I feel like I know the answer to this but want to also hear from this group.
I was in a HRPB role for a 400 employee company and left in April for another HR role I couldn’t pass up. While I was working at the company, I had the biggest crush on one of the employees there. It was a silent crush, obviously because of my role. I wouldn’t work with him regularly, but I would talk to him a few times and we would chit chat about random work things. Now that I’m not longer at the company, I’ve been thinking about reaching out to him on social media. We’re not friends online or following each other, so I would have to add him first. I haven’t thought exactly about what I would say, except for something along the lines of, “if you ever want to go out/hang out, let me know.” Something along those lines, just to throw it out there and see?
I’m struggling with not wanting to freak him out because I used to be his HR person and this would be coming out of left field for him. Another, part of me is nervous because of the potential of the rejection. I’m also trying to understand if this is even ethical as a HR professional.
But we also miss 100% of the shots we don’t take.
HR peers, I would love your thoughts on this.