Her Coworker Keeps Taking Her Things Without Asking, So She Finally Flipped Out On Her In Front Of The Rest Of Their Office
If you work in an office setting, has a coworker ever used something of yours without asking? Sometimes it’s a genuine mistake, but other times, you can tell your coworker was fine with blatantly taking something that’s not theirs.
One woman recently had an outburst with one of her coworkers after she continued to take her things without permission and treated it like a joke.
She’s 28-years-old and has worked for the same software company for three years. Over the years, she’s come to really love her job. She has a pleasant work environment and gets along with her coworkers. Most of them, at least.
A 32-year-old woman named Sarah joined the company a year ago. At first, things were very friendly between the two of them. They’d make nice small talk and occasionally have lunch with each other. But then, Sarah started crossing some boundaries.
“I noticed that Sarah had started to use my belongings without asking for permission,” she said.
“For example, she would take my stapler, pens, or even my phone charger without asking.”
At first, she tried to brush off Sarah’s behavior and figured she would often forget that those items were personally hers. She wanted to be understanding, so she ignored it for a while.
But then, Sarah took things to the next level when she took her lunch from the fridge. It was a special lunch she had packed herself, a meal her grandmother used to make.
Before putting it in the fridge, she wrote a note on the container that said it was hers. However, that didn’t matter to Sarah, who ate it.
Drazen – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
When she confronted Sarah about eating her food, Sarah apologized and said she thought the food was for the entire office to share. However, she didn’t buy that excuse.
As the year went on, Sarah only got worse.
“She began using my personal laptop without asking, even though we all have our own work computers,” she explained.
“She would also use my coffee mug and other personal items, despite me having my name on them. I tried to address it politely and asked her to stop, but she would just laugh it off and say she didn’t mean any harm.”
Things came to a breaking point a few days ago after she left her brand-new pair of expensive headphones at her desk overnight. When she came into work the following day, you can probably guess who was wearing them – Sarah.
She lost it and demanded that Sarah hand over the headphones. She told her she had enough of her using her belongings without asking.
Once again, Sarah tried to laugh the situation off, but she told her it wasn’t funny. She told Sarah she had been disrespecting her and violating her privacy.
Many people from the office heard the commotion. Most of her coworkers agree with her, although some believe she should apologize to Sarah for confronting her in front of everyone.
The atmosphere in the office has been awkward since her outburst, and Sarah isn’t speaking to her.
Should she apologize to Sarah for her outburst or stand by what she said?
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