notes to name a few. In most workplaces revealing your password would be gross misconduct.

Penguin_

Thanks all, you have helped confirm my initial thoughts.

TELLIT01

The only time I can see a genuine reason to request the password is if the computer isn't connected to a network.  That seems highly unlikely in a modern working environment.

If the manager insists, get confirmation of the request in writing.

la531983

TELLIT01 said:

The only time I can see a genuine reason to request the password is if the computer isn't connected to a network.  That seems highly unlikely in a modern working environment.

If the manager insists, get confirmation of the request in writing.

...which should also include permission from IT stating you wont be reported if you do so.

Tabieth

As others have said, check your IT policy. Everywhere I’ve worked has been completely clear, do not share passwords under any circumstances. Doing so would be considered misconduct. If a line manager needs to access your email they can very easily do so via the IT team (if your workplace is big enough to have one). Plus, out-of-office messages / email forwarding can be used. 

LightFlare

Tabieth said:

As others have said, check your IT policy. Everywhere I’ve worked has been completely clear, do not share passwords under any circumstances. Doing so would be considered misconduct. If a line manager needs to access your email they can very easily do so via the IT team (if your workplace is big enough to have one). Plus, out-of-office messages / email forwarding can be used. 

100% agree with this 

It also depends on the "industry" you work within and the type of data/responsibility you have as an individual

In my previous role - there is no way in hell I would let anyone have my login/password (even IT) as it could have led to all sorts of nasty legal implications against me personally

feynman33

Only you can know if this is a reasonable request, based on your specific working setup. If it is, it doesn't sound like an appropriate setup, and should have come up long before now.

Lorian

No two factor authentication?

Grumpy_chap

As everyone else has said, the first thing to do is to check the company IT policy. 
I cannot recall any work place where the IT policy has been anything other than "never share passwords with anyone" with doing so risking disciplinary action.
Assuming the IT policy is similar to any I can recall, if the OP is to say "no", that gives the OP the defence to back up their position rather than risk being seen as secretive or awkward.

I would also be wary that this might be a duplicitous manager trying to trick the OP so that they have something to hold the OP to in the future and / or a specific training test set by IT just to see how secure passwords are being kept.