Coworker offers ride home daily despite daily refusals, won’t take no for an answer, turning commute into awkward workplace discussion

There's a fine line between being considerate and being… well, too considerate. It sits right next to the line separating helping from hovering, caring from staring, walking from stalking. You know, similar words, wildly different vibes. 

Offering to help someone once? Super sweet. Repeating the gesture daily, loudly, and with an audience, even after being told "no" on repeat? Now we've crossed into the land of awkward. It's less thoughtful coworker and more why are you like this?  

This is the type to broadcast their willingness to help, trying to get validation from public displays of pseudo-thoughtfulness. Probably less about being actually helpful and more about being seen as helpful, to everyone, by everyone, all the time. 

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