by Alex A. Kecskes
People may be out of work, but those who have a job are hooking up at the water cooler, the copy room, and storage closets in companies across the country.
According to a Vault.com Survey, nearly 60 percent of respondents admit to having participated in some form of workplace romance. Over 69 percent said that the bad economy hasn't affected their willingness to take romantic risks at work. More than 31 percent indicated that they hooked-up on company property. And six percent said they were caught in the act.
While a large percentage of respondents said their companies had no intra-office relationship policy, such romances can cause a number of problems if the lovebirds work in the same office. And if either or both are married (but not to each other), things can get pretty complicated in concealing the relationship from their spouses. Phone and text messages, long lunches, emails--all eat into office time and productivity. If the romance is not discretely handled, co-workers can resent the relationship and develop a "get a room" attitude toward the amorous couple.
Needless to say, if the relationship turns sour, sparks can fly. If the couple must work together, a break up can create some embarrassing and distracting "scenes." These can be a real strain on the office, impairing productivity and making other coworkers feel uncomfortable.
Many experts agree, that office relationships can work if they are handled with discretion. That means no emails or calls on company computers or phones, and no overt physical signs of affection on company premises.
I've seen these hookups in several offices and the overt displays of affection were unwelcome by just about everyone in the office.
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Alex A. Kecskes has written hundreds of published articles on health/fitness, "green" issues, TV/film entertainment, restaurant reviews and many other topics. As a former Andy/Belding/One Show ad agency copywriter, he also writes web content, ads, brochures, sales letters, mailers and scripts for national B2B and B2C clients.
People may be out of work, but those who have a job are hooking up at the water cooler, the copy room, and storage closets in companies across the country.
According to a Vault.com Survey, nearly 60 percent of respondents admit to having participated in some form of workplace romance. Over 69 percent said that the bad economy hasn't affected their willingness to take romantic risks at work. More than 31 percent indicated that they hooked-up on company property. And six percent said they were caught in the act.
While a large percentage of respondents said their companies had no intra-office relationship policy, such romances can cause a number of problems if the lovebirds work in the same office. And if either or both are married (but not to each other), things can get pretty complicated in concealing the relationship from their spouses. Phone and text messages, long lunches, emails--all eat into office time and productivity. If the romance is not discretely handled, co-workers can resent the relationship and develop a "get a room" attitude toward the amorous couple.
Needless to say, if the relationship turns sour, sparks can fly. If the couple must work together, a break up can create some embarrassing and distracting "scenes." These can be a real strain on the office, impairing productivity and making other coworkers feel uncomfortable.
Many experts agree, that office relationships can work if they are handled with discretion. That means no emails or calls on company computers or phones, and no overt physical signs of affection on company premises.
I've seen these hookups in several offices and the overt displays of affection were unwelcome by just about everyone in the office.
For more information on administrative jobs, check out:
http://www.administrativejobsblog.com/
Alex A. Kecskes has written hundreds of published articles on health/fitness, "green" issues, TV/film entertainment, restaurant reviews and many other topics. As a former Andy/Belding/One Show ad agency copywriter, he also writes web content, ads, brochures, sales letters, mailers and scripts for national B2B and B2C clients.
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