Manager is behaving like a mother figure
Hey so I [30M] work in the education system, won’t get too detailed but I’m not a teacher. One of the [40sF] managers of a different department at my job has been so incredibly nice to me as of late.
I started to notice this several months ago. She hosted a work event at her house and asked everyone if they were hungry. She then looks at me and asks me individually, “Are you hungry?” with a big smile. “I can make you a sandwich? Would you like a sandwich?” Everyone is staring at me so I sheepishly say “…yeah…” She returns to the table with a beautiful sandwich 5 minutes later and says “I made it with so much love, okay?”
I cannot lie. 201
I fell in love for about two seconds. She is just a pretty and kind person, and who doesn’t want to be around that. In all seriousness, she has been very supportive of me since my promotion and acting as more of a peer than a manager — small talk, side conversation, banter, pleasant smiles, constant supportive guidance and reassurance. She’s supportive of everyone but recently one of her staff said, “Yeah, she really likes you” in a nice way, not a weird way.
Anyone ever experience this. To what do I owe this gradual uptick in interaction. 659