Woman at work

[Gerijrich]

So my partner of 14 years comes in and say do you mind if I put a curtain track up for ann who I work with. She suggested Tuesday but told I couldn't. Is it normal for a single woman to ask that of a man she has only worked with since June!! I know I am sensitive sometimes so thought I would ask

Wouldn’t it be great if there were some kind of handyperson or carpenter business that you could ring and pay to help with jobs like this so people didn’t have to put on work colleagues? It would be a good idea for a business 🙄

Lol!!!

A bit more info please op.

Does she live nearby?
Are they friends?
Is he generally helpful?

Personally I would be extremely taken aback but that is due to our personal circumstances.

Can he come over to mine - I have a few jobs need doing.😇😇

Wouldn’t it be great if there were some kind of handyperson or carpenter business that you could ring and pay to help with jobs like this so people didn’t have to put on work colleagues? It would be a good idea for a business 🙄

And wouldn't it be great if everyone could afford that kind of shit!?

Thankfully my friends and colleagues are happy to help me. Just like I'm happy to bake them a cake for a birthday or cook a lasagne for their ailing mother.

We all have our own skills and it's nice to be able to share them with each other when required. There's nothing dodgy about that!

Yes, of course there are people who you can employ (re. stupid, patronizing comment from previous poster), but I live a life where people help each other out and work colleagues can also be friends, so we help each other out when we need it.

I’d let this one go as a one off situation, but wouldn’t be happy if it became a regular thing.

Why can't she get a handyman?

What's wrong with YouTube? I'm so rubbish at DIY but YouTube has been a surprising Godsend.

No friends who can help her?

I suppose this isn't helpful but I worked in a large local authority office for years - & can tell you when it comes to hitting on work colleagues it wasn't just the men, the women were just as bad.

Doesn't mean your H is planning an affair at all - I just roll eyes at women pretending all women are innocent with good intentions and if you don't automatically believe that then you're somehow insecure.

They're not long-term friends. When he's round there potential for mis-interpretations and that's without anything else..it's just too much potential for trouble.

She can find someone else to sort it, it's not difficult.