Mark Toth takes on the hopelessness of love contracts. Does anyone have a different take?
Excerpt:
HR: Hello, Greg.
Greg: Hello.
HR: I heard you’re dating Marcia. Is that true?
Greg: No, actually I’m dating Alice.
HR: Oh, really? I thought Sam was dating Alice.
Greg: No, he’s dating Carol now.
HR: Hmm. I thought Carol and Mike were married.
Greg: Did you hear that Bobby’s dating Cindy? And that Jan’s dating Peter?
HR: I quit. (Hands him a stack of love contracts.) Congratulations — you’re our new Head of HR. Get everyone to sign one of these.
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It can become a real mess when coworkers date. We have a policy where I work. We just don’t date each other in the work place.
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You don’t actually think policies prevent people from dating do you? They just date in secret. The relationship might be more interesting than it might otherwise have been because of the “oh so bad” element. I agree that it can be a real mess when coworkers break up but we’re adults and should be able to separate our professional lives from our personal ones. No company has a say in who I date. I laugh at those kinds of policies. How ridiculous!
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There are so many people out there. Why would you want to cause problems by dating someone where you work? What if it goes bad? I know there are always some that do what they want regardless what they’ve signed or said they wouldn’t do but I just think that a strict NO dating coworkers is best for business.
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Poor Maya will never know the joys of office sex!
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I agree with Kendra. Nothing is more exciting than a taboo relationship. Hahahaha!
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“Greg: No, he’s dating Carol now.
HR: Hmm. I thought Carol and Mike were married.” And so the Poly lifestyle unfolds….
Perfect example of learning a little too much about employees when you pry into personal matters. I don’t ask because I don’t care to know and I don’t enforce any policies that try to control ee’s personal lives. I know I am HR but that is NOT my job.
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I have but one rule in life: Never dip my pen in company ink.
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I met my husband at work. I feel like, if you can’t date your coworkers, how do you meet people that you’re interested in? And the people pointing out that we’re all adults–hear hear. If you can’t be grown up enough to handle your private relationships with dignity, you probably shouldn’t be dating in the first place.
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The company I used to work for has a very strict no dating policy. Majority of the employees were 22 fresh college graduates with type A personalities. Everyone enjoyed going out for happy hours together etc etc….
Even though there was a “no dating” policy, there were plenty of people who broke that rule. I personally think its a pointless rule, if you are mature enough to get a job, you should be mature enough to handle yourself appropraitely in the workplace, regardless of whether or not you are dating someone who you work with.
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This article said it best!
The good news: dating a co-worker is perfectly legal.
The bad news: That doesn’t mean it won’t get you fired.
http://www.jdsupra.com/post/documentViewer.aspx?fid=3553fed6-24f9-4265-aa5d-1a7b628c11b0
Hormones and primal urges combined with lack of choices in a time where many are workaholics gripping job security could drive you to date someone at work you might not have otherwise chosen. Is the reward really worth the risk?
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