kranky
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- Oct 9, 1999
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If you are talking about a "real" job (not a fast-food type job), it's not a good idea, unless you never see each other at work.
I can think of a dozen examples of ugly situations that came from dating co-workers.
One was when a newly-divorced girl started at work (very attractive but shy). She started dating one of the guys working on her project. He was married but told her they were separated and getting divorced. After a couple months I guess he got tired of it so he dumped her, and she didn't like that. She told the big boss that the guy threatened her with the loss of her job if she didn't sleep with him. He got fired, she's still there.
Another happened at a bank where a friend of mine works. A divorced 38-year-old guy started hitting on a cute 20-year-old in his department. They started dating but kept it very quiet. He made sure she got extra help with her work so she would appear to be a up-and-coming star. She got accidentally pregnant and they got married. The big boss called them both in and asked which one would be quitting, since he doesn't allow family members to work in the same department, because of the risk that they might conspire to defraud the bank. She had to quit but was very unhappy about it and rags on her new husband all the time about ruining her "career" because she can't find a another job. Apparently the guy now wishes he never dated her, but he's afraid of divorce because he's still paying child support and alimony to his first wife, and can't afford another round of that.
I can think of a dozen examples of ugly situations that came from dating co-workers.
One was when a newly-divorced girl started at work (very attractive but shy). She started dating one of the guys working on her project. He was married but told her they were separated and getting divorced. After a couple months I guess he got tired of it so he dumped her, and she didn't like that. She told the big boss that the guy threatened her with the loss of her job if she didn't sleep with him. He got fired, she's still there.
Another happened at a bank where a friend of mine works. A divorced 38-year-old guy started hitting on a cute 20-year-old in his department. They started dating but kept it very quiet. He made sure she got extra help with her work so she would appear to be a up-and-coming star. She got accidentally pregnant and they got married. The big boss called them both in and asked which one would be quitting, since he doesn't allow family members to work in the same department, because of the risk that they might conspire to defraud the bank. She had to quit but was very unhappy about it and rags on her new husband all the time about ruining her "career" because she can't find a another job. Apparently the guy now wishes he never dated her, but he's afraid of divorce because he's still paying child support and alimony to his first wife, and can't afford another round of that.
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