I’m struggling with a work situation and hoping for your objective perspective and direction. My teammates keep in touch throughout the workday using an instant message app, and there’s several chats on the go. More often than I like, though, it seems the chats veer off into more personal conversations that can be inappropriate. I can’t talk about this with my manager as they are a main part of the problem.
The fine line between work and personal life is being erased. This leads me to my main point and why I’m reaching out for advice. Oftentimes, my manager shockingly sends selfies posing in their gym clothes. I’m quite taken aback that this person thinks it’s okay to share these pictures. In my opinion, this is simply inappropriate to do in a workplace with your staff. I don’t know how my colleagues feel as I am reluctant to discuss it with them. I have noticed a couple of them will respond with oohs and aahs which in turn probably promotes the behavior.
All of a sudden, I had a revelation about how it didn’t make sense that I was trying to have that sort of conversation in a professional workplace, and I stopped immediately.I’m sorry if that incident put a damper on your crush! But yeah, I feel like work chats can occupy this weird space between texting with friends and tweeting. It feels safer than Twitter because you’re not going to be made fun of in a viral way. You’re not going to become the Twitter character of the day.