09/07/2025
AIO? A coworker I’ve never met won’t stop contacting me
u/lextrex0130 says,
I am a 20 year old woman. About 4 months ago I was added to a group chat through my works app to help fill in at another location. One of the coworkers at this location decided to reach out to me privately, it started of friendly and work related like how long I have been working here, what sites I typically work at and all that jazz, I reciprocated due to this being my first job and wanting to make good workplace relations. Unfortunately the conversation had quickly turned to personal questions such as my age, what college I go to, and if I live in the dorms. He then asked if I wanted his phone number and wanted to be friends. I initially said yes to being friends not wanting to damage any future work relationship but did not answer his question about his phone number to witch he asked me again if I wanted it and gave it to me. At this point I started to get uneasy about the situation and stopped responding as much but he continued to text me. The following day we were working at the same site, I made sure to be in and out as soon as possible and did not run into him, until I got a text from him saying “Hi (my name) how are you sorry I didn't get to say hi to you yesterday you were setting up still and I didn't want to bother you”. Seeing this made me feel very uncomfortable along with the fact he had gone into the work app, found my phone number and started texting me. I NEVER GAVE HIM MY PHONE NUMBER! At this point I have not made any contact or responded yet at least every two weeks or so I will get a text from him asking how I am doing. This past week was my one year anniversary at my job he attempted to text me through the app, my phone number then called me! I do not know what to do at this point, I have not brought this up to any of my other coworkers or supervisors because I don’t think it is enough to tell anyone but I am feeling very uncomfortable at this point and would love any advice on what I should do. I have uploaded a few of the text messages (with phone numbers and names blurred out) he has sent to me over the past few months
