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Bonus #184 - Peyton Ruddy [PATREON PREVIEW]

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Bonus #184 - Peyton Ruddy [PATREON PREVIEW]

The speaker recounts a workplace incident in which a coworker from the HR department sent him unsolicited nudes and emotionally charged, drunken messages after a casual conversation. Despite not being attracted to her or having any romantic interest, he felt uncomfortable and concerned about the unprofessional nature of the behavior. The situation raises questions about boundaries, mental health, and workplace ethics, especially given her position in HR. While the speaker initially chose to ignore the messages, he now recognizes the need to document all communications and clearly set professional boundaries. He weighs whether to escalate the issue, fearing retaliation or workplace conflict, or simply let it resolve on its own. The conversation also touches on gender dynamics, suggesting that such behavior is more commonly directed toward attractive individuals, but in this case, the woman appears to have low self-esteem and a troubled relationship with alcohol. Ultimately, the speaker concludes that the best course of action is to assert professionalism, protect himself legally, and maintain a clear record of the interactions to ensure accountability and safety in the workplace.

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hey stavi eldest and beautiful guests um i got a bit of a workplace predicament here uh went to a work shindig about a week ago a girl sat next to me that works in a different location i don't necessarily interact with her every day we're shooting the shit just kind of as friends i'm cracking jokes making her laugh and um yeah i i don't think anything of it she's not particularly my type or really attractive at all uh so anyway that ends i go home and i wake up to nothing uh but a couple nudes from her and a very drunk text message that was sort of romantic uh i just don't reply for better or for worse i just thought well she's probably gonna be embarrassed enough the next i mean this morning i'm just gonna let sleeping dogs live so about a day later i get a message from her saying hey why didn't you reply that really hurt my feelings my self-confidence is already at an all-time low and you're kind of hurting it by not you know uh acknowledging me and i i said look you know um you're beautiful nice and all that i just want to keep our uh relationship you know professional look i can't lose my job at the container store you fucking bitch this feeds my family keep going you mean all that about me and i said yes so what she quit her job up to the next two mornings in a row more nudes and other drunk messages that i can barely make out you gotta marry somewhat romantic she obviously has a fairly unhealthy relationship with alcohol um no shit and this is just kind of a weird predicament basement low so like self-esteem i want it to stop but uh i i can't block her i i need her number for work for stuff in the workplace our phones are how we do everything hr is kind of i mean this might be my old school machismo attitude but i think it's weird for a guy to go to to complain about a girl doing this hr it kind of is but you're a good point that's a good point you actually are just purely getting sexually harassed and we're like you'd be a pussy if you reported that yeah but imagine like a girl calls in this guy won't stop sending me his cock would be like go to the police yeah yeah yeah a hundred percent so that's a good point i think it's a good point i think it's a good point i think that's a good point maybe we're being misogynists by not saying report this what this you know frumpy woman with low self-esteem i guess i gotta see the nudes yeah we do gotta see the nudes to really know it might be a little you know vanilla he might be it might have been a cleavage shot and he might have been like or this could be you know spread eagle right crazy nude yeah that is true i mean how what kind of nudes are these but also he said look the answer here is that he just doesn't she's not hot at all he said attractive at all yeah go ahead sorry elders a girl doing this hr not to mention she works in the hr department um yeah i mean there's clearly i think some mental health stuff going on here i like i said i want it to stop and maybe the call is just to ignore it and pretend it never happened that might who knows that might even get me in trouble later if she goes off the deep end i i don't know um what do you what do you think stav and guests and everyone else um think i should ignore it hr talk to her about it or just hope it runs its cycle on its own she's not i mean i know it's weird for a guy to be complaining about this but she's not particularly attractive she doesn't really look good with her clothes off and also again it's just unprofessional so anyway thanks it's not about it being um shut the fuck up this is what pisses me off you don't care that it's unprofessional no he doesn't stop again where are you from i don't know where you're from i don't know where you're from i don't know where you're attorneys of course we're gonna this is your defense of course clearly our legal strategy is you're gonna hide behind the fact that it's unprofessional duh but we all know what's pissing you off is that a busted bitch from the office wants to fuck you it ain't the hot girl from the office shows you her tits you're not there's no problem here so stop hiding behind fucking perfect you know the under the guise of professionalism but i would in terms of advice look she's out of her mind clearly the fact that somebody would like she works at hr2 that's so fucking funny whatever bullshit company you're at right now um my advice would be probably well look to make sure you don't get in trouble you document every one of these like you you have a file where you fucking screenshot all these texts and you where you fucked up was you you can't ignore when she sends you this stuff because you need to because to not get in trouble you need to be on the record of saying hey you know although personally in a vacuum i am flattered that you are showing you know that you that you are showing you know so these forms of effects you know while it's flattering to get this kind of attention i i really i'm really i'm trying to draw this boundary that you're not respecting i want to keep our relationship professional if you're on the record of saying that i think that's then you then you're not going to be able to do that because you're not then if this comes out and she tries to flip it in any way you can be like i'll be honest i didn't want to do i didn't want to cause problems and you could also throw in well she was in hr i was scared she'd use her position of power against me you know like you have an out as long as you on these text messages are documented as saying please do not do this um i do not want to have to you know escalate this i hope we can just kind of solve this amongst ourselves i value you as a message yeah you have to say some shit like that because right now it just looks like you're just playing it cool yeah you might just not you might just be a being rude to the ugly chick you're fucking right now it also sounds like i don't want to point any fingers there's a chance he might have cranked his hog to one of these and is really regretting it once you've cranked hog you're more you have no upper hand anymore once you've cranked hog to a nude you're you're guilty party to the to the dance i have a feeling he might have done that it's possible he at least held his cock in his hand and and gave it a whirl he smushed it into the mattress while getting the thing and he was no probably not it sounds like he's really not attracted to this woman i gotta see what she looks like i know i know do you have something you're picking up the mic you have anything here uh fuck what was i gonna say god damn it doesn't matter who gives a fuck i think this is i oh maybe also consult with other people in your office has she done this to anybody else because she seems like she drinks a lot she's just sending unsolicited nudes i guarantee you there's someone else in the office who's like oh the yeah i totally i gotta no because no no because no one's ever been nice to her this guy said he was basically showed this story is like he has shown basic humanity to a woman he does not find attractive yeah usually this does not happen with the genders this way it's usually the exact opposite we're like and i remember it too when i was a loser that no girl would talk to if one girl was just like hey you're a loser you're a loser you're a loser you're a loser how was your weekend i'd be like she loves me that's my wife and i would think about this woman this girl when i was in high school or whatever for eight weeks or something you know what i mean like i would just be i would be like not and i would be like okay she's being weird like if she didn't you know what i mean it's like and i would i was such a coward yeah you're like something happened i was like i'm sorry did i do something wrong what's the issue yeah yeah yeah she was just being polite or whatever so usually this is what happens a hot girl just asks somebody a follow-up question and they decide that's their that they are in love with them right it is rare but at the same time fem cells exist too right it's not just it's just just male incels there's female incels there's fem cells this woman probably doesn't get any attention you were nice to her maybe even gave her a generic compliment and that's all it takes for her to fucking be get ready to go that's not your problem you i i agree if you cannot be as i say in general the rule is if you cannot be a snitch if you can avoid being a snitch avoid being a snitch right don't get the cops involved unless you have to i don't know that you have to because a girl with low self-esteem keeps sending her nudes because you're not threatened by them they're just a nuisance if you did feel like actually threatened or you know violated okay fine you can but you clearly don't and we can interrogate why that is maybe it is like uh misogyny making you not scared that's fine but you're not so as long as it's not personal and you're not threatening you're not threatening you know you're not you don't feel the need to escalate it don't escalate it try and handle it hope it goes away but also make it so that out of context if these messages were ever leaked you completely look like you're not asking for them and that she has she has crossed the boundary multiple times only to protect yourself that's what i would say yeah i agree with that it's pretty pretty basic uh yeah answer there yeah like it's yeah it's right in front of you but sometimes you don't know what you're talking about you don't know what you're talking about you don't know what you're talking about you don't know what you're talking about you don't know what you're talking about you don't know what you're talking about you don't know what you're talking about you don't know what you're talking about you don't know what you're talking about you don't know what you're talking about you don't know what you're talking about you don't know what you're talking about on some level you like it there's a power thing there that feels good it's like oh oh i bet i'm gonna get some drunk nudes of some flapjack tits and then they don't come the first time they don't come you will be a little sad i'll be a little this is a great point to make a little sad i would be devastated i even if i don't want to fuck the person if they stop wanting to fuck me that would hurt my feelings it would hurt me that's just how it works even though it's completely irrational that's how that works for sure

Podcast Summary

Key Points:

  1. The speaker received unsolicited nudes and drunken, romantic messages from a coworker in HR, despite having no romantic interest in her.
  2. He initially chose not to respond, believing the behavior was unprofessional and that she would feel embarrassed, but later realized the need to address it formally.
  3. The coworker’s actions—sending repeated nudes and emotionally manipulative messages—suggest possible mental health issues and a pattern of unhealthy behavior, especially linked to alcohol use.
  4. The speaker expresses discomfort with the situation, citing a lack of attraction and professional boundaries, while also acknowledging the unprofessionalism of the behavior.
  5. There is a clear ethical and workplace concern about someone in a position of power (HR) engaging in inappropriate digital contact.
  6. Advice includes documenting all messages, setting a clear boundary in writing, and asserting professionalism to protect against future escalation or legal issues.
  7. The conversation highlights a broader gender dynamic where unsolicited intimacy is more common from attractive individuals, but here it's from someone perceived as unattractive and emotionally unstable.
  8. The speaker considers whether he should escalate the issue or simply let it fade, balancing personal discomfort with workplace safety and professional norms.

Summary:

The speaker recounts a workplace incident in which a coworker from the HR department sent him unsolicited nudes and emotionally charged, drunken messages after a casual conversation. Despite not being attracted to her or having any romantic interest, he felt uncomfortable and concerned about the unprofessional nature of the behavior. The situation raises questions about boundaries, mental health, and workplace ethics, especially given her position in HR.

While the speaker initially chose to ignore the messages, he now recognizes the need to document all communications and clearly set professional boundaries. He weighs whether to escalate the issue, fearing retaliation or workplace conflict, or simply let it resolve on its own. The conversation also touches on gender dynamics, suggesting that such behavior is more commonly directed toward attractive individuals, but in this case, the woman appears to have low self-esteem and a troubled relationship with alcohol.

Ultimately, the speaker concludes that the best course of action is to assert professionalism, protect himself legally, and maintain a clear record of the interactions to ensure accountability and safety in the workplace.

FAQs

Ignoring such messages can be appropriate if they are unprofessional and not intended as a relationship. However, it's important to document the interactions to protect yourself if the situation escalates.

You may consider reporting if the behavior is harassing or creates a hostile work environment. However, it's crucial to document all communications and consider the potential consequences before taking action.

Working in HR adds a layer of professional responsibility. You should respond professionally and assert boundaries, as HR professionals have a duty to maintain workplace integrity and respect.

Yes, you can clearly and professionally state your boundaries. Phrasing it as a desire to maintain a professional relationship helps protect you legally and emotionally.

Yes, it’s common to feel emotional reactions even when there’s no romantic interest—this may stem from psychological needs or perceived validation, not actual attraction.

Yes, frequent sending of nudes and drunk messages may indicate issues with self-esteem or mental health. This doesn’t justify the behavior, but it’s important to recognize the underlying factors.

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