This Office Worker Keeps Turning Her Ass Towards Me

If you feel safe doing so, politely inform the colleague that their behavior makes you uncomfortable.

If you are experiencing this as a real-life situation where a colleague's physical orientation or conduct makes you uncomfortable, it can be addressed as a or sexual harassment concern. I. Understanding the Conduct this office worker keeps turning her ass towards me

A physical or digital indicator (like a small light on the monitor) that signals "Deep Work Mode." If you feel safe doing so, politely inform

Across the aisle, two rows down, she does it again. The office worker—the one with the ceramic cactus mug and the habit of humming 90s R&B under her breath—physically rotates her entire rolling chair, swiveling her torso away from her dual monitors, until her shoulder line is pointed directly at your cubicle. Understanding the Conduct A physical or digital indicator

A 2023 study on office proxemics (the study of personal space) suggested that workers frequently reorient their bodies to claim social status. If this office worker keeps turning her towards you, she might be trying to subtly include you in her "audience." She wants you to see her working hard, taking calls, or looking cute in that linen blazer. It’s a silent performance. And you, my friend, have the front-row seat.

I stared at her. For a week, I had been obsessed with the landscape of her retreat. I had studied the hills and valleys of her posture as if they held the secret to a better life. But standing there, with the fluorescent lights buzzing overhead, I realized the tragedy of my attraction. I had fallen in love with her ability to leave. I had fetishized her exit.