'You need to leave. Now': Coworker's clueless boyfriend shows up unannounced at her work, she breaks up with him on the spot in front of the entire office

It's hard to know where one's sympathies should lie in this situation. After all, this coworker seemed to enjoy keeping her work life and her private life separate, so one can only imagine her frustration when her boyfriend showed up to her office unannounced. However, at the same time, it's hard not to feel slightly bad for this dude, who arrived with flowers and left without a significant other.

Knowing what to keep private is always a challenge when navigating workplace dynamics. You can't avoid the topic of your personal life entirely. These are the people you end up seeing day in and day out, even more often than your actual friends. The fact that the coworker in this tale, Maya, managed to keep her boyfriend secret for so long may not be surprising, but it is a little strange. That level of secrecy suggests either a lack of comfort in her workplace environment or a lack of comfort with the person she has been dating. Based on how the vents of this story ultimately transpired, it's pretty clear that she is experiencing more discomfort with the latter. Still, a good litmus test for anything is that if you feel strange talking about someone, perhaps there is a deeper reason why.

While Maya may have her own problems to contend with, her boyfriend isn't blameless here either. This guy needs to learn and respect boundaries. Evidently, Maya had told him that she didn't want him stopping by her office when she works late. Even though it became clear that she wasn't exactly telling the entire truth, that doesn't give her boyfriend the right to swing by without permission, even if he just wanted ot gift her some flowers. 

Keep scrolling below for the full story from an objective perspective of one of Maya's coworkers.