Technical question; controlling laptops remotely

[PrincessTuna]

I am working from home. My laptop recently shut down in the middle of some work. Did it 3 times in a row. Worked fine since.

The person who manages our IT is an arsehole and my ex. I realised that when it happened to my laptop he was in a meeting with a fellow arsehole. They are "pranksters" and when I reported it to them as an IT problem they ignored my message. I feel a bit suspicious.

Is it possible that he could be making it turn off remotely?? I am just on my home wifi. Fully accept I may be paranoid, it would help to know of it is technically possible!

Not from what I know. You have to accept an IT person's invitation to take over access to your device.

@ismiseeire

Not from what I know. You have to accept an IT person's invitation to take over access to your device.

This is what I think too.

IT have had to remote in to my laptop and I've had to give them a code or summat if I remember correctly.

They cannot just tap into it unless there is spyware on there. (Would be against company policy nearly everywhere and they would be fired)
You have to give a code etc, usually using something like team viewer. Is it an old laptop?

Thanks everyone, sounds like I'm being paranoid!

Disclaimer - I am in no way techie!

Recently, an ex employee was found to have taken her laptop with her when she went. IT contacted her for its return and when she didn't respond, they said they were going to "go in and disable it remotely". Which presumably is a forcible thing.

So may be possible?