How do you feel about dating co workers good idea or bad idea?

@apples99 (6556)
United States
September 27, 2008 8:41pm CST
I think its a bad idea to date co workers because if the relationship go's sour you still have to see that person every day at work, and the stress of seeing them after a big brake up could affect your work performance, I think your dating life should be separate from work, but what do you think about dating co wokers, good idea or bad idea?
8 responses
@walkthetalk (1307)
• United States
28 Sep 08
bad idea. I agree with you. If it doesn't work out then your stuck with this person forever.Or till you retire. Right. I never dated anyone I went to the same school with, or worked with. Then once I went out with a guy I worked with two times. He turned out to be a real jerk. And lazy. I was glad for that part, because he quit his job.
@apples99 (6556)
• United States
28 Sep 08
Well that must have been a relief for you when he quit.
@relundad (2310)
• United States
28 Sep 08
At some companies it is against the rules and one or both people could end up losing their jobs. Besides that like you I just think that its a bad idea. Once many years ago I started to date a guy that I worked with and once we decided to make our relationship official I left that company. For some that might not be an option so today I just wouldn't do it.
@apples99 (6556)
• United States
28 Sep 08
I see thanks for responding.
@chiyosan (30186)
• Philippines
2 Apr 09
it was such a bad idea for me to have dated a co worker. im glad we were separated location when i had to stay in a different work location, then our relationship started crumbling down... and now he claims i was the one who got busy and our relationship just ended like that. with no communication whatso ever. now, i met another one in my work and we are just inseparable. i transferred and moved to a new company now and i guess it is so much better that we have different work and stuffs. :)
@reckon21 (3477)
• Philippines
7 Mar 09
For me dating your co-worker is a bad idea. I don't like the too much pressure from work. I have one before, It just ruined my job. My concentration. I prefer my partner outside the company I'm working with.
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
27 Dec 08
Bad bad idea! I have two rules for dating. Never date someone you work with and never date a man with hair longer than yours.lol well I have broken them both. Last year I went through a breakup with a guy I worked with. We had been together 5 years. He did work a different shift but I had to see him in passing everyday. It was very uncomfortable. Not to mention people at work talking about it and the stories that went around were nuts!We tried to keep it under wraps for a while but people were going to find out.He wound up quitting a few months ago after being there for 10 years. Anyway,your right...dating should be seperate from work!
@arystine (1273)
• Philippines
23 Dec 09
For me, it's not a bad idea. I know there is the downside that if it doesn't work out, it would be a pain to see that person everyday. But what if that person is the one for you, the one who makes you laugh, the one you're comfortable with? Do you have to hold out your feelings and refuse to fall in love with that person just because he is a co-worker? For me, there's no right place and time for love. It just happens. I'm not the type to prevent myself from falling for a person and hoping that it might be the real thing. If it doesn't work out, I just remind myself that my job is important as well and it is a challenge to deal with a person I used to date.
@Humbug25 (12540)
28 Sep 08
Hi apples99 I have never dated a co-worker so it is hard to comment. It is probably a bad idea though because not only would you have to see them on a daily basis but what if they were a person in a higher position than you? They might actually get you fired because they can't deal with it even if it was you that split with them. I think I would sooner leave the job and then date them, but then you might be giving up a really good job for nothing if it doesn't work out.!!
@quhyum (62)
• India
26 Dec 08
hi this is sameer i may say that when i was gone ion date first time i dnt thing to do bad things but the girl who tuch me that time i m so emotional we cant do any thing with us and the other dates ofusly the mind is bad the girls say to do some thing with us this is my self experience