My office is near two big conference rooms. There seems to be a lot of meetings that are oversubscribed. As a result, people are often looking for extra chairs around my office.A few weeks back a woman popped into my office and asked if she could borrow my guest chair. Since it is the company chair, I told her that was fine. She promised to bring back the chair. That was the last time I saw it.
What was I to do? I did not know which room she took the chair to. And I don't recall who the woman was. That's no fun. Now I don't have a visitor chair. And I have people visit my office all the time. For now I have commandeered my manager's chair to use as a guest chair. He sits in my office, but is hardly ever there.
Today another woman asked if she could borrow my one remaining guest chair. I told her that my previous guest chair was stolen. And I asked her how I knew I would get the chair back. In the end, I did not let her borrow the chair. What would I tell my boss if I let his chair be swiped? I felt a little bad. But I guess you have to stand up to potential thieves if you want to keep your stuff.
