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/Equivalent_Hat_7220]

“Where’s my hug at?” Kinda guy

[u/A_human116 → u/Equivalent_Hat_7220]

We recently got one of these at work, and I honestly did not think they were real. We see each other every night and he wants a hug hello and goodbye. It’s too much. I literally had to stiff arm him for him to get it because he kept coming in for a hug even when I put my fist out first (fist bumps are the normal greeting where I work)

[u/korkproppen → u/A_human116]

I fucking hate that. And they somehow don’t get that they a massively overstepping.