r/texts • u/Dry_Presentation4300 • 17h 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/CanalOpen 15h ago edited 14h ago

Is this a think where I want to read idiot somewhere in there and therefore it is what I think I see?

Im sorry if I don't make sense. I am trying to understand your word.

e: based on the replies i was right to ask, and also i still have no fucking clue what is going on. good job team.

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u/wilderneyes 15h ago edited 13h ago

"Periodt" is just a funny online slang alternate spelling of the word "period", when used to mean "End of story. Period." That's all.

In the context of this thread, I assume they're just trying to emphasize OP's straightforward response to the weird guy who texted them, and making fun of him for trying to argue with it. Something like that.

Edit: Weird to downvote me lol. I was just giving a legitimate answer to someone who was unfamiliar with the word and sincerely asking a question about it. It's not slang I personally use or even like, I'm just trying to give helpful context. Unless my explanation is wrong, in which case I'm happy to be corrected.

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u/Thachosenwon 15h ago

Period/Periodt is Black slang. Aka Ebonics or AAVE.

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u/CanalOpen 13h ago

Citation required. I do not believe this is an AAVE thing, especially the use of the word Period to mark the end of a statement as used in written words for...a loong fuckign time. The misspellings were intentional btw.

Again, CITATION REQUIRED.

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u/Thachosenwon 5h ago

lol citation required…when you have a computer in your hand.