Don't mess with other eles's things
By jeztrose
@jeztrose (1405)
Philippines
December 10, 2012 12:16am CST
Last week we attended a Christening of our co-worker's son. One of our co-worker doesn't have any gifts to give to the baby. Well i think if we are going to a party we usually have our own gifts. So that co-worker of ours wants to share a gift, i mean having two persons in one gift.But all of us didn't want that idea.
One of our friend unfortunately cannot come with us and so she left her gift to us.Thus that co-worker of ours take advantage of that gift since the owner is not around, she take off the card and replace it with her name on it.Waah!
We all didn't say anything about it since we don't have the right to do it.
We told our friend what happened and obviously she got angry about it.
She just posted a status on facebook and did not really confronted our co-worker since she don't want our boss to know that there are misunderstanding around the office.
You guys what would you feel about it if it happened to you? that some people will mess on your own things without any permission?
We all didn't say anything about it since we don't have the right to do it.
We told our friend what happened and obviously she got angry about it. She just posted a status on facebook and did not really confronted our co-worker since she don't want our boss to know that there are misunderstanding around the office.
You guys what would you feel about it if it happened to you? that some people will mess on your own things without any permission?1 person likes this
7 responses
@jeztrose (1405)
• Philippines
10 Dec 12
YEah it is really irritating knowing that you tried your best to pick that gift and it is just taken away by somebody who didn't even ask for your permission. Well as to paying the gift my friend already knows that she cannot afford to pay that because in the first place that is why that co-worker doesn't have her own gift because she has no money.I too feel bad about that, but my friend was really an open minded one to just let this thing pass by.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
5 Jan 13
I am glad you have the same line of thinking as me , Kalyni.
Well, jeztrose, it isn't a valid reason that she has no money to buy a gift for your friend to use your gift as hers. She could just have humbly accepted that she has no money to buy a gift, because she could have been understood for that .
Doing that could soften the heart of the one she have to give a gift, and would just forgo of it.
But doing what she did to you, is really not a good deed. 
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• Malaysia
10 Dec 12
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@UmiNoor (4523)
• Malaysia
10 Dec 12
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@aejey322 (1004)
• Philippines
10 Dec 12
Yaiks! that will really be one of the things that I can never do. It's very rude to do that. Saving yourself out of other's expense. I can even dare accept that I will be known that I gave nothing than to be known later that I stole my colleague's gift. Yes, that is considered stealing because you owned something that is not yours.
@jeztrose (1405)
• Philippines
11 Dec 12
I agree it is considered stealing in the sense that she assumed it her own gift and not even bothering to pay that gift.I don't know what came to her mind to do such thing. I thought she will tell my friend to pay that gift but she never talked to my friend after that day.
@aejey322 (1004)
• Philippines
11 Dec 12
so you better be careful with that person next time. she is still lucky enough that the real owner did not take revenge on her or even confronted her of doing that. I hope she is the last people on earth who would do that... but I know it's impossible...
@Jeffery_superman (179)
• China
21 Dec 12
I will also feel unconfortable that soneone else take this advantage. Such guys should get punishment, haha, otherwise they will take the advantage for a second or third time.
However, such a little case just sent us a warning that what we need to do afterwards is to protect our own propertites. Always keep it in mind that we need to lock or take our belongings away instead of leaving them behind. It is dangerous that we cannot make sure your carelessness will not caught others'eyes. If occured, tell them personnaly and privately in order not to lead the misunderstanding around the office. But if you choose to be silent, these guys will take for granted and pick your personal belongings again and again. What is even worse is that eventually they will feel no guilty about it. We cannot imagine how horrible it is....
@jeztrose (1405)
• Philippines
12 Jan 13
True jeff! i agree that one of the mistake of my friend is she is too confident that she just leave her things in the office,now that this incident happen she must take it as a lesson that never be too confident to leave your things in the office knowing that there are some persons that you cannot trust with.
@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
10 Dec 12
hahaha such clever one... that's rude. who wouldn't be angry with that act. very rude. highly inappropriate.
@ZoeJoy (1392)
• United States
10 Dec 12
Shows that this person is not an honest person. I would avoid her as much as possible. Be polite to her but don't invite her to any family occasions. That is sad but she brought it on herself. If she could not afford a gift but came anyways to celebrate the Christening and to give her support to the baby and the family, then everyone could understand. But she missed the whole point of the Christening. It is not about trying to make herself look good but it is about the baby's Christening. I would tell the co-worker who's son was Christened. She should know who the gift is really from. I would probably not confront that dishonest co-worker but just be kind and polite but keep your distance.
@jeztrose (1405)
• Philippines
11 Dec 12
You are very right she is not the person to be with. My friend is really good to not confront her regarding that matter coz if she did it would really be shameful to her knowing that all of us will know what she did.Well we didn't tell that thing to one of our co-worker who's son was Christened but i will try to convince my friend to tell her about it.
