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Posted by Steev (Member # 6805) on :
 
Why is this such a problem with some people?

It's not about my chair nor is it about me moving someone elses. It's just about people who seem to have a problem when their chair is moved in general.

I'm not talking about moved to a different room or different desk. I mean moved a few inches from where is was before.




 

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Posted by Cactus Jack (Member # 2671) on :
 
Just so we're clear, you don't mind our dreadfullness? Because we thought that might be a thing to annoy you with.
 

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Posted by Boris (Member # 6935) on :
 
Obviously not a TMBG fan.

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But Mr. Horrible says, "I don't mind
The thing that bothers me is
Someone keeps moving my chair"

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Posted by ladyday (Member # 1069) on :
 
Moving the chair could mean it's been tampered with in some way. Someone else sat in it, played with the settings, moved the arms in or out, fooled with the height, squished it in a way that is completely different from the way you squish it...

See, it makes perfect sense.
 

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Posted by Dr Strangelove (Member # 8331) on :
 
Ummm ... It's obviously because we're afraid that someone has planted nanites on the chair, ready to infiltrate our posteriors and throw bowel movements all off, among other, unmentionable effects. Duh.
 

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Posted by Zeugma (Member # 6636) on :
 
Hehe, I've worked in a lot of places where chairs are community property, in call centers and such, and I'm endlessly amused by people who spend a good portion of their day worrying about and complaining about and labeling "their" chair. It's such a funny thing to stress out about, but when you feel like you have no control over your work life, you tend to obsess over the one or two things you can claim as "yours". Chairs and thermostats, two of the most fought-over devices in all of cubedom.
 

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Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
 
I've got a decent sized "cubicle" (no carpeted walls so it's not an official cube) at work. I've got vertical filing on one side, kitchen-type overhead cabinets on another. A networked printer on the countertop in that far corner, intentionally set in that corner for reasonable access, even though everyone has their own printers at their own desks. I have no problem with people entering the region to get to those areas. But my chair is in MY space, the area where absolutely nobody else has any reason to encroach upon, so if the chair is moved, it's a sign of a violation of my little bit of privacy.
 

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Posted by starLisa (Member # 8384) on :
 
Curse this thread. I have had that song going through my head all morning.

"Would you mind if we balanced this glass of milk where your visiting friend accidentally was killed would it be okay with you if we wrote a reminder of things you'd forget to do today otherwise, using a green magic marker if it's okay on the back of your head."

Gah!
 

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Posted by TheGrimace (Member # 9178) on :
 
aww, yay! now I'll have that song running through my head all day... in fact I may run out to my car and grab my Flood cd.

Or hell, I'll just keep playing my "Birdhouse in your soul" ringtone on my cell =p
 

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Posted by cmc (Member # 9549) on :
 
*blue canary in the outlet by the lightswitch... who watches over you...*
 

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Posted by Steev (Member # 6805) on :
 

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Originally posted by Zeugma:
It's such a funny thing to stress out about, but when you feel like you have no control over your work life, you tend to obsess over the one or two things you can claim as "yours". Chairs and thermostats, two of the most fought-over devices in all of cubedom.

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