Everyone has their ways of dealing with stress and distractions at work, which helps them to get things done.

What happens when your boss grabs your simple fidget toy out of your hands and throws it away?

That is what the woman in this story experienced so she went to HR and got the manager in trouble.

Read on to see if she overreacted.

AITA for launching a complaint on my boss over a fidget toy?

WFH ended and I have autism and adhd.

Lots of people use these toys, they are fun.

I found having those squishy fidget toys at a desk really helps me concentrate and problem solve.

After two weeks back in the office my manager Kyle said no toys at our desk it’s not preschool.

Even without a disability, the toy isn’t hurting anything.

I asked HR and told them it helps with my disability and wasn’t hurting anyone.

They said it’s not even their policy so management really can’t ban these items in the office.

Wow! That is really crossing a line!

I have the pup in a cup out one day and Kyle rips it out of my hand puts it in his Starbucks coffee cup and throw it away.

I now go to his manager and back to HR and I get to WFH again to meet my needs and Kyle is suspended pending investigation into hostile work environment.

Maybe he should retire early!

Kyle is about 3 years away from retirement and may have to retire early now because he’s crying to anyone that him finding another job after being fired for hostile work environment is going to be impossible.

He’s blaming me saying I was out of line for having the squishy pup in a cup bothering him at work but the pup makes no noise and Kyle has a private office.

So there was not need for him to rip it out of my hand in throw it away after HR said they were already cool with it.

AITA?

That manager was really out of line!

Let’s see what other people in the comments have to say.

He was wrong on so many levels.

Hopefully he learned his lesson.

He does seem like a bad manager.

Exactly, he should be happy she is more productive.

Yeah, actions have consequences.

This guy needs to keep his hands to himself!

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