6. She Might be Your Boss Someday
Reverse the roles now. Instead of you being in charge of the other person, your office fling is now your manager or supervisor. Things can get ugly in your relationship and their actions towards you professionally may reflect that. Co-workers are now wondering if you’re asking her to give you lax hours, overtime, benefits. You might be in a position to do so, which is a bonus for you, but it puts a strain on your relationship.
The takeaway is that both the good and the bad in this scenario come with repercussions that don’t work out in a business environment, especially when it comes to factoring in things like blackmail and being fired.
Maybe your first response to relationship criticism is a little frosty. Giving “haters” the middle finger, not caring what people think, it’s your life and not theirs, etc. But in a work atmosphere, what your co-workers think and how they treat you does matter. Actually, it matters quite a lot.
Imagine a situation in which you are indeed dating a girl from work. Your co-workers now have to figure out how to respond to this new pseudo-faction they’re presented with. Are you going to tell your new partner everything? Are they now nervous about working with you because they feel you’ll make self-sacrificing decisions for your new GF? Whether you like it or not, your relationship status can and will be taken into consideration when your co-workers make decisions after they find out.
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