So...if you have a cup on your desk with supplies like scissors and pens in it which happens to be your own personal cup and your on personal supplies, do people have the right to steal pens from it if it is sitting on desk belonging to the business?
Discuss amongst yourselves while I go bitchsmack the person that stole the last gel pen.
Posted by Tiffany at September 23, 2005 08:02 AM | TrackBackUm, HELL no, they don't have that right. I hate when people try to steal nice pens. Use your own crappy pens please, or buy yourself some nicer ones.
Posted by: Fraulein N at September 23, 2005 09:18 AMYou could do like they do at stores, tape a huge obnoxious flower or a plastic spoon to your pens. Maybe tape a cardboard sign to each pen that says, "I stole this pen" on one side and "I'm a no-good thief" on the other.
Posted by: Sally at September 23, 2005 10:53 AMNot the gel pen. Hell naw.
Posted by: Erica at September 23, 2005 12:29 PMAllow me to add one more HELL NO to the comments!
It happens to me quite frequently though. That's why I put all the raggedy, almost out of ink pens in my cup and keep my favorite Pilot gel pens in my drawer.
Posted by: MsThing at September 23, 2005 04:45 PMGood article. Very interesting and useful. Thanks.
Posted by: Alexey at September 23, 2005 11:59 PMNo.
However, if your office provides office supplies (like pens), it's understandable that people would assume that the pens are "fair game" for use.
Take MsThing's advice and use decoys while hiding your good pens.
The alternative is trying to teach everyone that you're the "selfish pen lady" and that your shit is not to be touched.
It CAN be done, but it's your call whether it's worth the bother.
Posted by: Harvey at September 24, 2005 12:45 AMhelp
Posted by: Keeme at September 25, 2005 01:42 PM