"My male team leader keeps feeding me, and it gives me the creeps... How can I fend him off?" New male employee distressed [What do you think?]

[Financial News] A story has emerged about a male employee who says he is distressed because his male team leader keeps feeding him directly.

On the 16th, a post titled "The Team Leader Keeps Feeding Me" appeared on the office worker community Remember.
Employee A, who said he was in his fourth week after changing jobs, began by saying, "I'm a well-built man, and my team leader is also a man. But sometimes he puts food directly into my mouth, and it's driving me crazy."
Employee A recalled, "There was a welcome dinner on my first day, and the team leader made a huge ssam wrap. Then he suddenly extended his hand toward me and said, 'Open up—say ah, ah~.'"
He said, "At first, I naturally thought he would put it on the small plate in front of me or place it in my hand, so I reached out. But he insisted on putting it directly into my mouth. Two grown men—one with his mouth open and the other putting a ssam wrap into it while grilling meat—gave me chills."
He continued, "I would rather it had been a game of chance involving a wrap with a lot of wasabi. I forced myself to accept it because I was afraid of ruining the mood, but even while chewing, I felt very strange and completely lost my appetite."
Employee A lamented, "At first, I thought he was just expressing his welcome enthusiastically, but it wasn't a one- or two-time thing. When we went out for pork cutlets at lunch, he speared a piece with his own fork and pushed it into my mouth, telling me to try it. Even when we eat snacks in the office, he deliberately puts things like cookies directly into my mouth."

He added, "A female coworker on the team said that the team leader and I are the only men, and that because I'm the youngest new hire to join in a long time, he seems to be showing the overly affectionate behavior typical of an older generation. She told me to put up with it until my probationary period ends, since he might stop over time."
He then asked for advice, saying, "Aside from that, he really does seem like a good person. Is there any way I can turn him down without hurting his feelings?"
Those who read the story commented, "When a superior wraps up ssam and feeds it to you, it's a sign of affection and special fondness," "Take it with your hand and eat it yourself," "If you dislike it and feel uncomfortable, you need to say so," "He must see you as a young nephew," and "Sometimes, being direct is the answer."
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