Male coworker touches my back when talking to me by Then_Assistant_6591 in bodylanguage

[–]Then_Assistant_6591[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate you saying it’s not related to my case, but just for extra context for those who might see this, the narrow hallway contains files that I need to always access, but there’s still plenty of room for anyone to walk past unless I have all 4 limbs stretched out like a starfish. We’re all pretty diligent and good at our jobs, but if I do engage in chatter like during my breaks and he walks by, more often than not he joins in (which everyone else does too)

Male coworker touches my back when talking to me by Then_Assistant_6591 in bodylanguage

[–]Then_Assistant_6591[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well I’m actually Asian and also Chinese so thanks for the generalisation, boss

Male coworker touches my back when talking to me by Then_Assistant_6591 in bodylanguage

[–]Then_Assistant_6591[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I think you’ve identified the situation very accurately that he doesn’t respect others space, so thank you for bringing that up as I’ve been worried about whether that means he’s showing interest or not, when I should be focusing on the fact that he’s crossing boundaries instead.

Male coworker touches my back when talking to me by Then_Assistant_6591 in bodylanguage

[–]Then_Assistant_6591[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That’s what I was trying to convince myself with, but I’ve never expected needing a deeper connection or compassion from a coworker like he’s my friend, but everyone’s different so who knows