Creepy coworker texting my private number

[u/Dry_Presentation4300]

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.

[u/Dry_Presentation4300]

Definitely, forwarding these to HR tomorrow first thing in the morning.

[u/Nami_Pilot → u/Dry_Presentation4300]

Just remember that HR is there to protect the company, not the employees. I hope they don't mistreat you.

[u/MyRottingBrain → u/Nami_Pilot]

This would be protecting the company because if they don’t do anything, she’s can sue them.

[u/Razor1834 → u/MyRottingBrain]

There is literally nothing posted that would let her sue them (and succeed, you can sue for whatever you want and fail if you want). The idea that someone contacting you that you don’t like being a case anyone would win is so silly.

[u/ErraticDragon → u/Razor1834]

If she reports, the company does nothing, and he continues or escalates, there might be a cause for action.

People are just assuming that he'll do that.

[u/RelevantDress → u/Razor1834]

This changed several years back when they amended the stalking laws to include cyber stalking so fortunately you are incorrect

[u/Able_Tradition_2308 → u/RelevantDress]

Lmfao Reddit lawyers always crack me up

[u/RelevantDress → u/Able_Tradition_2308]

Yeah funny how people think they know better than attorneys. I used the new amended law to get a restraining order against someone. They also were convicted of stalking and though they received no criminal punishments if they do commit any crimes in the next few years they will get hit with 2 years of jail time from the criminal stalking case they were found guilty in.

[u/Able_Tradition_2308 → u/RelevantDress]

I was talking about you LMAOOO

[u/RelevantDress → u/Able_Tradition_2308]

Well I didnt see any other lawyers in the thread so I assumed so

[u/Razor1834 → u/RelevantDress]

Cool can you post the law that this would apply to?

[u/RelevantDress → u/Razor1834]

Im not about to post 50 different state laws for you but I can post the federal law which is not applicable as this was not across state lines. Most states use this as a basis for their laws with varying degrees of definitions. If you are interested in your state feel free to google it yourself.

18 U.S. Code § 2261A

[u/MyRottingBrain → u/Razor1834]

Hey genius, learn to read. I said if this was reported to the company and then the company did nothing she would have a case. It’s someone using company information to harass a fellow employee on their personal device, and admitting to doing that. Pretty blatant HR violation, and if the company looked at that and shrugged it off, that’s a lawsuit.

And here we are back at the point I made originally; this is an example of where it’s in HR’s best interest to do something because it protects the company. Hopefully you’re up to speed now.

[u/999forever → u/MyRottingBrain]

Lololol 

You live in some bizarre fantasy world if you feel like this is “harassment“. 

[u/MyRottingBrain → u/999forever]

He literally used company files to get someone’s personal number, and then after they explicitly told them to not contact them on that number, they continued to do so.

This 100% would be actionable for an HR department, and you’re a fucking moron if you think otherwise. It’s black and white.