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My Coworker Took My Headphones for Her Client Call

My headphones were on my desk. Ten minutes later, they were on her client call.

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This is an original fictional interactive webtoon case about work drama. Read the story, inspect the details, pick a side, and see the split.

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Noah places headphones on his desk in a busy open office.
Noah brought his own quiet.

Noah brought his own quiet.

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Noah walks away from his desk while headphones remain visible.
He stepped away.

He stepped away.

Emi looks stressed at her desk as a client call starts.
Emi's call started messy.

Emi's call started messy.

Noah sees Emi using his personal headphones during a client call.
His headphones were gone.

His headphones were gone.

An empty headphone case sits beside a coffee cup and notebook.
They were personal.

They were personal.

Emi returns the headphones to Noah in an office hallway.
Emi called it an emergency.

Emi called it an emergency.

Coworkers debate whether Emi should have taken the headphones.
The team split.

The team split.

Noah stands at his desk deciding how to respond.
What would you do?

What would you do?

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Personal item

The headphones belonged to Noah and were left on his desk beside his notebook.

Urgent call

Emi says the client call had already started and the office was too loud.

No ask

Noah was away from his desk and did not know Emi had taken the headphones until he returned.

Pick your side

Should Noah call it out, make room for the urgent call, or ask for a gear rule?

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  1. Noah brought his own quiet.
    The office was packed, so Noah brought his personal noise-canceling headphones.
    Today is loud already.
    Today is loud already.
  2. He stepped away.
    Noah left for coffee with the headphones sitting next to his notebook.
  3. Emi's call started messy.
    Emi's client call began right as the office noise spiked.
    I need quiet now.
    I need quiet now.
  4. His headphones were gone.
    Noah came back to find Emi using his headphones like they were shared office gear.
    Are those mine?
    Are those mine?
  5. They were personal.
    The case was on Noah's desk, not in a supply drawer.
  6. Emi called it an emergency.
    Emi said the call was starting, Noah was gone, and she planned to return them right away.
    I had seconds.
    I had seconds.
  7. The team split.
    Some coworkers said personal items are off-limits. Others said the client call mattered in the moment.
  8. What would you do?
    Noah has to decide whether to call it out, make room for urgency, or ask for a gear rule.
    What's your take?
    What's your take?
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