'Tyrannical management took away my desk fan': Boss punishes employee for leaving desk fan running overnight, makes him struggle in the heat

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    I work at a call center, a fairly small one. I make decent money for the amount of work that I do.
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    I'm 6'1 and 260 lbs. I run hot all the time. I have a desk fan that I plug into the wall. Sometimes I forget to turn it off. They company
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    has "warned me" multiple times about me unplugging my fan. I do have diagnosed ADHD so, Sometimes I just honestly forget. So they decided to take my fan and hide it from me like I'm a child.
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    The reason why they do not want the desk fan plugged in, is because my tiny desk fan might short circuit the whole entire area of my department because "it has happened before". I would
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    like to also add that other employees have mini fridges plugged in, Cell phone chargers, you name it, Its plugged in,
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    I'm starting to boil over this Friday over it. It's just the icing on the cake, I told my team lead if he has ever seen office space before. Joke went over his head. Rant over
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    Edit: thank you for all the good ideas for the fan situation! I appreciate you all.
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    icsh33ple 3 hr. ago Get a timer for the outlet so it just clicks on when you get there and off when you leave. You can get cheap outlet timers at all the big box stores for a couple bucks.
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    Polysubstances OP 3 hr. ago Thank you for the information. Much appreciation
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    Double-Potato-4180 . 3 hr. ago Second the desk fan, I have one that plus into my computer by USB. You could also set a reminder on your phone for the end of the day! Also, those people S.
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    Polysubstances OP. 3 hr. ago Good advice. Need to do
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    Kratomdrunk 3 hr. ago at work Sounds like a "heat stroke." You should go home for the day.
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    Polysubstances OP 3 hr. ago Vacation is coming up. I'm suffering for that 4 day vacation. Need that money Or I would have been gone... What a joke Imao
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    UR NEIGHBOR_STAC Y .3 hr. ago SocDem Fthem. Buy a battery-powered desk fan. Take it home with you every day so it doesn't go missing. Then they won't be able to say s
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    CronozDK 2 hr. ago edited 2 hr. ago You should get a red swingline stapler and put it on your desk. If that disappears too, you've got your excuse...
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    fozan1968 2 hr. ago So a call center that runs multiple computers and phone systems are worried that a small desk fan could shut down the office? Sounds like someone doesn't like you having a little comfort at work

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