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Office
Romance
Share Your Office Romance Tips
Do be open
with your boss
If it's serious, bite the bullet and tell the boss. Even if you
keep it a secret from everyone else, it would be worthwhile
informing your manager of the situation so that it won't have
repercussions later on. It's likely to be embarrassing, but
could be beneficial in the long term
Do be careful what you say
If the romance does develop into something more, be careful what
you say to colleagues about him and the relationship. Discussing
intimate details with people you and he have to work with will
only serve to make everyone uncomfortable
Do respect each other's feelings
Even more so than at the start of a normal relationship, when
dating someone from work, you need to know how they feel about
friends/colleagues knowing the two of you are seeing each other.
If he acts like he's embarrassed of your romance, then forget
it. If however he just wants to get to know you better without
everyone butting in, then you should be respectful of that
Don'ts
Don't embark
on a personal relationship at work...
... unless you're prepared to give up everything for the sake of
that relationship – including your job and your work friends.
Petty as it may sound, some of your colleagues won't agree with
your dating a guy from the office, so unless you're able to deal
with the snide comments and dirty looks, keep your relationship
purely platonic
Don't put your current relationship at stake
If you are already in a relationship, if you enjoy your job, or
if you are on target for a promotion, just think what you could
lose if the fling with the guy in accounts goes belly-up... ask
yourself if it's really worth it?
Don't send saucy emails via the work system
It's oh so tempting to take those flirty email conversations
just that little bit further, but remember these little babies
stay on the system for quite some time and it won't take a
computer buff to find them. If you do get the urge for some
literal loving, try texting each other instead (unless of course
you're a world famous football player)
Don't get a taxi home with just you and him
It could be totally harmless, but it could also lead to rumours
being spread like wild fire throughout the office – did they?
Didn't they? He said they did; she's denying everything… Better
to drag the boss into the cab with you than become the source of
office gossip, whether it's true or not
Don't get too drunk at office parties
Always a big mistake - neither of you will be thinking clearly
and one or both of you are likely to wake up the next morning
wishing it hadn't happened, or worse, wondering if the other
person regrets it. Have a drink and enjoy the flirting, but if
things are going to go that stage further make sure you're sober
when it does
Don't get caught doing non-work-related activities
The last thing you want when in the midst of a passionate snog
in the stationery cupboard is for the office manager to come
looking for a new ink cartridge for the printer. Be sensible -
if you can't keep your hands off each other until the end of the
day, pop out at lunch time and go somewhere your colleagues are
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