Entitled 11-year-old coworker’s daughter keeps stealing from everyone at work, including makeup from hidden bags, while her mother does nothing, forcing 23-year-old employee to look for creative solutions

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Etai Eshet • Editor
Feb 20, 2025 6:00 PM EST

Office life comes with its share of annoyances: that one person who microwaves fish, the colleague who tells the same story daily, and the printer that works exclusively through prayer. But nothing quite compares to the special torment of dealing with an entitled child using the workplace as their personal playground while their parent watches with the observational skills of a brick wall. 

It's a uniquely torturous situation where professional adults suddenly find themselves playing unwilling, and unpaid babysitters, forced to protect their belongings like they're guarding the crown jewels from a tiny, runny-nosed, sticky-fingered bandit. Everyone has to tiptoe around the (t)issue because confronting a parent about their precious angel's behavior is about as pleasant as getting a root canal while listening to the same kid practice the bagpipe. 

The workplace transforms into a bizarre combination of daycare and maximum security facility, with employees hiding their possessions and developing elaborate systems to protect their lunch from becoming another casualty of a child's communist philosophy.

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  • "Entitled Kid Messed with My Stuff at Work – How Do I Stop This from Happening Again?"

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  • In one driving school, this nightmare came to life through an 11-year-old kleptomaniac-in-training who treated the office like her personal shopping mall. The breaking point came when she helped herself to a coworker's makeup stash, despite attempts to hide it—while her mother maintained the blissful ignorance of someone who's perfected the art of selective blindness.

  • I'm a 23-year-old woman, and I work at an agency inside a driving school. The workplace is a family-owned business, and many of the employees are relatives.
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  • One of my coworkers is a 50- year-old woman who has an 11- year-old daughter. This child frequently comes to her mother's workplace and has already caused several problems, such as
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  • messing with other people's belongings and even stealing small items and food. Even when there is clear evidence that she took things that weren't hers, her mother does nothing about it.
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  • Working from home instead of bringing your home to work would work for everyone

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  • It's important to mention that this child is not related to my bosses. She is the daughter of a coworker who holds the same position as I do. My bosses are really annoyed
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  • by her behavior, but so far, they haven't taken any action against the mother. That being said, the child has already disrespected everyone here, including my bosses.
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  • Until recently, she hadn't personally affected me, but last Saturday, that changed. I brought my bag to work, and inside it, I had my everyday makeup products. At some point, this child asked me if I had brought makeup, but to avoid her asking to use it (which I find unhygienic), I chose not to answer.
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  • I left my bag under an internal counter instead of in the office where I usually keep it because I was afraid she would enter the office and go through my stuff. However, the counter wasn't in
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  • my direct line of sight, and at some point, she took my makeup and used it. I didn't notice it at the time because I didn't wear makeup that weekend, but later, my coworkers mentioned that she had been wearing makeup that day.
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  • Now, I want to make sure this doesn't happen again. I've thought about a few ways to teach her a lesson without causing any permanent harm, but
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  • I'd like to hear your suggestions. How would you handle a situation like this? Is there an effective way to stop her from touching my stuff again? I appreciate any advice!
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  • Not what anyone wanted to see when they said "Girl Boss"

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  • Striking-Kiwi-9470 Ask her if she used it in front of her mother. Don't be angry, be concerned. Tell her that you needed to get rid
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  • of it because it was defective and contained something toxic that'll cause cancer or something equally horrible. Watch the reaction.
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  • taishiea dufflebag with locks on it, if questioned mention the kid and how toxic somethings can be in high quantities.
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  • Front_Rip4064 Put locks on everything and ask your bosses to ban her from the offices. Confine the little sh to one tiny portion of the premises.
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  • SmiggleDeBop My first thought was to dunk the makeup in the and tell her not to touch it again lol
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