‘Stop overreacting’: Employee publicly calls out coworker for stealing his belongings off his desk, gets silent treatment from the rest of the office in return

Sharing a working space with your coworker can be fun at times, but it can also be extremely challenging. On one hand, being together through the work week can help the employees feel more connected to one another, and improve the general work environment. On the other hand, not having your own personal space can become difficult, and other coworkers can step over boundaries without even realizing it.

The coworker in this Reddit story definitely crossed some work boundaries, and she probably knew what she was doing as well. OP (original poster), noticed that his coworker kept taking his things off his desk, mainly office supplies, but occasionally things like his lunch and even his personal mug. Eventually, OP decided to confront his coworker and did it in front of the entire office, but the rest of his coworkers did not support OP in his decision…

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