Tech Worker’s Phone Stolen by Co-worker : Justified or Crossing the Line?

Picture this: you’re working in a technology department, sharing a workspace with a co-worker, and you suddenly realize your iPhone is missing. You search everywhere, only to find your co-worker setting up a phone that looks suspiciously like yours. This is exactly what happened to our tech worker, who we’ll call ‘Gadget Guru.’ After confronting the co-worker, dubbed ‘Rob the Robber,’ Gadget Guru learns that Rob took the phone because he couldn’t afford a new one and pay rent. Now, Gadget Guru is left wondering whether reporting Rob would make them the bad guy. ‍♀️

The Workspace Dilemma

Enter Rob the Robber

Phone Usage: Approved

Lunchtime Disappearance

Rob Denies Involvement

Find My iPhone to the Rescue

Caught Red-Handed

Confrontation and Confession

Taking Back the Stolen Phone

Rob’s Plea for Mercy

Co-workers Weigh In

The Big Question

Update: Reporting Rob

To Snitch or Not to Snitch? ️‍♀️

Gadget Guru is in quite the predicament. After discovering Rob the Robber had swiped their iPhone, they’re now torn between reporting the theft and letting it slide. Rob claims he took the phone out of financial desperation, and Gadget Guru’s co-workers seem to think this justifies his actions. But is stealing ever truly justified? Let’s see what the internet has to say about this moral conundrum…

Comment suggests revenge, but receives criticism and Star Wars references.

Report co-worker to HR for stealing phone at work. NTA.

Co-worker stole phone: YWNBTA, file police report before HR.

NTA for reporting co-worker’s theft of phone. Theft is theft

Affordable phone options available, thief is full of BS. NTA

Co-workers defend phone thief, commenter calls them idiots

Report the thief! NTA for calling out the theft

Don’t mess with a tech worker’s phone . NTA proves it.

Co-worker’s theft raises concerns for future behavior and trustworthiness.

Comment section calls out OP’s post as badly written fiction

Stealing is never justified. This NTA commenter speaks truth.

Tech worker’s phone stolen by co-worker: justified or crossing the line?

Co-worker steals phone, NTA seeks justice.

Stealing is never okay, and the thief got off lucky

Co-worker steals phone, commenters agree: YTA if not fired

Report the theft now! NTA for wanting to protect yourself

Co-worker steals phone, commenters agree NTA (not the a**hole)

Not the a**hole move. Thief deserves to be fired.

Stealing is never justified, even if your own item is broken ️

NTA coworker steals phone, colleagues unsupportive. Report the crime.

Co-worker steals phone, WNBTA. Lying and stealing is unacceptable

The thief’s lies unravel as commenters catch their inconsistencies

Stealing a phone is never justified. Report the thief.

Speak up to HR and expose the accomplices

Stealing phones is never justified. NTA for filing police report

Co-worker steals phone, gaslights victim. NTA for calling out.

Co-worker stole phone, lied and set it up. NTA firing offense

Stealing is never justified , but getting co-worker fired is risky

Don’t steal phones, folks. YWNBTA for being angry.

Stealing is never justified. NTA comment stands up against theft

Employee steals co-worker’s phone, commenter calls for firing

Stealing is never justified, report the theft

Strong reaction to co-worker’s theft, NTA to report him

Report the theft. ‘Good cause’ doesn’t excuse illegal behavior

No one wants to work with a thief

Beware of the co-worker who steals from you

Aggressive response to phone theft sparks agreement among commenters

Intriguing question about stolen phone’s Apple ID and password

Co-worker steals phone: NTA, go to HR for safety

Report the thief! NTA for protecting your property.

Support for not being the a**hole and advice to take action

Co-worker’s excuse for stealing phone deemed unacceptable by commenter.

Co-worker steals phone, lies about it, and snoops. NTA.

Taking matters into their own hands: a justified move?

Ex-coworker steals and lies, NTA for reporting the incident

Co-worker steals phone, gets called out for hypocrisy. NTA.

Report the thief and liar co-worker

Liar and thief co-worker gets what he deserves

Find out why this commenter thinks the thief is NTA

Co-worker steals phone, commenter reports. NTA. Actions have consequences.

No a**hole here! But what led to the phone theft?

Co-worker steals phone, commenter says NTA and advises reporting

A broken phone, a suspicious text, and a judgment

Stealing is never justified, even for a ‘good cause’

Stealing a phone is never justified

Co-worker steals phone, commenter reports, deemed NTA. Justice served

Employee steals phone to pay rent: NTA reports to HR

Stealing a phone is never justified. NTA for reporting.

Commenter supports taking action against manipulative co-worker.

Co-workers steal phone, commenter advises reporting and calls out office culture.

Stealing a co-worker’s phone is never justified. YWNBTA.

Reporting phone thief co-worker: YTA if you don’t act

Respect boundaries and ask for help, don’t just take it

Report the thief! NTA for taking action

Office theft or harmless joke?

Office theft creates distrust among coworkers ‍♀️

Co-worker steals phone, uses rent as excuse. NTA response.

Reporting a co-worker for stealing phone: NTA or ESH?

Stealing is never justified, even in tough financial situations.