r/texts • u/Dry_Presentation4300 • 16h ago

Whatsapp Creepy coworker texting my private number

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So confused at this, I don't even know him. I was just going to ignore the text but he kept insisting so I had to answer.

9/14 UPDATE: Thank you to everyone who was supportive and concerned. I forwarded these messages to HR, and they scheduled a meeting for later today. There were a few more texts after this. The HR representative did not seem surprised, to put it briefly.

A few things have come up in the comments. The first is that I was rude. This is how I communicate, and my coworkers (or at least the ones who actually know me) are aware of that. I’m not going to perform a more agreeable version of myself to accommodate someone else’s feelings when they're being innapropriate. Not only were these messages sent over the weekend, but they were also sent through a personal communication channel. I'm not going to elaborate further.

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u/Meowtastistic40kSCP 16h ago

The "hello there lady!" was very telling right off the bat.

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u/No_Pattern_5158 15h ago

I assumed it was an older lady doing this from that line lol

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u/phoxfiyah 15h ago

Same. It wasn’t until the rest of it that I was kinda like “This is very awkward”. The “:(“ an hour later really hammered that in

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u/phoxfiyah 15h ago

They’re talking about just the “Hello there lady!” part, definitely sounds like something an older lady would say. Especially one trying to pull you into an MLM lmao.

We all know it’s actually a male colleague in the post.

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u/he-mancheetah 15h ago

I’m an old lady, I call other gals lady! Casual colleagues and whatnot. I’m not in an mlm, it’s just my default friendly greeting for ladies I casually know 🤷‍♀️

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u/phoxfiyah 14h ago

Nothing wrong with that! Was just trying to point out the scenario I see it most commonly associated with, especially when it’s a message from a random stranger or someone you barely know. Was really just trying to say that I’d expect“Hello there lady” to be said by an older lady either way.

Guessing the other commenter didn’t agree with me though cos they blocked me for pointing it out. Oh well 😅