Office romance is a thing in every workplace, whether HR likes it or not. It鈥檚 very normal to have one or three office crushes. But when the person you like is your boss, that鈥檚 a whole different conversation.
Just in case you鈥檙e not sure, these are the signs that you鈥檙e in love with your boss.
You’re always excited to be at work
When other people are grumbling and complaining about having to be at work, you鈥檙e excited. Only you will be smiling on a Monday morning at the office, and it鈥檚 definitely not because you love your job.
You鈥檙e always the first to arrive
Work resumes at 9 a.m., but you鈥檙e there by 6:30. What time do you even wake up? When do you leave the house? You鈥檒l tell your colleagues it鈥檚 because you鈥檙e trying to avoid rush-hour traffic, but you and I know the actual truth.
You find yourself doing things outside of your job description
You鈥檙e in HR but doing sales work because your boss needs someone to attend to a client immediately, and for some reason, you thought you were that person. Better go back to facing the staff you鈥檙e supposed to be taking care of.
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You don鈥檛 mind working on weekends
Once it鈥檚 Friday, you鈥檙e sad because you have to spend two days away from your crush, and you鈥檙e not sure you can survive that. Working during the weekends isn鈥檛 a problem for you as long as your boss is also there.
You almost die when you get compliments from your boss
Small “Well done, Samuel. You did a good job,” your chest is beating fast, and you鈥檙e smiling from one end of your face to the other. You鈥檙e very close to calling your family and friends to tell them what happened as if you just won an award.
Nothing is better than having them come over to explain things to you
You didn鈥檛 really need help with how to create a folder on Google Docs. But anything to get your boss to come over and speak with you.
Salary isn鈥檛 your favourite thing about work
Getting paid your salary isn鈥檛 the major thing you look forward to. Neither is it the work culture of the place. If they ask you, you鈥檇 say it鈥檚 the people at work. To be specific, one particular person, the person who pays your salary.
You laugh a little louder at your boss’s jokes
The joke they made wasn鈥檛 that funny. Even your boss is finding it weird that you鈥檙e laughing so much. Your thirst is showing, relax.
You spend a lot more time getting ready for work
It鈥檚 not because you genuinely care about your appearance or you鈥檙e trying to look good to feel good. You decide to get a nicer haircut or wear the longer bone straight because you鈥檙e hoping a certain someone will notice you at work.聽
What to do now that you鈥檝e realised you鈥檙e in love with your boss:
Give yourself a dirty slap
That slap is to reset factory settings. You鈥檝e clearly lost focus as to the reason why you鈥檙e working.
Resign
If you truly cannot get over your oga, then resign. Because, whether you like it or not, nothing can happen between you and your boss. You can鈥檛 have any other relationship with them aside from a professional one (for many many reasons). So just do yourself a favour and leave that place.
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