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According to a recent survey by Vault.com, 46% of workers have engaged in office romance and 15% have dated their bosses. It is impossible to ignore the implications of love in the workplace, especially when the people involved... See more » According to a recent survey by Vault.com, 46% of workers have engaged in office romance and 15% have dated their bosses. It is impossible to ignore the implications of love in the workplace, especially when the people involved are members of your team. As more and more people spend longer hours at work, the chances to socialize outside the office diminish, especially when work schedules require them to be at the office when most of the single population is already at home. One of the dreaded situations and cited reasons for leaving work among off-shore workers is the lack of social life. When the pressure for singles to find partners mounts, you can almost be sure that the next best place to find romance is the workplace. How do you manage office romance, then? Awkward as it may seem, you cannot pass on the chance to get involved in the relationship as a higher-up, especially when there is a policy on romantic relationships. The first thing to do is to make them aware of the policy on workplace dating. When members of your staff suddenly find themselves falling for the cuties on the next cubicles, they have to the right to know if the company that they work for either frowns upon or accepts love at work. Discuss what it means not only in terms of career prospects, but also in terms of the chances of their getting fired should the company discourage dating co-workers. Although a number of companies do not discourage office romance in general, some have policies for moving workers engaged in workplace dating to other departments. Thanks to the changing attitudes towards dating co-workers, though, more companies now recognize the benefits of workplace romance. One of the cited benefits of office dating is the renewed passion workers find in their jobs. A 1996 study by Montana University psychology professor, Charles Pierce, notes that “in certain circumstances, office relationships can be beneficial if employees…bring more enthusiasm to the job.” Moreover, a blossoming attitude towards work allows for better communication and participation in projects. So if the company does not have a policy against dating co-workers, then let romantic couples’ relationships blossom without sacrificing professional conduct and productivity. The flip-side of romance at work is the negative impact on productivity should the romance suddenly end. Due to cases related to sexual harassment, a few companies discourage dating co-workers to avoid legal issues that might crop up when romantic relationships between supervisors and their subordinates turn sour. Moreover, if the relationship ends bitterly, then the workplace becomes a hotbed for revenge towards the party that started the breakup, from rumor-mongering to cyber-bullying, or worse, purposely putting projects at risk. In many occasions, employees move to new companies as part of their “moving on” process when relationships end. As a manager, it is better to prepare for the worst possible scenarios that could start when workplace romance ends. See less »

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The first thing to do is to make them aware of the policy on workplace dating. When members of your staff suddenly find themselves falling for the cuties on the next cubicles, they have to the right to know if the company that they work for either frowns upon or accepts love at work.

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