Nataly 38 #1 July 29, 2010 I started a new job in March, and every month there is an "away day" for everyone in Finance (some 400+ employees). The last "away day" was in mid June... Today I got an email from someone I apparently met on said away day. I don't remember the guy, but he asked me for a coffee so we could continue our "riveting" conversation we had started at the "away day".. WTF?? He was *totally* flirting. I said no. Apart from being SOMEONE FROM WORK (even though I can't remember who the hell he is), I have a reputation to maintain as the bitchy Canadian, so I can't be socialising with the little people and going on "coffee dates" with them now can I? Sheesh! Flirting at work.. Hmm.. Just seems stupid to me.. What does everyone else think?"There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #2 July 29, 2010 My old tech-support company we used mIRC to chat inbetween techs, so techs could answer a question and we could help each other out, without getting off our phones. Apparently they log the private messages there... got a nice 3 day suspention for 'inappropriate' talking in there with the girl I was with at the time. Funny thing is, that day she told me to come over after work, and they suspended me first thing, so I came over, and had to tell her she was suspended too. Still got laid! "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #3 July 29, 2010 heh heh.. That's kinda funny!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #4 July 29, 2010 Sure. However, I am fucking sexy, so the ladies love it. Ugly people do it at your own risk. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #5 July 29, 2010 Relax. Quote: "I can't be socialising with the little people and going on "coffee dates" with them now can I?" Ummm.. And perhaps you should start paying attention to those who you share coffee or a burger with so you can remember who they are. You might find a good friend. Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Man 0 #6 July 29, 2010 No, I don't flirt w/ co-workers, even those I do not work with directly and never see (work on a different campus). I wouldn't do it, way too much downside."What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #7 July 29, 2010 Quote No, I don't flirt w/ co-workers, even those I do not work with directly and never see (work on a different campus). I wouldn't do it, way too much downside. You've obviously never gotten laid at work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #8 July 29, 2010 Quote Relax. Quote: "I can't be socialising with the little people and going on "coffee dates" with them now can I?" Ummm.. And perhaps you should start paying attention to those who you share coffee or a burger with so you can remember who they are. You might find a good friend. I don't really mean that, silly!! Just thought it was really random after so many weeks for someone to be so flirtatious.. Especially someone in a work context - I wouldn't be that flirty even outside of work!! Plus I met hundreds of people on that "away day" - and I'm sure I didn't talk about anything "riveting" about me with any of them!! ETA - I don't think he was after just a friendship.. Edited further to add - pretty sure he's more senior than me, and also pretty sure I don't actually have a reputation for being a bitchy Canadian! At least I hope not!!!"There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squirrel 0 #9 July 29, 2010 Well, I am currently sleeping with the boss. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #10 July 29, 2010 Quote Well, I am currently sleeping with the boss. BAD BOY!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #11 July 30, 2010 I have got some stories of what happened at my last job between employees in my department. It was totally fucked up. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squirrel 0 #12 July 30, 2010 Quote Quote Well, I am currently sleeping with the boss. BAD BOY!! oh, are you calling me a "Bad boy?" Do you like bad boys? and, forgot to mention, I am married to her. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #13 July 30, 2010 Quote I have got some stories of what happened at my last job between employees in my department. It was totally fucked up. You can't start something like that and not give details!! Come on!!"There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CarrieByTheSea 0 #14 July 30, 2010 Never. Maintain the "pretty, cold-hearted bitch" persona at work and let them wonder. Seriously. "Nature is cruel, but we don't have to be." ~ Temple Grandin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 806 #15 July 30, 2010 I do a little bit on consulting on the side. There's this one customer...the chick that runs the office super hot and quite sweet on me. One day I'm gonna nail her right there on her desk. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #16 July 30, 2010 Quote Never. Maintain the "pretty, cold-hearted bitch" persona at work and let them wonder. Seriously. Good for you, girl. I could be the next inspiration behind "Devil Wears Prada - part II"!! Hmm.. I wear Vans to work, have all the fashion-sense of a hobo, am an admin-monkey and I apologise when people bump into me.. Maybe not..!"There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CarrieByTheSea 0 #17 July 30, 2010 Quote I could be the next inspiration behind "Devil Wears Prada - part II"!! Hmm.. I wear Vans to work, have all the fashion-sense of a hobo, am an admin-monkey and I apologise when people bump into me.. Maybe not..! Oy. You have got it all wrong. And BTW, Anne Hathaway is my ultimate gorgeous no matter what her shoes. Absolutely beautiful that girl. "Nature is cruel, but we don't have to be." ~ Temple Grandin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squirrel 0 #18 July 30, 2010 actually though, a buddy of mine...(x-skydiver, actually from England)...crossed that line, it lead to great sex, and an engagement. just cause you work with someone doesn't put them out of bounds in my book. but then again, as I mentioned before, i am sleeping with the boss. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #19 July 30, 2010 Enjoy the flirtation. Be flattered. Seriously, if it's done in the office, eh .. you know how to curb it. If it's done outside of the office, eh.. you should know how to to curb that too if you don't like it. Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OlympiaStoica 0 #20 July 30, 2010 Done it once ... lead me to an even bigger offense --dating at work -- NEVER again!!! O Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Man 0 #21 July 30, 2010 Quote also pretty sure I don't actually have a reputation for being a bitchy Canadian! At least I hope not!!! Keep turning down invitations and you will."What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #22 July 30, 2010 Quote Oy. You have got it all wrong. Yeah.. Perhaps part of why I was so surprised is that I make absolutely no effort whatsoever to look "pretty" at work.. Why should I? I simply dress well enough to be taken seriously - I'm not there to find a boyfriend! (Note that I'm not saying there's anything wrong with getting dolled up for work, and I'm also not saying it means you're just on a mission to find a man..)"There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hausse 0 #23 July 30, 2010 I don't understand the question... How else would I sleep my way up??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #24 July 30, 2010 Quote Enjoy the flirtation. Be flattered. Seriously, if it's done in the office, eh .. you know how to curb it. If it's done outside of the office, eh.. you should know how to to curb that too if you don't like it. As always, an *excellent* point "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #25 July 30, 2010 Quote Quote I have got some stories of what happened at my last job between employees in my department. It was totally fucked up. You can't start something like that and not give details!! Come on!! well let's see. The guy was a Project Tech producing CAD drawings, like me. The girl was a Customer Service Assistant, meaning she handled phone calls pretty much. The department is divided into four groups, and they are in different groups, but still in the same building. Both of them are once divorced. They take a liking to each other, flirting and all kinds of shit. Get married by a justice of the peace. A while later, she cheated on him with her ex-husband and got pregnant. She acted excited and told her current husband that she was pregnant. The kicker is, she didn't know that he's sterile. He knew immediately she'd fucked around. I'm not exactly sure of the sequence of events that happened next but they got divorced, and he started seeing another floozy in the company from a different department. They got married. Then to spite the ex-wife in my department, he called her up (in the same building) via office phone and told her that he was taking fertility drugs in hopes of getting his current wife pregnant. She blew the fuck up and started yelling at him over the phone, never mind that everybody in the office could hear her, including her ex husband, with one small exception... there I was, sitting at my computer with a dead battery in my hearing aid and missing the whole spectacle. Within 5 minutes, they both were called in by the department manager who reviewed the whole thing, and fired both of them on the spot. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
