How to ask a former coworker out on a date?

[Leo36]

Hi , I would like to get advice on how to ask a soon former coworker out on a date . Me and her worked for the same company for few years .. I am attracted to her physically and I also always admire the way she handles herself , her personality etc.. despite my feelings I never entertained the idea of asking her out directly because I feel it would probably make things weird since we both work for the same employer . I also know she feels the same way ( one time she made a comment at work about not dating people at work in general ) .... last week I found out she’s leaving our company and technically me and her will be coworkers for one more week.... how should I approach this ? How should I ask her out without making it weird ? How soon should I ask her out ? Should I wait she’s out of the company before I ask her out ? I am a bit shy with this situations and I also know she is too... would love to hear your advices , she is a really nice girl and I don’t want to mess this up or make her feel uncomfortable with a wrong approach - thank you all in advance

Could you send her a message and suggest meeting up and keeping in touch after she has left? It’s a not too forceful offering of an olive branch that gives her time to consider it in private and also gives you an indication of whether she is receptive to your interests.

Do you know if your feelings are reciprocated at all? It depends on how confident you're feeling, but I'd go with a texting and then slowly build up to asking her out.

I feel really good about our mutual chemistry when we talk or interact , we actually share few mutual interests in common but neither of us explored beyond that point because how we individually feel about dating at work etc .. I feel for sure I don’t want to come too strong or be perceived with a too direct weird approach ... I appreciate your opinion