Personal Relationships @ Work – Doomed for Failure
SharePosted on 02. Apr, 2009 by Gallivanter in Career, Relationship
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If you think it will work then you’re a nescient buffoon. It is substantiated than if you fall head over heels with someone in the office and would like to have that relationship, it almost always leads to failure.
Unless, one of you quits the company. It’s as simple as that! Unless you’re married before you both joined the company and it is a humongous company of over 500 people and your job scopes are very distinct like janitor & surgeon, don’t event bother because it is a recipe for disaster!
I experienced that with my previous company, where the wife was in senior management, and she introduced her clueless husband who she controls on a leash to manage an area which he ZERO knowledge, but still enjoy a high pay nonetheless. The husband was not respected at all because he wasn’t a nice guy – like to bitch a lot – flexing his so-called power.
You’re only intensifying your grief and confusing yourself. You may think that you are covert enough to conceal your relationship. It just doesn’t work!
If the romance go south, one of you will even be vengeful leading to process of splitting the colleagues up between you two. One of you must resign if you treasure the relationship.
bosscat
Apr 2nd, 2009
mine was… we both resigned.. went separate ways but still seeing each other… LOL
Nadia
Apr 2nd, 2009
Ooo.. i didnt knw that..
here at my school oso got husband n wife and they r just fine..
foongpc
Apr 2nd, 2009
It’s hard to say really. Some couples work fine together, some don’t. Well, can test it out and if it doesn’t work, both have to acknowledge it and one has to quit if they treasure their relationship.
philters
Apr 2nd, 2009
my first real relationship was with a colleague many years back. it’s pretty tough and he eventually quit to work somewhere else. we broke up a few years ago but the lesson here is correct – relationships at workplace will result in one, or both, of you leaving the company.
bee
Apr 2nd, 2009
BEEN, SEEN, TOUCH and DONE that!
nuff said!
Gallivanter
Apr 2nd, 2009
bosscat – Went separate ways but still seeing each other? Aiks!
Nadia – It depends, but the odds of it failing is much much higher. Besides, teachers, you don’t get in each other’s face as opposed to colleagues in the same office.
foongpc – Most are recipes for failure. Imagine your colleagues know about every drama, fights and all that jazz.
philters – Agreed. Thanks for sharing.
bee – Otay!
wel
Apr 3rd, 2009
wahaha..better don’t start..haha
Mimi
Apr 3rd, 2009
Couldn’t agree more… But on the other hand (generally speaking) workplaces treated like a second home i.e hotel can drive 2 married co-workers to have extra marital affairs. I saw many of these happened to my former superiors back in my hotel employment days. what a shame…
Lisalicious
Apr 3rd, 2009
ah i really never like the idea of having relationship at work place, or even college years
complicates stuff only
Gallivanter
Apr 6th, 2009
wel – Yup.
Mimi – Yeah – that’s a shame. That’s why constant communication in relationships is VITAL.
Lisalicious – True, but college years is alright la….except maybe for classmates.