Check this cool infographic out from Online Business Degree :
Do you think companies should be more strict about dating in the office?
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This is a very interesting infographic! Lately I’ve been hearing a TON about office romances.
Sweet. I would personally not participate in a office based romance, but then again I am better than everyone I work with and am apparently 5% less likely to do this than women are. Wait… I may have read this whole graphic wrong.
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I would say as long as both parties are discreet and professional, and you’re not in a situation where one is working under another, then I think it’s fine. I met two boyfriends that way. That’s probably why my dating life has suffered the last four years…I work from home. 🙁
I think it may sometimes hard to be discreet if you guys had a misunderstanding then emotions would be running high and it may interfere with your work. It did for me when I was dating someone in the workplace. I personally prefer to keep my work life and private life separate.
Super interesting! I dated laterally at work once. I wouldn’t do it again. It ended…complicatedly. Haha. I couldn’t handle it. I found a new job soon after we broke up.
My only work relationship ended on a bad note. Luckily we worked in different departments. Although initially I had an interview to be in his department but ended up getting a job with another department. Things would have been real awkward working together.
I don’t mind office romances as long as couples are professional about it. I have many co-workers that met and got together through work. Sometimes they come to work together and leave together. That’s pretty much it. As long as they don’t make out in the hallway like in high school I think it’s all good 😀
That was real annoying in high school. Especially when the couple was right by your locker. Come on. Go somewhere more private.
My wife and I met at work 🙂 I approve.
LOL. 🙂
My husband and I work together! But we met and married before we started working together. We didn’t meet here!
That’s great you guys are compatible in a relationship and working together. I feel like my bf would distract me too much if we worked together. 🙂
Love the graphic. It can certainly happen – I think it’s fine as long as it doesn’t get messy if it ends..
My colleagues are all married now. Or hippies. So, I have to look for love in different places. Also, I would feel awkward if things didn’t work out.
I definitely believe it! At my old company (a lab), there were a lot of office romances, and sadly that’s how a lot of women rose to high positions. I didn’t appreciate it because these women were NOT fit for those jobs and had no right being there…it was disgusting.
For milennials I think it makes sense to date at work just because a lot of people end up being workaholics and where else would they find the time to meet people haha. I just think that it makes sense since you are at work alllll the time, and you really get to know people. Also, I think what makes people attracted to each other at work is that you only see them in their zone, like you don’t have to deal with their bad habits such as how they are at home (well, unless you work really close to them, you’d probably know if they were messy/clean, etc).
Also, there’s just something about a guy in office clothes, (suit and tie is even better!!) even if it is office casual.. 😉 But alas, I don’t work in a typical “office” anymore so I don’t see that. 🙁
Haha… I think it shouldn’t be a problem, as long as the work aspect stays professional. What people do outside of work is not a concern for me.