i am 20 and my boss is 33. I like him but i'm not sure if he likes me. Help
Question Posted Wednesday May 9 2012, 9:03 am
hi i work in retail and he is my manager. He's always kind to me. He pops out everywhere. When he passes by and i look at him, he always comes back to ask me if i'm alright or do i need any help. He always offers me a ride home but i refuse all the time because i'm so shy. He always look my way and smiles at me.. And that smile could bring me to cloud9..:)) Recently, he told me he knows i can do everything because i'm awesome.. What does it mean? Does He likes me too? I'm afraid to fall for him coz he's old but i can't stop my feelings anymore. It's too strong.. help please!:(( how will i know if he does likes me?
Thank you.
Anyone who is in higher authority is in the wrong to date someone of their own. Example: A therapist dating a patient, A teacher dating a student and the same with a manager dating a coworker.
You are putting him and yourself a risk for loosing your job. Also, Do you know anything about him? This man is bot only very much older but he could be seeing someone. Not trying to be harsh here but you have no right in suducing a manager and neither do they. It looks bad and it is in many cases against the jobs policy. Very unprofessional [ Xui's advice column | Ask Xui A Question ]
xJustAskMeDuhx answered Wednesday May 9 2012, 4:59 pm: Honestly... I don't think you should do anything.
It's great that you have a reason to smile or feel good about going to work; you have a crush and that's perfectly harmless. I really don't suggest looking into it as anything more, though. You're only 20 and it's not in your best interest to pursue an infatuation with your much older manager. 13 years is a really big age gap, and it most likely wouldn't lead to anything anyway. You could of course argue that age is just a number, but apart from being in completely different stages in your lives, he's your MANAGER... pretty much every workplace has rules against relationships among coworkers, particularly ones with subordinates, so telling him about your feelings or asking him for his would most likely just complicate things and create a bad or awkward situation.
Plus to be honest it sounds like he's just being nice... it doesn't mean he's necessarily into you. I don't mean to burst your bubble or anything but being helpful and asking if an employee needs help is part of his job as a manager...and the fact that he happens to also be kind to you is a trait of a GOOD manager. Nothing more, nothing less.
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