Is your immediate supervisor permitted to move you from one cubicle to the next without your permission?

Question

I work 4 days of the week in this office, and have personal items including money in that cubicle. I was told yesterday that my supervisor decided to give me a very crummy cubicle (one that I was running away from because of how unsanitary it is) so that she can let a new recruit have my old cubicle. I was told of this situation by a coworker on my day off after he was done with his work-shift.

Answer 1

your employer owns the space not you and can reassign said space whenever and for whatever reason they choose



end of story

Answer 2

Fact: As an *employee* as opposed to the *employer* - you don't get to decide where you want to park your butt.



The employer decides because - it is THEIR business - not YOURS - and can do whatever they please. You do not have to like it. Nor is your permission needed.



YOu're a fool for leaving money at work.

Answer 3

Don't ever mistake your work space for "your" space. It isn't, and it will never be. Your employer is the leader of the pack, and as such has complete control over everything provided to you to do the work. It isn't a home, apartment, dorm room or burrow. It's equipment.



Take your stuff out of there, all of it, especially money. If care if it went into the dumpster, it shouldn't ever enter the building.



Office equipment is a pure expense, meaning it's money out the window. See if HR has any other dividers in storage, or talk to your boss about the situation- but if you're part time, they are probably trying to give the better spot to someone who will spend more time in it. That only makes sense, even if it doesn't help you.

Answer 4

oh grow up for gods sake

why can you not just move your stuff or better still why leave your stuff there at all

Answer 5

Yes - you're lucky he didn't put you in the basement and take your stapler to boot!

Answer 6

First, your employer is not responsible for any personal items (including money) that you leave in your assigned cubicle (which is company property, not yours). If a coworker would happen to find the money and walk off with it, if you have no way of proving who it was, you would be out that money.



As for moving you, there is not a single law that mandates you must consent to the move, or that you have to be given any type of notice. It's up to the employer to decide these matters, and yours did. You can complain to your supervisor, to his supervisor, and on up the chain, and if that doesn't resolve the issue, then you have to decide if you want to keep the job in the crummy cubicle, or find a new job that has a better cubicle for you.

Answer 7

It is their office, their property.

They can use and rearrange the space however they want it.

Most office space encourage you not to have any personal belongings in the office.

Yes they can move whatever they want.

Answer 8

Yes they can. It's their property not yours (except your personal effects). Talk to the manager or HR if you work at a place where you think it'll help rather than get you fired.

Answer 9

uh...yes. If you have personal items there, they are there at your own risk anyway.



Employers decide use of space.

Answer 10

Yes. Simple as that.