Timeline for A co-worker is using my cup
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| May 9, 2018 at 14:47 | comment | added | J.D. Walker | I missed that memo too. When I was active duty Army, in my very first office, I had a mug with Private First Class rank on it, and I put my name on the mug, and someone else still used it as a spit cup for their dip. I got called immature for objecting to it. | |
| May 4, 2018 at 1:36 | comment | added | Möoz |
In most offices, it's generally understood that items like this which are left in public areas are available for public use. Umm, what? I must have missed that memo.
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| Nov 10, 2016 at 19:23 | comment | added | Nick T | Something like a "Hey Bob, I brought that mug in to work, can I have it back when you're done using it today?" is too much? | |
| Nov 23, 2014 at 1:51 | comment | added | Bob Jarvis - Слава Україні | I once had a similar thing happen to me. I took a mug in to work, left it there, and before I knew it the director of personnel was using it! I got righteously indignant and considered going over his head to the owner of the company - and then I remembered something. I'd taken that mug to work because I didn't like it much! So far as I know it was still around somewhere when I left that company... :-) Morals of the story: 1) if you like something, don't take it to work. And 2) if you take something to work, don't get pissed if someone else grabs it. | |
| Nov 22, 2014 at 15:05 | comment | added | Julie in Austin | It sounds as though this OP's office has a custom that "things left in public places are for public use." Different offices, different customs. Getting along with others in the workplace often means following whatever the established customs happen to be. | |
| Nov 18, 2014 at 16:20 | comment | added | alroc | @JackAidley it's the complete opposite in my office. If a mug, plate or utensil (or even food outside the fridge!) is in the kitchen (common area), it's considered fair game for anyone. If you want to keep something for yourself, you have to keep it secured at your desk. | |
| Nov 18, 2014 at 15:55 | comment | added | Jack Aidley | I've never worked anywhere where this is true. It's generally considered that generic looking cups, etc. are for general use but it's usually understood that any distinct looking mug is probably personally owned and shouldn't be used. | |
| Nov 17, 2014 at 15:41 | vote | accept | Alec. | ||
| Nov 17, 2014 at 15:08 | history | answered | alroc | CC BY-SA 3.0 |