well, that is weird and I feel slightly bad
Dear Tumblr diary, Stalker guy came back in today.
Dude watched me and started towards me when he thought I was alone, backed off when my coworker made it a point to call him over. Since he was between me and the exit I made a bee line into the store to avoid him.
Just, straight up abandoned my work space in order to keep from hearing him demand my phone number, to keep him from trying to touch me, demand that I go on a date with him.
Once the coast is clear in go back and chat with my manager. Told him if that customer is in the department i will not be.
He came back A SECOND TIME
Again, started straight for me. Told coworker to let me out the locked door, I had to go speak to the techs outside. I was abandoning the department again. She understood automatically.
When I got back in (after 30 mins) I made sure that my manager had seen how the man was trying to get to me. He agreed that the moment I was not available to the customer suddenly he didn't need to buy anything.
BUT we all found out he goes to church with my other coworker and was saying he was trying to find him. I checked with that coworker and he said the man had spoken to him.. he had and my male coworker asked, so i filled him in.
He was upset that the guy was giving me problems and later asked if I would be willing to chat with his dad about the guy? I told him i would if his dad wanted to but to warn him that i would be very blunt about how the man has been harassing me at work.
I have made my boundaries clear. Stated multiple times i do not date. I do not hand out my phone number. I don't hang out. That the man keeps demanding my personal info to that he can change my mind. That he keeps trying to touch me. Consistently waits till I am alone to approach and do this.
I asked him if the guy was really married and male coworker confirmed it.
Like?!?!
I told him if his dad wants to make it better to tell the guy to leave me alone. Don't talk to me. Don't look at me. Just plain leave me alone.
Female coworker told or boss that if management wasn't going to step in they couldn't be upset if I abandoned my work space to avoid feeling unsafe.
Male coworker was nervous and I asked him why? He said: you and your brother have been nothing but kind to me, I don't want that guys actions to cause an issue between us. Yall are important to me cause yall have been so kind to me.
I felt bad. But told him the actions of another person were theirs alone. My coworker had been nothing but respectful towards me and I genuinely look forward to working with him. I just didn't want the other guy to use him as an opportunity/excuse to attempt to get to me.
Cause at this point i am going to have to escalate things. If this means making a police report then I will. If it means defending myself, I will. I do not appreciate being made to feel unsafe at work because this man KNOWS what he is doing make me feel uncomfortable and he continues to do it.
I also do not want my techs getting involved. They will absolutely do crime. All out of loyalty to my brother.
Male coworker felt better that I did not just lump him in with someone he knew from church. That's my buddy, I didn't want to make him feel unsure.
I fucking hate gross men that make decent guys feel like shit.
