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How intimate do you get with your coworkers?

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Originally posted by: Sid59
never date coworkers. i learned the umm .. "HARD" way. it's ok i wasn't expecting much from them but it was fun at the time.

in conversation, i tend not to talk about my life or experiences. i'd rather listen to other people talk.
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Hard, gay co-workers gettin you into trouble again?
 
I'm fairly close to a few of my co-workers,we're sort of like a family here.. of course we can't decide if it's The Osborne family or the Munsters sometimes but that's ok🙂
 
I had a few intimate (sexual) relationships at work, most turned out really bad after the break-up. For the most part you have to be careful. Another thing to consider: anyone at anytime can claim sexual harassment and no one is going to believe the guy. It's sad how crazy things have gotten but there's some really crazy people out there.
 
depends.. after getting know some coworkers, you tend to become good friends... while other coworkers its just strictly job related.
 
My old boss used to be a total insane moron. I hated her. Anytime she was around I'd shut the door to my office, god I hated her.
Does that answer the question?
 
Never have an intimate conversation with someone you can't either fire or have tied to a cinderblock and thrown in the river!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I get pretty intimate with my co-workers. If by, co-workers you mean my female classmates, and by intimate, you mean SEX!

`K
 
Originally posted by: iwearnosox
If dezign was in the cube next to me there's a 97% probability I'd be fired for sexual harassment the next day. 😀
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i would be in jail. :Q

BTW Dezign- I'm in Vegas next week (12/21 - 12/24) at the Venetian. Want to stop by?
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:music::wine:😀

oh wait..ignore the jail part 😉
 
Your coworkers are your friends, but you have to keep it that way. Business is business. When you mix business with pleasure (particularly intimate) you only provide more opportunities for negative consequences to arise.

Keep your work and your private life seperate.

Kristopher
 
This is hard to say. I have made some really good friends at the work place, but in general I try to keep my personal life out of the work place...especially since I have a managerial role.
 
Originally posted by: KristopherKubicki
Your coworkers are your friends, but you have to keep it that way. Business is business. When you mix business with pleasure (particularly intimate) you only provide more opportunities for negative consequences to arise.

Keep your work and your private life seperate.

Kristopher
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Evan is putting the moves on you isn't he 😛

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LOL 😀
 
Originally posted by: DainBramaged
Originally posted by: Roger
I have never had the problem of gay men wanting to know about my love life.
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You have to have one first.
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Scratch my original statement. Just got my first! 😉
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No I think he meant you need to have a life, not have a gay man. Oh well I guess its too late now.
 
Originally posted by: DainBramaged
I have never had the problem of gay men wanting to know about my love life.
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Me neither, none have ever asked so I don't have a problem. I sure as hell don't want to know about theirs!
 
Most of our Engineering staff is in their mid 20's. Most intimate conversation I ever had with my coworkers was "So what movie watch this friday...." and that's about it. Women might have their own thing going on.
 
Originally posted by: KGB
Originally posted by: KristopherKubicki
Your coworkers are your friends, but you have to keep it that way. Business is business. When you mix business with pleasure (particularly intimate) you only provide more opportunities for negative consequences to arise.

Keep your work and your private life seperate.

Kristopher
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Evan is putting the moves on you isn't he 😛

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LOL 😀
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Naw, sounds like he's heartbroken (since Anand got engaged).
😛

As to relationships in the workplace, I guess I fared better than others. The older woman relationship in my life was one of the top people where I worked. I didn't report to her, so I didn't feel any conflict there. The other times were friends with benefits. Sneaking off during office parties were always fun. 🙂

A note to the guys here. If you want have some personal interaction in the office, be very honest and upfront with the other person. Remember: you spend more time with this person during the day/month/year than you do with a significant other. If the relationship goes south, you can't just walk away from it. We used to have a rule in Architecture school in college (college architecture classes are 24/7 because it is mostly stuido/lab work). You can date someone ahead of you or behind you [school year-wise]. I've seen some really ugly fights because two people in the same class date then break up. Ugly, ugly, ugly. :frown:
 
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