- Jan 15, 2001
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There are 2 very obvious locations to place our desktops, and a convenient spot right next to that for our laptops. The cube is divided such that we sit back to back, which actually is nice because we have a lot of space on our desks.
However, he put his desktop on the wrong side of his desk, and now our chairs are literally back to back instead of staggered on both sides of the cube. I can't move my chair without hitting his and every time he re-adjusts (4-5 times per hour), he smashes into me.
Being the blunt, abrasive person I can be sometimes, I asked him why he did something like that and to please put it back to normal. He said ok and went about his business. Nothing changed. I asked again on Tuesday and still no change. Bear in mind I asked nicely and made sure he knew it wasn't a big deal.
I am not normally the type of person to complain about anything at work, especially not co-worker problems. I am blunt and honest, but I have tact and know when to speak and when not to speak. However, I really want to just pound his face into his laptop American History X style and let him know that his constant shuffling makes me want to rip is dongle off of his body and strange him with it. I am in the middle of a sentence on a conference call and he gets up at 100mph and rams my ribs into the desk at least once a week.
I can't ask nicely because I've exhausted all permutations of that scenario. The only thing left is to either move his shit myself or get my manager involved. Either way I think this is going to result in a problem, and I don't want that.
However, he put his desktop on the wrong side of his desk, and now our chairs are literally back to back instead of staggered on both sides of the cube. I can't move my chair without hitting his and every time he re-adjusts (4-5 times per hour), he smashes into me.
Being the blunt, abrasive person I can be sometimes, I asked him why he did something like that and to please put it back to normal. He said ok and went about his business. Nothing changed. I asked again on Tuesday and still no change. Bear in mind I asked nicely and made sure he knew it wasn't a big deal.
I am not normally the type of person to complain about anything at work, especially not co-worker problems. I am blunt and honest, but I have tact and know when to speak and when not to speak. However, I really want to just pound his face into his laptop American History X style and let him know that his constant shuffling makes me want to rip is dongle off of his body and strange him with it. I am in the middle of a sentence on a conference call and he gets up at 100mph and rams my ribs into the desk at least once a week.
I can't ask nicely because I've exhausted all permutations of that scenario. The only thing left is to either move his shit myself or get my manager involved. Either way I think this is going to result in a problem, and I don't want that.
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