He Takes Great Care Of His Tools — So He’s Annoyed When A Coworker Goes Digging Through His Toolbox
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Imagine being at work and seeing some of your coworker’s belongings — not personal items, but things they use for work that they bought themselves. Would you look through them or leave them alone?
In this story, one construction worker is in this situation when it comes to his toolbox. He paid for his tools and his toolbox, and he doesn’t want anyone snooping.
His coworker seems pretty nosy, and he’s wondering if he’s overreacting.
Keep reading for all the details.
Coworker helping himself to my toolbox
In my line of work, some tradespeople have their own tools and toolboxes and others use the company tools.
When you use company tools sometimes you need to be mindful that others might be using it and you have to wait your turn, so having your own tools means that you can get things done more quickly.
I own my own tools, i paid money from my own pocket to buy most of my tools, and some tools were gifts, and i take good care of the tools i own.
A new coworker is really annoying him.
Anyway, a new guy has started working in our section and I’ve caught him a few times looking in my toolbox, opening drawers and seeing whats inside.
He hasn’t taken any tools and when I’ve pulled him up on it he tells me that he’s just having a look at what I’ve got.
For me this feels like a violation.
Here’s why he feels that way…
He has no right to even touch my toolbox without my permission, and i don’t want him to know what tools I have, because, to put it frankly, I don’t like lending my tools to people in case they dont look after my tools. (There have been many times when people have borrowed tools and it’s come back broken).
Am I overreacting by telling him to leave my stuff alone? (He also has his own toolbox)
It does seem kind of rude to look through a coworker’s belongings.
Let’s see how Reddit responded.
This person has a theory.
Another person would’ve been upset too.
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This is a good point.
One woman shares a story about her husband.
It’s no different than rummaging through someone’s purse or briefcase. It’s not yours. It doesn’t belong to you. Stay out!
No, I don’t think he’s overreacting. It would be different if OP were showing him the tools.
It’s possible he doesn’t know any better. He should tell him that it’s bad manners to look through another guy’s toolbox.
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