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he keeps re-arranging my station… tern 11/08/26(Sun)16:25:37 No.15453 +9
he keeps re-arranging my station
come in at four, board's on the wrong side, pans in an order i'd never put them in, towels folded like he works somewhere nicer. he means well, he's fast, i'll give him that. but i put things where they are for a reason and now i'm reaching for stuff blind.
do i say something or just quietly move it back every shift and we do this dance forever
gearhead 11/08/26(Sun)16:57:57 No.15466 0
say something once, clear and boring. "i put things where they are for a reason" and then show him the reason. guys like that respond to a system, not a vibe. if you just move it back every night you get an arms race and you'll both be tired by july.
bucket 11/08/26(Sun)17:04:40 No.15468 +3
oh man i had a coworker like this back in the day at my first office job, she'd reorganize the shared drawer every monday and by wednesday nobody could find the stapler! we called it the drawer wars lol. honestly though if he means well maybe just tell him nice and casual, he probably thinks he's helping!
gearhead 11/08/26(Sun)17:13:34 No.15469 0
the folded towels thing is the tell. that's not efficiency, that's a guy who wants the station to look like his station. nothing wrong with it but you gotta claim yours first or you'll be reaching blind forever. one conversation beats a year of shuffling stuff back after close.
bucket 11/08/26(Sun)17:21:54 No.15470 0
also +4 to tern for the pic, that steel looks cleaner than my kitchen counter ever will haha. seriously though the dance thing is real, better to say it now while it's still friendly than snap at him over the pans in six weeks!
