Someone at Work Stole My Chair, So I Had Them Arrested. Am I the Asshole?
So I got this new sales job, and the chair in my cubicle was absolute trash. My back couldn't handle it, so on Day 3, I brought in my own personal Herman Miller Aeron chair—the thing costs about $1800.
On Day 4, it was gone. I tracked it down, and this other sales rep was sitting in it. I politely asked for my chair back; he basically told me to screw off.
The next day, he was sitting in it again. I told him straight up: "Give it back, or I call the cops." He refused again.
So I called the cops.
It was a huge scene. The police came, and the guy finally admitted he took my chair. I had the receipt with the serial number ready to prove it was mine.
Then things went nuclear. The cops asked if I wanted to press charges. My new boss pulled me aside and said if I had him arrested, I was terminated on the spot.
I looked at my boss and said, "Absolutely. I want to press charges."
My new boss fired me right there. I carried my chair out with me as I left, and yes, the coworker was arrested.
He’d been in the industry for 15 years, and now he's going to lose his security license and his career. I honestly don't care—he shouldn't have stolen my property.
AITAH for making this dude lose his job and career over a desk chair?
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