ryan_ellis•15d agoTop Commenter

Walked into work Monday and found my coworker had rearranged my entire desk setup

I work in a shared office at a small marketing firm in Austin, and last week I came in to find all my stuff moved around. My coworker Sarah decided to "streamline" my workspace while I was out sick on Friday. She threw away my sticky notes with client deadlines and unplugged my dual monitor setup. I had to spend 2 hours debugging why my spreadsheets looked wrong because she moved my mouse to the other side. The worst part is she acted like she did me a favor when I asked about it. Has anyone else had a coworker mess with your stuff without asking? How do you even handle that without making the whole office awkward?

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3 Comments

martin.paige13d ago

You said "nobody should touch someone else's computer" but it sounds like we're talking about a desk setup not a personal computer. Isn't the real issue more about her throwing away your notes without asking?

black.joel15d ago

Man that's rough. Completely out of line for her to toss your stuff and mess with your setup without asking first. I'd be pretty ticked off too.

the_dylan15d ago

Joel, that's a really crappy situation and you have every right to be pissed. Nobody should touch someone else's computer or gaming setup without asking first, that's just basic respect. The fact that she tossed your stuff around like that is just disrespectful and there's no excuse for it. Hope you can get things sorted out and she learns to keep her hands to herself.