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

Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor

Jul 29, 2024 4:00 PM EDT

In every office, there is a coworker who runs a bit hot. We do not mean to shame said person; as someone often runs cold, I always have at least a sweater ready for me at all times. Both of these employees exist in every workplace and deserve to feel comfortable.

This Redditor admits that he often runs hot and came up with the solution of using a small personal desk fan so that his constant desire to make the air conditioning cooler would not upset other folks. Apparently, however, people still seemed to have an issue with his solution. In fact, the Redditor's boss went so far as to steal the fan and hide it from the employee after he accidentally left it running overnight. The reasoning behind this was paranoia that this small desk fan remaining plugged in could cause a huge technological problem. Obviously, this makes no sense as several chargers, computers, and mini-fridges always remain plugged in overnight as well.

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