My name\u2019s Violet, I have worked at my company for three years. While the office is technically \u2018hot desking,\u2019 everyone knows I\u2019ve sat at the same workstation for over a year. It has my ergonomic chair, my monitor setup, and even a small plant. I have back issues, so it\u2019s been quietly understood that this is my spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A new coworker, \u2018Mark\u2019 (31M), joined our team last month. From his first week, he kept choosing my desk, even though plenty of others were free. At first, I asked politely, and he brushed me off with, \u2018Desks don\u2019t belong to anyone here.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The next time, he\u2019d moved my chair, shoved my plant aside, and adjusted everything. I told him, \u2018This is my setup, please don\u2019t use it.\u2019 He rolled his eyes but moved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last week, I came in and found him there again. I snapped and said, \u2018Stop sitting at my desk. This isn\u2019t funny anymore.\u2019 He got defensive, claimed I was being \u2018territorial,\u2019 and went to HR.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLater that day, my manager called me directly. She said, \u2018I don\u2019t know how to tell you this, but Mark was placed at that workstation on purpose. It\u2019s closer to the team leads, and we want him nearby while he\u2019s onboarding. It\u2019s not personal, just where we want him.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So all this time, I thought I was standing up for myself\u2026 but apparently management had already promised my desk to Mark. Nobody told me. Now HR is treating it like I\u2019m the problem, Mark thinks I mistreated him, and I\u2019m stuck sharing a random corner desk while he sits in my old spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am I wrong for confronting him, when I didn\u2019t know management had actually reassigned \u2018my\u2019 desk to him?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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