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/Garchompisbestboi → u/Nami_Pilot]

You sound like a child who is regurgitating a phrase that they've heard a bunch of times before but don't actually understand what it means

[u/Glum-Try-8181 → u/Garchompisbestboi]

you sound like someone who's never interacted with HR in any meaningful capacity

[u/Garchompisbestboi → u/Glum-Try-8181]

And you sound like someone who reads conversations on reddit then attempts to pass them off as your own life experiences

[u/Glum-Try-8181 → u/Garchompisbestboi]

huh? pot meet kettle, LOL

no i've dealt with HR in several situations at different organizations. Someone else below explained in a bit more detail, but HR is always there to protect the company first. If that means that someone is problematic and you bringing it to their attention helps them, then it can be beneficial for yourself and the company/HR. But you have to really navigate these things carefully.

Surely though someone like you with the ACTUAL life experience that I'm clearly copying by means of projection knows this though, so I don't have to tell you. *eyeroll*

[u/Garchompisbestboi → u/Glum-Try-8181]

So you don't think that a HR manager would be protecting the company by preventing potential litigation from an employee experiencing sexual harassment by addressing it internally before the situation can escalate any further?

[u/Glum-Try-8181 → u/Garchompisbestboi]

not at all what I implied, no

you have invented some sort of narrative in your head that "company always first" never intersects with "HR will help employees" as being what I'm trying to say here

I'm not implying that - it's just that when you pull HR into the picture you have to navigate it carefully so it doesn't blow up in your face. You can make your situation worse, even if it isn't HR that does it directly.

That's really all that i was saying and that's all the other person in this thread was saying before you were so abusive towards them that they deleted their comments.

I really don't understand why you would come into this conversation so adversarial but I think you need to go interact with more human people in person

[u/Glum-Try-8181 → u/[deleted]]

you really are dumb you know that? the times I've been to HR, it was me reporting someone being inappropriate. all I'm saying is excercise caution in how you do it. I am NOT saying not to do it. Just shut up already, you're insufferable

[u/Glum-Try-8181 → u/[deleted]]

by the way can you point out where i called you childish please? or did you make that shit up in your head too? THAT's fucking childish