I have been thinking lately about buying myself a nice quality computer chair for my desk at work. The chairs they supply us with have no arms and lousy back support, thus making my very uncomfortable. The problem is, the place I work is actually a ton of cubicles lined up. I have seen other people who have bought a nice chair for themselves, but when they have the day off or are out sick, someone takes their chair and uses it. To me this is really rude because these people don’t ask, they just walk right up to the absent person’s desk and roll their chair over to their cubicle. Often times the person comes back to a broken, stained, torn, smelly, or otherwise destroyed chair. If I am going to spend $100-$200 on a chair, I do not want anyone to ruin it. What are some suggestions for making sure that people don’t use my chair without seeming like a selfish jerk?
Joellen
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You should buy one of those bike chain/locks and lock it to your desk.
well thats kinda of hard. i got it. after work take the chair home with u
put some of that fake vomit on it.add a little smelly scent to it for realism
I’d put a conspicuous tag on it saying, “This chair is private property. Please don’t borrow it. Thanks.”
gee, and i thought that the people who ‘borrowed’ other people’s possessions without permission were the selfish jerks.
if it were me, i’d buy the chair, and also a bicycle lock, and lock the chair to my desk, through one of the drawers.
if anyone made any comment, i’d mention that if i spend my own money on something, i have the right to expect that it not be taken, ‘borrowed’ or stolen. you don’t have to justify yourself to thieves.
You dealing with people, humans of some kind. (this is not a question)
They will use it when you not there, be real man.
Put a sign on the back with your name on it, and a directive not to sit in it.
