How do you handle compliments given to you unexpectedly?

I suggest to just smile and say thank you and change the subject right away without being obvious. My boss before has a crush on me and he always gives me compliments. The good thing is we are good friends, but of course at first I do get really uncomfortable, mostly because he's my boss. I suggest not to disagree or pass it off as a joke, they say too much humility sometimes is not good.

i don't give much attention to the compliments which i recieve, i just say thanks for the compliment to the person who gave me the compliment and just start moving or working

hey there. i am really a person who is really not good in receiving compliments, whether i receive it expectedly or unexpectedly. lolz. whenever someone would give me a compliment, i always say "oh no, its not true" or something similar to that. :P lolz. :)

I'm nearly 50 and it shows so I don't get compliments too often but whenever I have in the past, I have to say that I blushed furiously and stuttered a thanks. I think that thanking the person casually might be the best way of handling it and then perhaps changing the subject to a more general topic eg: weather, news.

Well if you think that he's telling the truth, then you say thank you and be yourself. Stay cool and stay sweet to prepare another complements coming your way.

I have never been good at taking compliments. I used to just get really embarrassed. Now I still get embarrassed but I do manage to say thank you. The person giving the compliment is not usually trying to make you feel uncomfortable. Most people are sincere and want you to feel good.

I'm really embarassed to receive compliments