Question?

[dispatch]

keep telling yourself that....I've got all the dirt I need!

[BusBus]

As long as neither one of you supervises the other, or work side-by-side, then it should be fine. Do keep things hush-hush for the first while, so that your relationship isn't under the workplace gossip microscope. Wait until things have settled before announcing it to everybody.

Good luck!

[friendofjimmyk]

keep telling yourself that....I've got all the dirt I need!

You do realize this is a public forum! You are telling me - in a public forum - that you are going to blackmail me?

(sorry, y'all - dispatch and I work together, but rarely do we work on the same shift - as we are now - so excuse our hijacking)

I've got your number bub!

[friendofjimmyk]

As long as neither one of you supervises the other, or work side-by-side, then it should be fine. Do keep things hush-hush for the first while, so that your relationship isn't under the workplace gossip microscope. Wait until things have settled before announcing it to everybody.

Good luck!

Eh, it's probably not going to go anywhere...let's just say when I mentioned the situation to my brother, his words were...he actually sang them...

"here's to you Mrs. Robinson"

That pretty much sums up the biggest issue besides the work factor!

[dispatch]

it's more extortion than blackmail, and other than blinky, who probably won't care anyway, who's going to see this????

and you're making this waaaaay too obvious!

[friendofjimmyk]

Where is blinky? BLINKY...come out, come out where ever you are!

(Our resident lurkers!)

[Rapscallion]

If there's any blackmail going on, house gets ten percent.

Rapscallion

[friendofjimmyk]

Funny, very funny!

[dispatch]

Noted!!! I'll factor it in to my bargaining price

[Seanette]

Assuming that both parties are otherwise unattached, of legal age, one is not supervising the other, and the matter is handled with some degree of discretion and dignity, I don't see a problem.

Unfortunately, workplace romances are very rarely handled that well, as far as I know.

[friendofjimmyk]

I agree, seanette, if you can handle it maturely and professionally, then all is well...it just never really works out that way. And I have a feeling in this line of work, it will be a "hot topic" if you will.

[dispatch]

now who, among us, would have the audacity to go meddling in your personal life????

[friendofjimmyk]

HA HA HA HA HA HOO HOOO HOO HEE HEE HE HE *GASP*

Let's see...

[Giggle Goose]

a) I've been with my bf for about a year now b) I met him at work c) He was my supervisor <--- the look on everyone's face right now, perhaps?

We were good at keeping our personal and work lives separate. For about 4 months, we had so much fun at after-work parties, etc., because it was just a pizza place, after all, he is only 6 mos. older than me, and most of us who worked there are all friends. But we never TALKED at work. no one seemed to be bothered by it. There was a lot of employee inter-dating going on at that place. It was a lot of fun, actually, and I kind of miss those days. However, if it had not been a pizza joint, i probably would have gotten another job to keep things professional. but we're just kids

problems DID start occuring, however, when another supervisor was hired who started dating one of the kitchen workers. it was then that people started feeling uncomfortable (she would have him in the office while counting money, which my bf never let me do, they made out in the walk-in freezer, they would rub up on each other while he was making food, he would come to pick her up after closing and rush everyone to close so they could go out, etc.) It was disgusting. She made up some bullshit story about how my bf was giving me free food (LIES! i was never allowed any 'perks,' and she would give free food to all of her friends) and the whole place was just becoming so hostile that he quit. i stayed on because i had only about a month till i was leaving for college anyway. so now i'm back at school and we live together and he has a better, much higher paying job. The moral of the story, boys and girls?

Dating is OK, but even if you keep it discreet, watch your back because there will always be drama.

So, looking back on it, I wouldn't recommend it if your squeeze was in a supervisory role. Sorry about it being so long but it's a good life lesson i guess

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Well, my current job is the the third job I've had where my husband worked at the same company, same hours, and same building. I have also worked for my husband as a subcontracted freelancer. He doesn't cut me any favors, either.

We don't work in the same department. It's never been a problem. We are co-workers at work. We are a married couple out of work. Disputes at work (rare)stay at work. Disputes at home (also rare, luckily) stay at home.

We work well together, and have a good track record. This is why companies can easily find out, when interviewing us, that they can hire us both and it won't cause a problem.

Before I married, I have dated co-workers on rare occasions (ironically, no, I did NOT meet my husband at work. ). It's hard to meet people in this town, and as long as the people involved have the ability to act like grown ups, I see nothing wrong with it. If they can't handle being at work with someone with whom they have baggage, they they shouldn't do it. But if they can act like professionals, it shouldn't be a problem.