The invasion begins

By Anonymous - 28/06/2015 15:00 - United States - Cincinnati

Today, I noticed a rash of insect bites on the backs of my thighs and buttocks. Upon further investigation, it appears that the inside of the chair in my work cubicle is infested with bedbugs. I'm too paranoid to sit in any work chair now. There are 12 hours left in my shift. FML
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hasooon 24

The real FML is you are working more than 12 hours a day.

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Neesalun 20

I really hope you've reported this to your work. You could carry them back to your place and then you're in for a costly de-bugging.

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iShanny 13

Check your bed at home too, OP. If your office is infested there is a good chance you may have already brought some critters home with you.

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writerchic85 25

I hate to say it, but you've probably brought them home with you as well. I would have an exterminator inspect your house asap. And I would go to your boss about the chair.

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SkillUpSkillet 11

OP here- actually made an account just to add an update here. I have been made aware that company policy for bedbugs is that if the agent discovers one in their cubicle and brings it to the management's attention, the agent is considered to be 'at fault' for bringing in an infestation and suspended without pay until an exterminator confirms the agent's home is 'clean'. Nevermind that chairs aren't 'assigned', so agents switch them out all the time all over the floor. Probably the chair has been infected for months. It's just this ridiculous concept to me; I'd never seen a bedbug in my life before working here. This isn't even the first one by a long shot. Occasionally I'd trap one in Scotch tape and tape it to the site manager's door to force them to call an exterminator. I also find it suspicious that there used to be posters with pictures of bedbugs to help agents recognize them, they've been taken down recently. If there's a whistle to be blown here, I'm going to find it. Meh. Happy Monday from my hard plastic chair.

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iShanny 13

I'm very curious about where you work. If they have a policy specific to bedbugs and used to have bedbug posters on the walls (which, for an office setting is strange to me) it sounds like this has been a recurring problem for a while. They really need to close down for a couple days and get the problem properly taken care of or it will never go away. Also the fact that YOU get penalized for bringing it to their attention is BS. Sounds like they just don't want to fork over the money to get rid of the bugs. Sorry you have to deal with this OP!

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VeganVampyre 26

Wow, that's ridiculous bullshit right there. (Not you, your workplace!) they can't say it's your fault just because you're the first one to notice or say anything. There's absolutely no way to prove where bedbugs came from or who brought them in. Also, thinking about how totally and completely overrun your work must be is horrifying... Considering bedbugs are nocturnal and typically don't move around (or bite!) during the daytime, for you to be finding so many so easily, and being bitten so frequently, your work must be literally crawling with thousands upon thousands of the things! *shudder* absolutely FYL, OP. Bedbugs are horrible, and it sounds like your workplace is too!

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Badkarma4u 17

Lawyer up. If you get bed bugs from the office and bring them home your home will not be clean, and you willl be out money to have your house fumigated let alone your family may suffer. No judge on planet earth will let that stupid disclaimer stand. Dig in and fight this one. Go for punituve damages because they know about this and try to intimidate workers.

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mattrd_fml 31

FYL OP. But 12 hours left of your shift??? FYL for having such long shifts too!

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vikky538 28

The problems of wearing short skirts to office... Sorry OP.. Inform HR they have to perform bug inspection and clean.

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SkillUpSkillet 11

Dude. I was wearing pants. o_o Another update: two bites on my left wrist from inspecting chairs before sitting on them. Bollocks.

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CyberSeeker 20

keep ur legs moving they won't get sore

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failedgamer01 20

Bed bugs are the worst, I've had them before. You should tell someone about it and get a new chair for your cubicle. Not only that but an exterminator too, those guys spread. I'm sure your work will understand

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jazalea8 16

Call the health department and a lawyer. That is illegal.

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Dynamite73 25

Jeez, do you work at a sweat shop or something?

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