Relationships At Work
June 15th, 2009
You can try to keep your eyes on your PC or try to focus on the task at hand, but we can all be tempted to dip in the company ink. It seems logical to meet people at the place where you spend the majority of your waking hours; but, having an at work relationship can get one (or both of you) a pink slip faster than you can get one month under your belts.
If you have any kind of job that allows for interaction with people it is only natural to form some strong relationships with the other players on your team. There are days you can find yourself talking to clients and sales reps more than the people you associate with by choice. Work is a great place to form friendships. Relationships can spring up at a moment’s notice and then it will be your decision to decide whether the work place relationship is a risk you want to take.
The upside is that you really can find someone you really enjoy being with. You already spend lots of time together and have plenty of common ground to discuss; but, it’s not really that simple. It is possible to find yourself marrying someone you meet at work. The problem is that most employers frown upon it. When relationships start to heat up is usually when big brother starts to crack down. Fraternization is the term that lands you in the unemployment line.
Their primary concern is that filling a workplace with the kind of drama a relationship can bring may disrupt work flow and bring progress to a halt. Employers are not entirely wrong by attempting to regulate the happenings between employees. Keeping employees focused on their daily tasks is the one reason as to why these regulations are in place. Think of how many work places fell victim to failed romances and complex, entwined, dramatic relationships that just ruined everything.
It really comes down to a few things you have to consider before you tread into the territory of the workplace relationship. The biggest risk is that your employer will find out about your relationship and can you faster than the Chinese food you left in the break room fridge last week. The second is the idea of having someone you spend lots of time with outside of work being at work with you all day (how closely your positions interact is key here.) If you’re willing to take the risks, you should. Finding a gem of a person to spend time with is worth it no matter where you find them.
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