Colleague spreading his stuff on my desk

[Notyouthful]

Have asked him many times not to do this. Currently in training so unable to move desks. When he went to the toilet I put all his stuff on his desk. He was upset on returning. Raised this with the development coach and she had a word with him. He still does this.

What are we supposed to do with him?

@MrsElijahMikaelson1 or more commonly known as a PITA.
I couldn't be bothered with the I'm so chaotic disruption especially first thing in the morning.

It's not just "being a bit messy" though, it's repeatedly leaving your stuff strewn across other people's working space. That would drive me demented if it was happening all the time. You know you do it and you know people don't like it, so stop doing it.

@MrsElijahMikaelson1 Have you had many complaints? I would find your drama intolerable.

I'm very well, maybe my explanation of consequences wasnt the best but my point being because you view the consequences (other people being annoyed and pissed off) as being inconsequential to you, you dont change your behaviour, even though you should.

@MrsElijahMikaelson1 - I owe you an apology. I don’t know how to edit. This was meant for @JudesBiggestFan. If you haven’t read my previous post @JudesBiggestFan, I would find your chaos intolerable to cope with. It’s not cute.

I did wonder what I’d done to piss on your chips there 🤣

I would either shove it right back the minute his stuff starts creeping and tell him his stuff stays on his desk or toss it in the trash. Depends on if I woke up mad or not. He's rude.

OP hasn't been back. Perhaps she has cleared her desk and left the office, and MN..... 🤔

Or perhaps she's been buried under her colleague's random crap.

Move it back, every time, and ignore any reaction. Unless he doesn't get the message after the first five or so times, in which case tell him it'll go in the bin next time - and follow through. You won't have to do that more than once.

Don't overthink this. Just tell him to move it and if he doesn't, move it back to his own 'territory'. I made a manager move his brown banana skin back over to his own desk. He apologised, took it to the bin and behaved more thoughtfully after that.

Next time he does it, you take a photo of all the stuff then hide it and list it on eBay. You then send him the link to the listing on eBay via email.

@RasiedByOwls I love your suggestion. Another could be putting it all in a box very clearly marked with “Free to a good home” and leaving it in the lunchroom.