This Employee Brought Their $1800 Chair to Work, a Coworker Stole It, and the Resulting Police Involvement is Absolutely Glorious

We have all dealt with annoying coworkers. You know the type. The lunch thief. The loud chewer. The person who replies all to every email with “thanks!” But there is a special rung in corporate h*ll reserved for the office kleptomaniac. One new employee on Reddit just went nuclear on a coworker who decided that “finders keepers” was a valid legal defense for grand larceny, and the fallout is spectacular.

Our hero started a new job in sales working for a security company, which is ironic given what happens next. They quickly realized the provided office seating was absolute trash. Instead of destroying their spine for a paycheck, they decided on day three to bring in their own chair. And not just any chair. A Herman Miller Aeron. For those of you who don’t speak luxury furniture, that is an $1800 throne for your rear end. It is the gold standard of sitting down.

By day four, the throne was missing. OP looked around and found another sales rep sitting in it, comfortable as could be. When OP politely asked for their very expensive property back, the thief basically told OP to F off. The sheer audacity of it is breathtaking.

Naturally, OP went to the company owner to resolve this dispute, expecting a swift and reasonable resolution. Instead, the owner hit them with the most insane corporate gaslighting I have ever heard. He told OP that chairs in the office aren’t reserved and are “first come first serve.” He looked an employee dead in the eye after being told the chair was personal property worth nearly two grand and essentially said, “Sounds like a you problem. Come in earlier next time.”

The next day, the thief was back in the chair like nothing happened, emboldened by the boss’s ridiculous ruling. OP gave him one last chance: give it back or I call the cops. The thief refused. So, OP did the only logical thing and dialed 911.

It was quite the scene when the police arrived, but eventually, the thief admitted to the officers that he took the $1800 chair. And this is where our hero becomes a legend. They were prepared. They didn’t just have a feeling it was their chair; they had the original receipt with the matching serial number. Yes, expensive chairs have serial numbers. It was an open-and-shut case of theft.

But the drama wasn’t over. The boss, realizing his “first come first serve” policy doesn’t actually supersede the penal code, panicked. He threated to fire OP on the spot if they pressed charges against the thief.

Without missing a beat, OP looked their boss in the eye and said, “Absolutely! I want to press charges!” The boss made good on his threat and fired OP immediately. But I guarantee that was the best walk to the parking lot ever, as OP carried their rightful property out the door while the chair thief was being stuffed into the back of a squad car.

The fallout is immense. The thief has been in the industry for 15 years, but because this job requires a security license, a theft charge means his career is effectively over. He is going to lose his job and his future livelihood.

OP asks if they are the ahole for ruining this man’s life over a chair. The answer is a resounding NO. The thief ruined his own life the minute he decided he was entitled to someone else’s property and refused to give it back. He wasn’t borrowing a stapler; he stole an object worth more than some used cars. And the boss who tried to protect a criminal over a victim deserves to lose his business. This is what we call poetic justice, and it sits beautifully.