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Return To Coffee Article Archive   Cupid, Coffee, And Copiers - Which Of These Does Not Belong In The Office By Victoria Graydale Dating coworkers is a bad idea. Dating your boss is an even worse idea. Even if an office relationship goes well, coworkers are likely to toss gossip, jealousy, and resentment your way. Here are some points to ponder before looking for love in all the wrong places: If your office relationships goes bad, talk around the water cooler could get really interesting. How many seconds do you think it takes a scorned lover to reveal intimate and/or embarrassing details about your relationship? If you simply cannot live without Joe Accounting or Suzy Marketing, (and I repeat, bad idea), avoid the hand-holding, kissy-face, moon-struck behavior at work. Keep things on a professional level, even when you think you are alone. If you want to keep things a secret, don't send gifts, such as flowers or candy, to your sweetheart at the office. Because office relationships are usually hush-hush, other employees may flirt with your beloved, or vice-versa. Can you handle it? Saying something may let the cat out of the bag. Don't send love notes via the company email system. Email is often monitored and there is always the danger of inadvertently sending it to the wrong person. Avoid long lunches together, or an excessive number of them. Unless you want the romance to go public, don't leave or arrive together. If the romance sours, break up while you are away from the office - and that doesn't mean at lunch. If you break up, be prepared for the worst. It is not unusual for one or both employees to be transferred or to be asked to resign over a failed romance and the disruption it causes in the office. Several years ago, my supervisor had been divorced about two years when she started up a romance with a coworker who was married and had three children. During the course of the romance, gossip flourished and they lost everyone's respect. The employee was shunned by coworkers, who had met and liked his wife, and his opinion was no longer respected. After all, he didn't have enough sense to avoid the romantic situation he was in, he apparently couldn't be trusted in other matters. It wasn't long before his wife found out and confronted him in the parking lot as we were all leaving. A screaming match ensued, which was pretty embarrassing for everyone. When word spread outside our department, the supervisor was demoted and transferred. The guy? He's still married, but to this day is dealing with the damage the situation caused. If this article was useful to you, check out "Wise Words for Employees" available at . In addition to the book, Pivotal Force also offers a fully customizable 120 slide PowerPoint presentation perfect for orientation, training sessions, or "first job" courses. Click on "Our Products" and then "Wise Words for Employees." Victoria Graydale has been a technical writer/manager for over 15 years. After many years of experience in the corporate world, Victoria realized there are very few resources for employees looking to improve themselves at work, although there are hundreds books on how to be a better manager. keywords: office | romance | employees | human resources Espresso Coffee Machines

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