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Flirt Alert: When Office Crushes Become Corporate Crashes

Yash B
2 min readJan 8, 2025

Romance in the workplace: where professionalism goes to lunch… and never comes back!

Chapter 1: The Flirty Faux Pas

It started innocently enough. Sandra from accounting leaned over your desk and said, “Do you come with that stapler, or do I have to file a request?” Cue the blush. Was she complimenting your organizational skills, or was it your spreadsheet prowess? Either way, the office suddenly felt 10 degrees warmer.

Caption: "When someone says ‘nice tie,’ but you’re wearing a turtleneck."

Chapter 2: Meetings and Misunderstandings

You tried to keep things professional, but her Post-it notes had other plans. “Lunch?” she scribbled, adding a smiley face. Were you reading too much into it? Or was the smiley face winking? In the meeting room, every accidental brush of her hand sent your brain spiraling into Shakespearean sonnets.

One-liner: “To lunch, or not to lunch—that is the question.”

Chapter 3: Coffee Runs and Confusion

At the coffee machine, she handed you a cup and said, “Here’s your usual—hot and sweet, like you.” Your brain screamed, Is this a date, or just caffeine with a side of wordplay? Meanwhile, Todd from HR raised an eyebrow from across the room. Was he…

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Yash B
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Written by Yash B

Adventure awaits, and so does the laughter! 🚀😄

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