Need advice-
I have an amazing guy who works for me- he’s smart, insightful, great worker, etc. he’s a permanent WFH for medical reason (I don’t know what the medical reason is fyi). I’d like to buy him a coffee, take him to lunch, etc., but don’t really know how to ask since we have never met in person- thoughts??

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My thoughts are that it’s sometimes okay to be friendly and straightforward - asking them for a cup of coffee someplace near their home would be a great place to start. You could even start with saying how much you value their presence at your workplace and then lead that to a point where you are asking them to join them for a cup of coffee in a friendly manner

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Send him a DoorDash gift card and schedule a morning coffee break

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Just ask him to meet you for a social coffee hour of his choosing and/ or a virtual casual coffee chat in case leaving the home is particularly difficult) if he declines that is okay too! Graciously accept his answer and let him know your appreciate all he does of he declines and then leave it alone.

Is there a romantic angle to this? If not, just straight up tell the guy how much you appreciate all that he does and that you would like to buy him lunch as a token of gratitude.

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