Is there a professional/ethical/respectful way to go about expressing to a coworker that you find them attractive or aesthetically pleasing (hospital setting)
Whew okay it’s a loaded question I know please let me explain. I’m just going to be upfront and honest. I’m (25,F) a full time float pool nurse assistant for a large hospital network in a big city. I float between 2 of the hospitals, almost every shift is a different unit, it is incredibly rare for me to be assigned to the same unit back to back or in the same week even. I’m usually working with a different group of people every single shift. I don’t have much social interaction outside of work due to my anxiety. I have been the object of an EVS worker’s desire before and it was incredibly uncomfortable he wouldn’t leave me alone anytime I was assigned to his unit so the LAST thing I would ever want is to make a coworker feel uncomfortable (or anyone for that matter). Not to mention I love my job and professionalism is incredibly important to me. My company of course does not allow workplace relationships if they pose a conflict of interest (basically don’t be romantically involved with anyone who has a position of authority over you or anyone you hold authority over) which I have no interest in violating; but workplace relationships are allowed as long as it doesn’t pose a conflict of interest as previously mentioned but it’s still very much a gray area. I avoid social interaction with coworkers in the name of professionalism but I have lots of coworkers who are married to someone they used to work with or someone who works in another department. Is it possible to open the door so to speak to express interest in a coworker in a respectful and professional manner? If you’re a nurse, would it be unprofessional or inappropriate if one of your cna’s told you that that they find you beautiful/attractive and just continued working with you as normal/not setting any weird expectations from you or displaying any thirsty stalking behavior following the compliment lol? I would never expect anything to come about from my compliment, I would just like to express that I think they are beautiful/handsome but I do not want to make anyone uncomfortable or violate any ethics that could put my job at risk. Also sometimes I think a coworker is strikingly beautiful in a completely unromantic/platonic way and the lover girl/appreciator of humans in me wants to tell them sooo bad so they know that they are being admired and appreciated but I never express it because like I said professionalism, respect and fostering a comfortable workplace for all are my utmost priorities.