17 signs your boss secretly has a crush on you

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Jennifer Aniston plays a seductive boss in "Horrible Bosses."

Has your boss been complimenting you more frequently? Have they been texting you on the weekend? Do they laugh at every joke you tell - even the lame ones? If you're nodding to all of the above, they just might have feelings for you.

"It can be difficult to tell whether someone has a crush on you or if they're just being extremely nice, so I caution anyone in this dilemma to tread very carefully, as misinterpreting intentions could be embarrassing for both parties, and even career-damaging," says Michael Kerr, an international business speaker and author of "The Humor Advantage."

But you should look for the signs that it may be a full-on crush "because that could end up having extremely negative implications on your work," he says, and you'll want to do something about it before things get really awkward.

Here are 17 signs your boss may have a crush: