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TOPIC: workplace romance

 
August 08, 2012 8:04 pm
Not where i work....and NOT where I workout at!!!! One of us got to switch jobs or gyms!
  11794193
August 08, 2012 8:06 pm
QUOTE:

I met my husband at work we worked for different location same comany and we have been married for 14yrs


This is how I met my husband too! We worked for the same company, same department/position but different locations. He was in Pennsylvania and me in Ohio. We'd take turns every 2 weeks coming to see eachother. No one even knew we were dating for about 6 months. We didn't hide it, but we didn't make it "known" either.

The cat came out of the bag when we were out to dinner and had no idea that ALL of our bosses were sitting right around the corner. When he went to go to the bathroom they spotted eachother. They were like, "What are you doing here?" LOL

They realized that it had been half a year that we'd been dating and that based on the fact that no one had any idea, it didn't interfere with our work so it wasno big deal.
  18756474
August 08, 2012 8:08 pm
VERY bad idea. And sometimes against company policy, depending on your roles. The worst possible (and most likely) scenario is that you'll break up and have to see someone every day who knows what you look like naked.
  12911856
August 08, 2012 8:08 pm
Not for me... although your post made me wonder... my coworkers are women between 40-73... and a 25 year old male with a terrible breath and nasty odor coming off his hair... now the doc working on Wednesdays... that's a different story... lol

BY THE WAY, TODAY IS WEDNESDAY <evil grin> geez, that overtime... I tell ya! blushing
  10984458
August 08, 2012 8:09 pm
i would never do it!

well i used to say that. i was apparently mistaken.
August 08, 2012 8:25 pm
I met my bf through my workplace, we were seeing it other for close to a year "Secretly" and now its all out in the open and we're living together... might be a little different that its a building company and I work in the office and he works out on sites
August 08, 2012 8:29 pm
I know several couples who have met at work. It's possible. Just be smart about it.
  7587537
August 08, 2012 8:49 pm
I worked at a place where a supervisor (married) got it on with the owner (married), carried on an affair for over 2 years.

both of their spouses found out, one committed suicide and the other divorced, took full ownership of the company and fired both their asses.

I guess those two are happy with each other now...
August 08, 2012 10:12 pm
What's that charming phrase? Don't eat where you sh**. Lol >_< A nasty saying for a potentially nasty situation. I personally wouldn't want to risk it ending badly and having to see the person everyday. Bleh! Then again, there's this really cute guy in my office...
August 08, 2012 10:22 pm
I work in theatre (although it is not the job I am currently being paid for, it will eventually be my career) and showmances happen. They're basically expected. When you're spending that much time with people and becoming emotionally connected to them, it's hard for it to not happen. Some directors don't like it, but there isn't much they can really do. I think that as long as the people are mature about it and realize that even if it doesn't work out, they still have to get along for at least a few hours a night, then it isn't too much of a big deal. It also helps that plays and musicals don't go on forever, so once it's over, the two people can be free of each other until they're stuck in the same show again.

Of course, as a stage manager, I was briefly involved with an actor, which I think is a little bit more of a big deal than two actors together, but we were always very professional during rehearsals and performances. And when we were no longer involved, it was still fine.

Theatre is a completely different world than the regular professional business world, though. But it is my workplace, so.
Edited by kaylaandthestarcatcher On August 08, 2012 10:23 pm
  27331244
August 08, 2012 10:23 pm
To be honest, I find it unhealthy especially if the couple ended up in unsuccessful relationship. I've been there many times & after I broke up with a co-worker, everything turned sour. Sure we know how to differentiate between work & personal interactions but when things get rough it will eventually fail no matter how much you tried to be civil.
  8336780
August 08, 2012 10:27 pm
I met my wife at our work. She hated me at first but my extreme charm (farting, cursing, horrible wardrobe, etc) really made her realize I was the one for her! :) Still married...going on 10 years and 3 kids. We DONT work together anymore though :)
August 09, 2012 11:18 am
QUOTE:

Don't date classmates, don't date coworkers. Freaking too much drama even for innocent bystanders.


If not at school or work, where do you think most people find someone?? I understand the coworker thing, but I think classmates are different. Classes only last like a semester and then you don't have to see that person everyday if you dont want to anymore.
August 09, 2012 11:32 am
How much do you like your job ATM?
If you plan on being there foreever...tread lightly, If it does not work out you still have to see them every day.
If you don't foresee this being your life long career .....have fun, ang go for it. You only live once right? some pretty hot co-workers out there...
  21773950
August 09, 2012 11:56 am
It's not the ideal place to meet someone. I'd only date someone I worked with if I was really into them and saw it working long term. It would have to be more than an infactuation.
  10968713
August 09, 2012 12:01 pm
I always tell people to "never dip their pen in company ink". Too messy.
  6655040
August 09, 2012 12:02 pm
About as smart as running with scissors.
  25837265
August 09, 2012 12:04 pm
My husband and I worked together when we met 22 years ago. We have been married 20 years. There were no rules against coworkers dating at that job.
August 09, 2012 12:20 pm
I dated my boss' son whom I also worked with. Don't do it. Leads to trouble.
August 09, 2012 12:23 pm
i have flirtationships, it helps the day fly by and gives me an extra reason to get up in the morning. However, im still a very private person so i try to keep them as discreet as possible
  17827430
August 09, 2012 12:23 pm
From previous personal experience....BAD IDEA. BAD
August 09, 2012 12:24 pm
NEVER crap where you eat. Period.

If it all goes to hell in a hand basket it is going to make for a very awkward work situation later.
August 09, 2012 12:25 pm
As someone who has been there it is 100% inappropriate, unprofessional, and frankly looks really bad.
  16628099
August 09, 2012 12:27 pm
bad idea. If things go great then great, but I think about the number of men I dated before I settled into hubs and the odds would be against it working out well. And then I think about how those ended and the odds are pretty good that the end is pretty nasty . . . I would not ever ever ever want to work with some of the people I dated. I only advocate the initiation of a workplace romance on the last day of one of the two people's emplyment.
August 09, 2012 12:27 pm
Met my husband at work :D

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