Current Events > Dating a co-worker. Yay or nay?

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Probably a bad idea, but far from the worst decision people make when they have the hots for someone.

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Bad idea, dont shit where you eat - try it only if youre willing to work through bullshit cause if youre gonna say I dont have to deal with this shit youre in for a weird awkward time

I only say this because I did have a co-worker literally spouting our business to random strangers and bosses and it was like dude, really?

Depends on the situation and the workplace. Is it against the rules? Is it a place you intend to stay at for years or just one stop in your career? Ultimately, I'd still say it's worth a try if you really like each other, regardless of the circumstances, but there are things to consider that make this impossible to just answer without context

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Everyone voting no

I used to work in a high end restaurant where everybody was dating eachother.

Literally there was only 1 successful relationship. The rest ended bad and there was tons of drama.

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My partner and I are coworkers and we met at work. We are in different divisions and don't see each other very much during the day so it works pretty well for us.


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Not a good idea. Ive done it. Dont do it.

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Probably a bad idea, unless it's a gig you don't plan on staying for long.

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If you dont work directly together then theres no issue.

I met my husband at work. We were in the same department but didnt work directly together. Married 13 years now.
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Cuticrusader09 posted...

If you dont work directly together then theres no issue.

This. Dated a co-worker; we got married.

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Sex at work is fun

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Cuticrusader09 posted...

If you dont work directly together then theres no issue.

This. To add on, I specifically wouldnt date my boss or anyone who reported to me. Ive dated multiple coworkers (not at the same time) and it never got messy.

Fucked a few others. Thats a different story. I wouldnt recommend one night stands with coworkers.

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Generally a bad idea but I have seen one couple in the same office get married before.

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MrResetti posted...

Sex at work is fun

Less so in a funeral home. Even less so for the mourners if it's during the funeral.

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MrResetti posted...

Sex at work is fun

Done that a few times, those were the good old days.

How badly do you handle rejection/breaking up?

If you can cope with working with an ex, and you're not known for messy breakups, it's still a gamble because she might not have as good of a grip as you do. If she outright rejects you and makes things weird - and understandably so, if she's not into it - it could become a HR issue and it could put your job in jeopardy.

If you don't handle rejection/breaking up well, then if this goes wrong, you'll probably end up losing your job in the long run anyway.

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Dont shit where you eat.

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I worked with my now wife when we met. It was nice tbh. We worked in different areas so even when we were going through bad patches it was easy enough to just not see each other. With that it was nice to have someone to bitch to about work that 100% knew what I was talking about.

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I'd say good idea, if you're mature about it and you don't work really closely together. People say no because they immediately think of worst case scenarios.

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In an office, no, never. It automatically gets you involved tangentially with any women at work since now theyre all gonna gossip about you. Plus any guys that pay attention. Youre basically putting a target on your back and saying youre free game to talk about.

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Id say no but I did actually ask out a coworker that I dont see very often a couple months ago. She said no

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I'm doing that right now but we don't work directly together. Everyone is hooking up with everyone here anyways.

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