Think about the consequences. Relationships can end as quickly as they begin, and chances are you’ll still have to work with your ex, regardless of whether your romance lasts. Consider how possible break-up tension might affect your performance at work, your ability to work alongside your ex on projects and your relationship with others in the office.
This is your career, regardless of whether your boyfriend or girlfriend is involved, too, and you don’t want to get so swept away by a new relationship that you start underperforming. Stay on top of your professional goals.
Talk it out with each other. If you are in a relationship with someone at work, it’s important that both of you already know the answers to tough questions. What happens if the relationship ends? What will you say to co-workers who know? Will you be able to work together effectively? Answering questions such as these before a possible break-up will ease some of the stress.
Don’t talk with other people about your romance. In small offices in particular, work romances can easily become the hot topic at the water cooler.
To hold the gossip to a minimum, keep your relationship as private as you can. Just because you might be dating someone at work doesn’t mean that you are dating everyone in the office. Keep things professional. Never show public displays of affection or send love e-mails to each other.
Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com
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Still, there are rules to follow, so if you are thinking about beginning a relationship with someone at work, keep these in mind:
• Dating your subordinate or your boss is never a wise idea. Not only could you possibly involve yourself in a sexual harassment suit, but you can also sabotage your career.
• Think about the consequences. Relationships can end as
IT seems office types spend as much time wooing colleagues as working.
Research reveals about 70 per cent of workers have had an office romance.
A third of these were involved with a colleague who is married or in a long-term relationship.
And the losers of such love matches are nearly always the ladies.
Researcher Geoff Carter, a Griffith University management lecturer, said women who have flings with married colleagues "usually get burned".
Dr Carter, who surveyed 400 managers in NSW and Queensland, discovered those aged 18-30 were most likely to have successful, appropriate romances with workmates.
Source: news.com.au
The Danville-Boyle County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) is celebrating National Tourism Week, set for May 8-15.
The public can stop by the CVB office for complimentary:
* Kentucky roadmaps
* National Geographic's Geotourism MapGuide of Appalachia
* The Southeastern Kentucky Tourism Development Association's Explore: An American Original Guidebook
* The Bluegrass Passport, provided by the Bluegrass Region, which offers free admission into nearly 50 central Kentucky attractions May 14-22.
The CVB office also will aid with travel ideas to plan your next Kentucky vacation. The office is open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday in the McClure-Barbee
An unscientific survey suggests that as many as 87 percent of working people have felt attracted to a coworker.
The survey of 332 single male and female office workers by matchmaking business DUO had 87.3 percent of respondents admitting they at some stage felt drawn to coworker of the opposite sex. Of these, over 40 percent said they had actually experienced an office relationship. The figures were much higher than a 2003 poll of 639 people, where 74 percent said they felt something for a coworker and 24.4 percent said they got romantically involved, but with samples so small the
The scene at India Inc is changing. Romance is in the air and employees are dating each other like never before.
According to a latest survey by MonsterIndia.com, part of the global online careers and recruitment site Monster Worldwide, nearly 58 per cent of 12,191 respondents admitted to either having indulged in or were open to office romance.
While 42 per cent thought the idea was `inappropriate,' about 25 per cent admitted to have had a relationship with a colleague, 23 per cent didn't mind indulging in office romance and 10 per cent said they were currently having `one'.
While