Woman Gets Annoyed After 'Pathetic' Co-Worker Reports Her for Using Phone in the Office. But Commenters Give Her a Warning

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25-05-2025

A woman says that a coworker anonymously reported her to a manager for talking to delivery drivers through her doorbell cam app while at her desk
The woman, who shared her story on a community forum, claims she has only done this a 'handful' of times and says she thinks the person who reported her is 'a bit pathetic'
While some post commenters agreed with the woman, others said they think she should take the note more seriouslyA woman says a co-worker reported her for using her phone at the office, and she now worries things will get 'awkward.'
The woman detailed her experience in the 'Am I Being Unreasonable?' forum on the U.K.-based community site Mumsnet, a place where people can go to seek advice from others about a host of topics.
In her post, the woman explains that she works in a 'fairly large office' with a 'common sense approach to personal phone usage.'
'No one sits at their desk and takes lengthy personal calls, but management accepts there will be times people need to check/use their phones briefly, and that for anything longer, they'll step away from their desk or wait for breaks and lunch,' she adds.
The original poster (OP) goes on to say that she recently had a one-on-one with her manager, and the manager mentioned that another co-worker had complained that the OP 'conversed with delivery drivers' using her doorbell cam app.
The OP admits this has happened a 'handful of times,' but also says she generally schedules packages to arrive on her work-from-home days.
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'My manager was clear she doesn't have an issue with my phone usage, and obviously she can't tell me who reported it, although I have an idea,' she continues.
'Am I wrong to find them reporting this a bit pathetic?' the OP asks at the end of her post, adding, 'It just risks an awkward atmosphere when we are generally a fairly harmonious team.'
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A number of commenters said they don't think the OP is being unreasonable — and also noted that the manager should not have passed the note along if the phone usage is a non-issue.
'I think if it's clear that your manager doesn't have an issue, she should not be discussing it with you at all. She should have put an end to it,' one person said.
'Your manager did not have to bring that up if she sees no issue,' added someone else.
However, other commenters brought up the possibility that the manager might be more bothered by the OP's phone usage than she let on, but blamed someone else to avoid an uncomfortable conversation.
'This is the kind of thing my manager would say if it was bugging him. He'd make out that someone had complained,' said one person.
Another person agreed, adding, 'Managers do sometimes say that 'someone' reported something when actually it's them that has an issue with it. So I'd be a bit careful [as] this could be a possibility.'
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