Some people just don’t know when to give it a rest…

A young woman told Reddit users that she shot down a co-worker 13 years older and the guy was pretty persistent about wanting to spend time with her.

Was she wrong in how she reacted?

Read on and see what you think.

AITA for what went down with my coworker?

“I (21f) used to work at a daycare.

When I had just turned 20, one of my coworkers (33M) gave me and my mom Christmas cards (my mom was our co-director). We weren’t close, but I’d helped him a few times at work, so I thought it was a nice gesture.

A few days later, I texted him on GroupMe (what work chat is on) a simple “hey, thank you for the card!”

He responded by giving me his personal number “just for future reference,” which didn’t seem weird to me at the time.

I texted back with a quick “hey, it’s (my name)!” to save his number. He immediately started trying to keep the conversation going. we barely knew each other, but I didn’t think much of it and just thought he was being friendly.

Things got weird…

Then, out of nowhere, he made a super flirty comment. I didn’t play along but didn’t shut him down either. I just kinda laughed it off. I was confused because I’d never been in a situation like this and never really dated at all.

He kept texting me over our two-week Christmas break. At first, I didn’t really mind. it felt a little flattering since I didn’t have many friends back then. Looking back, I realize how naive that was.

I did bring up the age gap feeling off a couple of times and that my mom was one of our bosses. He brushed it off, saying I was over 18 so it wasn’t a big deal. He even said if we got together, he’d explain it to my mom. I shut that DOWN immediately.

This guy wouldn’t give it a rest.

A few days before returning to work, he made a comment that he’d asked my mom if he could take me out during the summer as a joke, even though he had seen me once and only heard about me through my mom. And he said my mom joked that I was “way too young for him.”

My mom never told me this, which made it even stranger.

When we went back to work, I distanced myself and focused on being polite and professional. I stopped replying to his non-work texts, but he kept sending VERY suggestive comments on text and Snapchat.

Eventually, I told my favorite coworker (31F) about the situation, and she was supportive but confirmed that it was inappropriate.

I didn’t tell my mom because I knew it would cause drama at work, and I felt like I should handle it on my own, even though I wasn’t sure how to.

Before summer, he texted me saying I shouldn’t have texted him on GroupMe if I wasn’t interested. I explained that I was just being naive and polite, but, once I realized the situation’s full context, it made me uncomfortable. I stopped responding after that.

This guy needs to knock it off.

I quit working there, but my mom and he still work there. He still texts me with a simple “hey” or says he doesn’t get why I “led him on and won’t just give him the chance.”

I haven’t responded since May.

I asked my trusted coworker if I should explain again, but she told me absolutely not. She said he’s doing too much, is a full grown adult who knows better, and I don’t owe him anything.

Part of me feels guilty and like she’s just saying that to be supportive, though. maybe I handled it wrong was cold?

AITA for how it went down?”

Here’s what folks had to say on Reddit.

This person said she’s NTA.

Another individual weighed in.

This Reddit user didn’t hold back.

Another reader said she’s NTA.

And this individual shared their thoughts.

It sounds like this guy was definitely taking things too far…

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