I\u2019ve sat at the same desk at my workplace for 3 years due to my back issues. New coworker kept taking it, even after I asked him to stop. When I snapped, he went to HR. Right after that my manager called me. She said, \u201cI don\u2019t know how to tell you this, but\u2026 your behavior is being reviewed by HR. There\u2019s a formal complaint, and we need to discuss it immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n
I felt the blood rush to my ears. What? I\u2019ve never had an issue in three years. I came in early, stayed late, never caused drama. But now, apparently, asking someone not to take my medically-necessary desk was grounds for review?<\/p>\n
The new guy\u2019s name was Mark. Fresh out of university, energetic, loud, the kind that thinks the whole office is his playground. I tried to welcome him. I really did. But he kept gravitating toward my desk \u2014 the one by the window, the one I\u2019d been assigned after my doctor submitted a formal ergonomic report. It had the chair that didn\u2019t kill my lower back, the height-adjustable desk, and a footrest I bought myself.<\/p>\n
I explained it kindly the first time. \u201cHey Mark, I actually need this desk. It\u2019s been set up for my back problems.\u201d<\/p>\n
He nodded vaguely, said something like \u201cOh, sure, sure,\u201d but the next day, he was there again, sipping his iced coffee like he owned the place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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