This post has not been vetted or endorsed by BuzzFeed's editorial staff. BuzzFeed Community is a place where anyone can create a post or quiz. Try making your own!Buzz·Posted on Nov 9, 2014The 25 Awkward Stages Of Having A Workplace CrushBecause work would be boring without them...by Ms WireCommunity ContributorLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. You spot them across the office for the very first time Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 2. You attempt, subtly to find out their name and what they actually do there Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 3. You start making way more of an effort with your appearance every morning Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 4. You try (and fail) to catch their attention from across the room Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 5. But confronted with the possibility of having to actually interact with them, you panic Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 6. So you resort to Googling them instead Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 7. And arrange a conference with your friends to discuss everything you've learned Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 8. Then one day you bump into them in the corridor and they smile... Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 9. You find their contributions to team meetings endlessly fascinating Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 10. When they're out of the office, work becomes infinitely less interesting Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 11. When they're back, you have to try to conceal how pleased you are to see them Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 12. You prepare for their potential appearance at a work night out like this Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 13. And decide to finally make your move... Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 14. But success! They begin to acknowledge you in the office! Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 15. When they reveal details about their life, you have to pretend that you haven't already read it on their Facebook page Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 16. You may start to read too much into their actions Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 17. When you see somone else talking to them in the staff kitchen Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 18. This person now becomes your sworn rival, whom you will never include in the tea round again Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 19. You begin to worry you might not be as subtle in your attentions as you'd hoped Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 20. Then one day they casually mention that they're seeing someone Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 21. And you have to hide your disappointment Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 22. Now seeing them in the office makes you feel like this Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 23. You get irrationally angry at the unfairness of it all Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 24. And decide to give up on love forever Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 25. But wait! Who's that new guy/girl...? Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF