She Cleared My Desk for the New Hire
I worked remote for one week. When I came back, my desk was boxed up for the new hire.
This is an original fictional interactive webtoon case about work drama. Read the story, inspect the details, pick a side, and see the split.
Rina thought her desk would be waiting.
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Milo was told it was open.
No one had asked first.
The desk was not just empty anymore.
Rina heard something else: no one asked.
He did not clear the desk.
Give it back. Help the new hire. Make a rule.
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Remote week
Rina was remote for one week and expected to return to the desk she had used for two years.
Boxed belongings
Her keyboard, mug, plant, cardigan, and desk items were packed into two plain boxes without a direct ask.
New hire setup
Milo was told the desk was open and had already unpacked there before Rina arrived.
Open the receipts
- One remote week. Rina worked from home for one week while a small apartment repair made commuting awkward.Back Monday.Back Monday.
- The desk got reset. Cami wanted the new hire to have a stable place before his first morning got chaotic.This one is open.This one is open.
- Her stuff was in boxes. Rina's keyboard, plant, mug, and spare cardigan had been packed neatly, but neatly still meant moved.
- Monday looked different. Rina walked in ready to unpack her laptop. Milo was already adjusting the chair she had used for two years.Is that my desk?Is that my desk?
- Cami said the office was changing. Cami said the company was moving toward flexible desks, and Rina had been remote all week.You were remote.For one week.You were remote. / For one week.
- Milo looked mortified. Milo had unpacked because he was told the desk was open. Now his first week had a conflict attached to it.They told me it was open.They told me it was open.
- The office split three ways. Some coworkers said Rina's desk should go back. Others did not want Milo moved on day one. A third group said the missing rule caused the whole mess.
- What should happen next? Rina could ask for the desk back, help Milo stay settled, or push for a rule before anyone else's things get moved.Ask before moving my things.Ask before moving my things.