Coworker Banned From Man’s Desk After Catching Him Napping in His Office Chair, Causing HR Stir

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    r/AITAH • 23 hr. ago Inevitable-Froyo-208 AITA for banning my coworker from my desk because of his "emergency chair naps"??
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    Alright, strap in, because this one's about to get absurd. So, I work in an office where, for some reason, having a comfortable chair is like finding gold. A few months ago, I decided to invest in a super comfy ergonomic chair for my desk. You know, to save my back and make my workday slightly more bearable.
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    Then, there's Todd (not his real name, but trust me, he's a Todd). Todd has this habit of wandering around the office like he's on a break 80% of the time. One day, I catch him napping in MY chair. I thought it was a one-time thing, maybe he just needed a quick power nap, so I let it slide. But then it became a daily
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    occurrence. Every time I step away for a minute-bathroom, grabbing coffee, whatever- come back, and there's Todd, dead asleep in my chair, drooling on MY armrest like he pays rent here.
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    So, I confront Todd, and he's like, "Oh, sorry, dude. Your chair's just really comfortable. I can't help it. It's like a sleep magnet!" I tell him it's weird, and he needs to stop using my workspace as his personal nap station. He laughs it off and says, "Come on, it's just a quick nap. You're not using it."
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    I thought that would be the end of it, but NO. Todd keeps sneaking in, and now I'm paranoid about leaving my desk, afraid I'll find him there mid- snooze. I finally snapped and told him straight up, "Stay out of my chair or I'm reporting this to HR." Now he's acting all hurt, saying I'm overreacting and should just
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    "chill out." I guess he's giving me the cold shoulder now-probably because he can't nap in my chair anymore. So, AITA for laying down the law and evicting Todd from my chair naps?
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    DryChard3003 • 23h ago • NTA! Dude, your chair isn't an Airbnb for Todd's naps. If he's so attached to it, maybe you should start charging him 'nap rent.' Honestly, next time he's snoozing, just slowly wheel him over to HR's office and see how well he naps through that!
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    UrSweetxAngel • 10h ago • NTA! You have every right to protect your personal space and your investment in that chair. It's completely unreasonable for Todd to assume he can just take over your workspace whenever he feels like it. He's being disrespectful by not taking your concerns seriously.
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    Your desk is your area to work and be productive, not a nap zone for someone else. Setting boundaries is important, especially in a work environment. If he doesn't understand that, then it's on him to figure it out. Hopefully, he can find a less invasive way to catch his z's!
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    Spare-heir 23h ago • Todd's weird. You are NTA. Did you buy the chair with your own money? You should charge him for wear & tear. Jk, but seriously, him drooling on your personal chair is gross.
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    Particular-Try5... • 23h ago • NTA. And report it to HR, get ahead of him. "Hi HR, just dropping you a quick email because this is odd and I thought the company should be aware of it, I have cc'd in my supervisor too. Recently I bought an
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    ergonomic chair for my desk, and my supervisor has not raised an issue with it. It is simply more comfortable for me than the company issued chairs but because i do not have a medical reason for a special chair I figured this was an expense on my own dime, no worries. However there's
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    now an issue. Todd keeps coming around whenever I step away from my desk (to grab a coffee, go to the toilet) and then, bear with me, this is absurd... he NAPS in it. I've firmly asked him not to (so I can carry on with my work at my desk) and he's now complaining about
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    me for this. Can you please help me navigate this as it is a situation that is far beyond my capacity to understand how to handle better than my polite "Stay out of my chair". is this guy doing napping during work hours anyway?
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    Zornorph ⚫23h ago • I would literally dump him out of my chair the next time I found him napping in it. Like right on the floor. NTA of course.
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    SarahL1990 23h ago • ΝΤΑ I'd be livid. The absolute cheek.
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    ImmortalWand... • 23h ago • NTA, but could we all just pause for a second to acknowledge the value of the term "emergency chair naps"? Sounds like it could be from a sitcom.
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    bluepuffgirl ⚫ 22h ago • NTA. Todd's behavior is beyond inappropriate, especially in a professional setting. It's not just about him taking naps in your chair; it's about him invading your personal workspace and disregarding boundaries. You invested in
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    that chair for your own comfort, and Todd's repeated "emergency naps" are disrespectful and unsanitary (drooling on your armrest? Ew).

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