I (f26) dated this guy (m27) in university for about 2 months. I broke up with him because he was boring, we didn’t share any common interests and I just realized he was a “nice guy”.
For the next 2 years, he wouldn’t leave me alone, he took the same classes and would hang out always near me, always sat at a nearby table in the canteen, etc. It was creepy but he never did anything aside from staring at me and saying hi like 5 times a day, so I had no way to report him.
When I graduated I started working on a big company and got promoted quite fast, now I manage a fast-growing team and because we’re urgently hiring and I was on vacation the last month I didn’t interview any of the new hires.
I got back on Monday and the first thing was to meet the new hires, when he appeared on my zoom screen I froze, gave them a very lame excuse and disconnected (not the most professional I know).
I contacted HR and explained my situation, I told them I couldn’t work with him and that I’d resign if they couldn’t change me to another area, luckily the director was really understanding and gave me the day off until they find a solution. Today HR called me to say they’ve fired the new hire and to continuously manage the team as usual.
At about lunchtime my phone started blowing off with texts about how I abused my power to get him fired, I don’t know how he got my number but he and a lot of people I haven’t talked with since university are hella mad at me.
I never asked for him to get fired so I don’t think I’m in the wrong but my boyfriend says I forced HR hand as it’s easier to replace a new hire.