Workplace Romance

Workplace romance often experienced by many can land up at your door too, but ahhh are you prepared to handle it? Despite the warnings of ‘Don’t date people at work’, chances are that Cupid has worked its magic!!

These days’ people spend bulk of their time at work hence making them susceptible to an office romance. It often so happens that attraction might blossom between people who work in close contact for many hours a week with a shared objective.

While there may be many pros I would like to highlight a few cons before you get hooked with that special someone at work.

When you and your partner are working on the same project and when you have disagreements, you may not be able to leave them at work and go home to start uninfluenced conversations.

Compromising your privacy – If you have had a fight last night chances are that whole office will see you throwing icy daggers at your partner in office. You may also notice your colleagues throwing some snide remarks here and there.

If you are involved with your boss chances are that you will be judged on your work integrity, your peers will often judge you on your promotions.

You are sure to be the subject of everyone’s gossip, however to avoid being the prime subject of everyone, you should try and be open about your new relationship instead of keeping it a secret. Sneaking off together is only going to create more gossip, whereas being fully open will mean people have to deal with it, and they will quickly move on to the next subject.

Breaking up – If the worst happens and your relationship comes to an end, it can be disastrous in the workplace. Breaking up is hard to do at the best of times, especially for the person who was dumped; and having to see them at work every day can be very difficult, and creates an unhappy working environment that your colleagues will be in the middle of.

It will come to the stage where you and your ex could be disciplined for your lack of professionalism, or that you get to the stage where seeing each other all of the time is too much – and one of you would have to leave that workplace and try and find employment elsewhere.

The thing about romance is it can spark anywhere, any time! You may have made a billion rules for yourself but serendipity cannot be stopped, so watch before you get caught up with that colleague of yours!

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