An employee expressed concern after zoning out at work and accidentally staring at a prominent colleague during an office visit. This incident occurred amidst company restrictions on remote work. Despite having an attention span issue during mundane tasks, the employee felt embarrassed for seemingly ogling the colleague. This was compounded by the colleague's public-facing role and the employee's low position in the company hierarchy. Since the incident, the employee has not interacted with the colleague and is anxious about potentially working with her in a new role.
When I zoned back in, I realized I had been staring at a colleague of mine, who had been walking across the room and was now staring at me, fully aware.
I unintentionally appeared to ogle my colleague, and to make matters worse, she works in my department and is one of the more prominent public-facing members of my company.
I am about as low on the totem pole, so to speak, as they come.
I haven't been to the office or interacted with her virtually, but I might get reassigned to a new role soon where I'd have to work in the office and see her.
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