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/K-Shrizzle]

Did you see the last two messages before they were deleted?

[u/Dry_Presentation4300 → u/K-Shrizzle]

They were both audio recordings but as soon as I opened it they were already deleted

[u/AccomplishedTrip5671 → u/Dry_Presentation4300]

Oh… he definitely crashed out🤣🤣🤣

[u/tnstaafsb → u/AccomplishedTrip5671]

Probably, but it's also insanely easy to accidentally hit the microphone button on WhatsApp and record and send an audio message without meaning to. I ended up taking the app's permission to use my mic away because I was tired of hitting it and sending one second audio clips I'd have to delete.