A co-worker brought his two kids to work. Both seemed to be nice, polite kids, and didn’t make a nuisance of themselves. However, after their visit (they were there all day) I found that the handful of change that I kept in my desk was gone. Although I have never had a problem with even a pen going missing before this, I can’t say for sure that it was his kids. I am more concerned about one of his kids persisting in doing things like this since it went unreported and unpunished. It could set a pattern.
When I saw my co-worker next with one other person present I mentioned that someone had swiped my stash of coins from my desk, and asked if they had noticed anything missing. Of course, unless he is already aware of a problem one of his kids has with rifling through people’s desks, I don’t think he will think much about it.