Back in 2022, I was an employee at a well known retail company. For a few shifts, there was a temp that I got along really well with. We only had conversation during the shift only (this is important later). Long story short, I didn’t see him again until February 2025 in which he was a store manager. He asked if I was still working for the company. I told him no. He really wanted to recruit me and threw numbers out until I was comfortable with one. I accepted and did training. During my orientation, he told me he had a girlfriend and a 2 year old daughter. I came in for a closing shift the next day with only him and I working. My boyfriend and I were on the phone majority of the shift (this is important later). The shift was fine until it came time to close. As we were both working out to our cars, we had the following conversation

Him: “ so is your boyfriend fine with you working here?” (He knew I had a boyfriend as I had previously mentioned him) Me: “Yeah, why wouldn’t he be?” Him: “Oh cus I didn’t know if he knew I was on you.” Me: Huh?! Him: “I said I didn’t know if he knew I was on you.” Me: “….I never knew that.” Him: “We’re cool now tho so it’s all good.”

I mumbled goodnight as I walked to my car uncomfortable and shocked. My boyfriend was on the phone crashing out (rightfully so). He asked for his number to have a conversation with him. When my boyfriend texted him, he backtracked and said that I was right and we never spoke outside of work and he meant it in a friendly way. My boyfriend ended up ignoring him. The next day I texted him and said I don’t feel comfortable working with him and questioned how his girlfriend would feel about the situation. He said he needed me on the team and that he told his girlfriend the whole situation (I call bullshit). He continuously apologized and said he shouldn’t have worded it like that but was simultaneously making excuses for everything that was said. He texted today and said that it would be an honor to have me on the team. At this point, I’ve requested that we work complete opposite shifts and he has agreed. AITA?