Workplace romances

randycat99randycat99
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
So are they as common as is depicted in TV shows, or is it just a common plot device to introduce hijinx into the shows?
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  • Reply 1 of 33
    guestguest Posts: 112member
    I don't know how common they are, but it is a good way to get fired for sexual harassment. I almost lost my job because of 1 lousy date. It's not worth the hassle or the bs.
  • Reply 2 of 33
    outsideroutsider Posts: 6,008member
    At our work place, romances are rampant. Even I, a married IT geek, have been hit on .
  • Reply 3 of 33
    randycat99randycat99 Posts: 1,919member
    C'mon, guest! With a juicey opener like that, you simply have to spill a little more than that!
  • Reply 4 of 33
    buonrottobuonrotto Posts: 6,368member
    The place where I work used to be romance central. I think the count was that 16 couples paired up while they worked in the office together. It apparently got so bad that an official announcement came down from the firm's owner/president/CEO/chairman that the intra-office dating had to stop. Then 2 weeks later, he announced his engagement to another woman in the office. It doesn't seem to happen around here as much since I've been here, but I know some people hooked up once they left the firm.



    Also some married folks both end up taking jobs in the same place after a while, or start their own businesses together.



    As for me? Let's just say I'm looking to change jobs.
  • Reply 5 of 33
    giaguaragiaguara Posts: 2,724member
    it sure must be far more common than dating among the appleinsiders ..
  • Reply 6 of 33
    powerdocpowerdoc Posts: 8,123member
    It's very common. I worked in a hospital, and this is where i met my wife. You tend to meet people where you are the most part of your time.
  • Reply 7 of 33
    giaguaragiaguara Posts: 2,724member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Powerdoc

    You tend to meet people where you are the most part of your time.



    .. so you are telling there are more applein/outsiders involved with each other??? (i wish everyone had 200 differnt ips where they post like me so thatd give enough headache to the curious mods..)
  • Reply 8 of 33
    billybobskybillybobsky Posts: 1,914member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Giaguara

    .. so you are telling there are more applein/outsiders involved with each other??? (i wish everyone had 200 differnt ips where they post like me so thatd give enough headache to the curious mods..)



    i have a number less than 200 but certainly more than 3.



    is it odd or even?



    does it slant rhyme with sour?
  • Reply 9 of 33
    scottscott Posts: 7,431member
    We just had a wedding in our department.
  • Reply 10 of 33
    billybobskybillybobsky Posts: 1,914member
    since i just got through with the graduate school equivalent of a work place romance, i would say they are not worth the souring event. very not worth it.
  • Reply 11 of 33
    scottscott Posts: 7,431member
    Come to think of it two other guys I work with met their wives where they worked. One guy was a post doc and I think his wife a grad' student. The other guy was a grad' student and his wife a post doc. Now the really funny thing is that all four of them work here now. Three in my department and the other up stairs.
  • Reply 12 of 33
    brussellbrussell Posts: 9,812member
    I have a good friend who is probably the world's leading expert on this.



    Apparently it happens all the time and many many people meet their spouses at work.
  • Reply 13 of 33
    gspottergspotter Posts: 342member
    I had a kind of workplace romance myself: I did my civilian service in an old people's home. After my service time had ended, I sometimes did help out with some night duty to earn a little extra. They made a summer party each year for all residents and employees. At one of these parties, I met a nurse. We're married now for nearly 9 years.
  • Reply 14 of 33
    scottscott Posts: 7,431member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by BRussell

    I have a good friend who is probably the world's leading expert on this.



    Apparently it happens all the time and many many people meet their spouses at work.



    Is he married to Aguinis?
  • Reply 15 of 33
    brussellbrussell Posts: 9,812member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Scott

    Is he married to Aguinis?



    Huh?



    I've personally never had a workplace romance. But my department's secretary is really, really, hot. I'm married, but argh. She's very flirtatious too.
  • Reply 16 of 33
    randycat99randycat99 Posts: 1,919member
    Receptive receptionists are reason #27 for things that make the world go'round!
  • Reply 17 of 33
    709709 Posts: 2,016member
    My lover is also my business partner.



    Meetings on the conference table are...um...."productive" to say the least.
  • Reply 18 of 33
    billybobskybillybobsky Posts: 1,914member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by BRussell

    Huh?





    Check his pubs... the joke's in there
  • Reply 19 of 33
    billybobskybillybobsky Posts: 1,914member
    Scott what department do you work in?
  • Reply 20 of 33
    carol acarol a Posts: 1,043member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Randycat99

    So are they as common as is depicted in TV shows, or is it just a common plot device to introduce hijinx into the shows?



    I had a steamy workplace romance at my first job out of college. Our romance was wonderful; but I found that it caused problems elsewhere. A few female "colleagues" were jealous that I had hooked up with the hottest 'single' guy at our site, and one proceeded to cause me serious back-stabbing type problems. Jealous females can be truly lethal in their spitefulness.
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