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weekender september 261981 p21 physical contact rattles colleag dear amanda i feel a little silly writing about this problem because im not sure if its real or in my mind theres a man in my office with whom i work together on pro jects hes an outgoing person and often emphasizes a point by put ting his hand on my shoulder or back when he comes over to talk to me i find myself backing away as im uncomfortable at the distance between us i feel that hes literal ly breathing down my neck in every other way he seems a decent man he has never made any improper suggestions but his behavior is bothering me more and more work watch cfmanaa dcuj am i being paranoid should i learn to live with his habits and hope his intentions are good i dont want to make a mistake as our working relationship is otherwise good but hes getting me rattled dear rattled most of us who have worked for any period of time have come across colleagues whose body language confuses or upsets us how will your child do in school this year we offer special courses designed to 1 help improve performance in all classroom subjects 2 help students acquire the selfconfidence organizational skills and motivation needed to improve academic performance for more information call 2948757 today centre for learning skills suite 203 southeast corner highway 7 and mccowan the truth is each of us has a comfort zone in which we can in terrelate with others when those boundries are crossed bells go off your coworker may be nothing more than a guy whose comfort zone is different from yours on the other hand his closeness may be an indication that his interest in you goes beyond your business relationship how does he behave with other people at work is he this way with everyone just with women or just with you the best approach is the direct one arrange to speak with him privately about your concerns dont imply any possible motiva tion he may have but be specific about incidents explain to him that you enjoy working with him and that you hope to continue but say that a change will have to take place in his familiarity level if this fellow is the gentleman you hope he is youll notice a change in his behavior im mediately if hes a sleaze hell know you mean business either way your relationship should change for the better if i made it sound easy be assured that i know it isnt con fronting a colleague on a sensitive issue takes courage and delicacy there will probably be an initial period of coolness between you but talking to him directly is the least drastic step you can take and the fairest naturally if his bahavior con tinues you should speak with your boss companies are becoming in creasingly aware of issues involv ing possible sexual harassment and many have developed proce dures for dealing effectively with this kind of situation if you need further information phone the ontario human rights commission 69 main st n markham end of summer clearance so off seasonal stems 50 off fieldcrest discontinued colours 50 off lots of glassware 50 off selected table covers placemats discontinued colours patterns lots of bargains golds the standard of excellence is now in o z i o 190 bullock dr markham 4717871 sixteenth ave 59 westney rd s ajax 4272977 goldsgym bullock dr heritage rd hwy7 31 stl ui bomhsonit z hwy 401 experience markhams first versa climber the total body training machine for cardiovascular strength rehabilitation training t chance 2 for the price of 1 offer expires oct 3 gtolds gym farall d golds gym i station 0 o bayly ave opening early october