I fear "dipping your pen in the company ink" to an extent. I don't want to risk getting into any trouble or getting fired. This viewpoint was driven home a couple of years ago. I was interning at a company and became attracted to another intern, who certainly had looks (HB 8.5). Before realizing she is a guidette and is as smart as a rock, my co-workers could sense I was attracted to her. I never made a move (because of work), but my department acting like eager middle schoolers was annoying enough. Somehow, this did not affect my performance at work and I managed to do very well there.
Currently, I am working a part-time position with a pro sports team. The position lasts about three months and I began 2-3 weeks ago. The team I work for is in its league's playoffs, and our department has brought on some volunteers to help work games with us (they're college students). One of the volunteers had a gorgeous pair of eyes and is overall quite attractive (HB 8). Being a confident DJ-in-the-making, I made sure to get to know her a little bit, as well as the other volunteers (there were only 4 of them). Almost immediately, HB8 and I got into playful banter - she is a sports fan, and roots for all of my team's arch rivals. When she asked me about my teams, she started counting "strikes" when I told her the "correct" teams. :crackup: Later on, she joked - in front of my supervisor - that she was going to smack me when I made a wisecrack about one of her teams getting pummeled that night. I did catch her looking at me once, and we exchanged numbers. We briefly texted the next day (I initiated it) because one of her favorite teams got lucky and won their game. The playful jabs went both ways.
Overall, I didn't think much of it. She has a good personality and good looks, but I have misinterpreted signals before. More importantly, I feel compromised to even try anything because I see her in a work setting. HOWEVER, one of my friends who also works during games (works with local media) tells me that she told him I, "look good and am funny" and it seems she told him this because he and I are friends. Not bad...not bad at all.
Fortunately, there aren't many games left. I can always ask her to do something on an off-day even though she is in college about 45 minutes from where I live (the games are late at night). How would you go about this? I don't need anyone I work with to know what I am up to, and don't want to risk a situation where she says no and word gets to my supervisor.
Currently, I am working a part-time position with a pro sports team. The position lasts about three months and I began 2-3 weeks ago. The team I work for is in its league's playoffs, and our department has brought on some volunteers to help work games with us (they're college students). One of the volunteers had a gorgeous pair of eyes and is overall quite attractive (HB 8). Being a confident DJ-in-the-making, I made sure to get to know her a little bit, as well as the other volunteers (there were only 4 of them). Almost immediately, HB8 and I got into playful banter - she is a sports fan, and roots for all of my team's arch rivals. When she asked me about my teams, she started counting "strikes" when I told her the "correct" teams. :crackup: Later on, she joked - in front of my supervisor - that she was going to smack me when I made a wisecrack about one of her teams getting pummeled that night. I did catch her looking at me once, and we exchanged numbers. We briefly texted the next day (I initiated it) because one of her favorite teams got lucky and won their game. The playful jabs went both ways.
Overall, I didn't think much of it. She has a good personality and good looks, but I have misinterpreted signals before. More importantly, I feel compromised to even try anything because I see her in a work setting. HOWEVER, one of my friends who also works during games (works with local media) tells me that she told him I, "look good and am funny" and it seems she told him this because he and I are friends. Not bad...not bad at all.
Fortunately, there aren't many games left. I can always ask her to do something on an off-day even though she is in college about 45 minutes from where I live (the games are late at night). How would you go about this? I don't need anyone I work with to know what I am up to, and don't want to risk a situation where she says no and word gets to my supervisor.