So last night, a little after midnight, I get a phone call from a new friend I made at my job. I answer and I immediately hear a lot of commotion. All of a sudden I hear some angry ass dude asking who I am and why his girlfriend (my friend) has my number. I'm like, "Oh fuck...here we go..."
Some back story: Every time my company hires new staff, they typically ask me to help give them a run down of the job and help out with OJT (on the job training). The other day I had to help a new hire who was genuinely really polite and really funny. Typically they're shy. But she was really cordial and had a lot of hilarious commentary.
Lately I've put in more effort in making new friends. Men and women, it doesn't matter. So I gave her my number just for the hell of it. No intentions besides wanting to keep in touch and possibly be friends. She texted me about how she was going out for her birthday over the weekend and asked where she should go with her boyfriend. Besides that, there are a few texts about work related stuff. Nothing else at all.
Anyway, fast forward to last night, I tell him we're just friends and everything between us is 100% professional and platonic. Obviously he doesn't believe me. He starts cursing and making threats. I laugh and dismissively call him a "tough guy". That just pissed him off even more.
At this point he's screaming, saying he's gonna come to my job and kill me, fuck me up, ect. Asking when I'm going to be there. I call him a dick head and basically tell him to fuck off. I then hear more commotion and the phone hangs up.
Now, fearing this guy is 1) an idiot and 2) an asshole, I immediately call the police. The last thing I want is for this jackass to do anything to her. He doesn't know who I am or what I look like, so I'm not concerned at all about what he claimed to do to me. I tell the police her name and number and to see if she is okay. I asked to give me a call back later when they were through.
In the end, the police said everything was fine and thanked me for my concern. I know this dude won't do anything to me, but any hint at domestic violence should be taken very seriously. I didn't want anything bad happening to her. My friend texted me and said she was fine and that her boyfriend left. She said she felt embarrassed and apologized many times. I let her know that she isn't at fault at all and hopefully she can resolve whatever issues they have between themselves.
Any of you got similar stories?
Some back story: Every time my company hires new staff, they typically ask me to help give them a run down of the job and help out with OJT (on the job training). The other day I had to help a new hire who was genuinely really polite and really funny. Typically they're shy. But she was really cordial and had a lot of hilarious commentary.
Lately I've put in more effort in making new friends. Men and women, it doesn't matter. So I gave her my number just for the hell of it. No intentions besides wanting to keep in touch and possibly be friends. She texted me about how she was going out for her birthday over the weekend and asked where she should go with her boyfriend. Besides that, there are a few texts about work related stuff. Nothing else at all.
Anyway, fast forward to last night, I tell him we're just friends and everything between us is 100% professional and platonic. Obviously he doesn't believe me. He starts cursing and making threats. I laugh and dismissively call him a "tough guy". That just pissed him off even more.
At this point he's screaming, saying he's gonna come to my job and kill me, fuck me up, ect. Asking when I'm going to be there. I call him a dick head and basically tell him to fuck off. I then hear more commotion and the phone hangs up.
Now, fearing this guy is 1) an idiot and 2) an asshole, I immediately call the police. The last thing I want is for this jackass to do anything to her. He doesn't know who I am or what I look like, so I'm not concerned at all about what he claimed to do to me. I tell the police her name and number and to see if she is okay. I asked to give me a call back later when they were through.
In the end, the police said everything was fine and thanked me for my concern. I know this dude won't do anything to me, but any hint at domestic violence should be taken very seriously. I didn't want anything bad happening to her. My friend texted me and said she was fine and that her boyfriend left. She said she felt embarrassed and apologized many times. I let her know that she isn't at fault at all and hopefully she can resolve whatever issues they have between themselves.
Any of you got similar stories?
