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Should I ask this girl out?

Nilly said:
Don't listen to all the boring old farts in here. Workplace romance is hot, as long as one of you doesn't directly supervise the other and only one romance per workplace. Once you've boned one person at your current work that's your quota done until you move jobs.

Basically, you should definitely go for it.
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And after following your advice he gets fired for sexual harrasment and gets hit with a restraining order.
 
Slingshot Bob said:
When I found out it is a resturaunt job, i'm leaning that way! That being said, if he really needs that job right now, caution.
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Oh, slam dunk then. Everyone bones someone they met at their restaurant job.
 
Bucky said:
And after following your advice he gets fired for sexual harrasment and gets hit with a restraining order.
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Not everyone is as calamitous at human interaction as you, Bucky.
 
Bucky said:
And after following your advice he gets fired for sexual harrasment and gets hit with a restraining order.
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Oh bull crap. :roll:

Worse comes to worse, he gets job at a different restaurant.
It's that simple.
 
Winston said:
Little back story, I started a new job, I've been there about 2 months. Right away, I noticed this stunning girl who works there. My first few weeks there, she would always stick around afterwards and drink beer with another coworker, while I was finishing up for the night. So, we would naturally end up talking and getting to know each other. All just light casual stuff. What do you like to do for fun? Where are you from? How old are you? Stuff like that. I thought at first, that she was dating the guy, she hung around with. Or, at least that they had a physical relationship, a couple times a week. Well, turns out that's not the case. Even though, I'm not totally convinced there isn't mutual attraction between them.

Anyway, eventually we added each other on facebook, and have talked on there a little bit. She's really responsive to my messages, and has shown equal interest in me, as I have in her. But, I've just been a friend to her. I can't recall ever hitting on her, at all. One night we were just talking about what kind of cookies we like, and she said her favorite was choc. chip. And I said, "I make the best choc. chip." Well, she disputed that, and said she could make better. So, I challenged her to a bake-off. I was trained by a pastry chef, so, I knew I could make some pretty damn good cookies, but, she was pretty confident hers were better. Maybe she was just in it for the sport of it. But, we brought the cookies in, and most everyone said mine were better. I sensed that her feelings were kind of hurt, so, instead of acting like an ass, I told her that her cookies were great and to not listen to the haters. And I told her, I really appreciated her baking them for everyone, and that we should have another challenge sometime with another item.

That was last week, and since then, I've kind of laid off talking to her as much as I had been. I did talk to her today for a little while, and I told her she was fun to work with. She told me I was "the best". And I was kind of dumbfounded, so I just said, "Thank you."

She has shown interest in me, but, since we work together, I've been taking it real slow, with revealing any sort of physical attraction, or, desire for a relationship. Since we will see each other basically all summer long, there is too much to lose by giving into temptation. So, I think once school starts back up, if there is still a spark there, I will ask her out. But, what do you think? Maybe just ask her what her days off are, and if she would go to the park and have lunch together?
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How comfortable will you be at work if/when the relationship goes to crap and you have personal stuff gossiped about?
 
RetiredUSN said:
A chance that you turn down is a experience you will never have.
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Good judgement is the result of experience and experience the result of bad judgement. Win/win situation either way. :2razz:
 
Never get your meat where you get your bread!
 
ecofarm said:
Wrong. He was entirely professional and he's smart.

A professional environment does not want people hooking up at work. It invariably leads to distractions and issues.
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The level of position or job also matter.

A bar or retail store, I would say go for it. It if ends badly the employee turnover in those industries will make it a forgotten issue in a short time.

A managerial/proffesional setting in an office, then I would say it is a bad idea if in the same office as opposed to different buildings. The turnover is lower and finding a similar position could be much harder.


As the OP is working at a restaurant I dont think it would be much of an issue. Especially on how common it is at least in bars
 
Winchester said:
How comfortable will you be at work if/when the relationship goes to crap and you have personal stuff gossiped about?
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Or, even worse, the relationship blossoms and they get MARRIED... Horrible thought. I know workplace relationships that started ended up in marriages that so far lasted 20 years.
 
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