Office Relationship

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Philippines
January 28, 2007 8:27am CST
How does it feel to have your love one in the same company. Does your love affair can affects your work?
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• Philippines
30 Jan 07
For me it would be really hard to have a relationship inside the same office but it is up to the couple to work it out. Just always try to have self discipline and avoid doing "something" in dark corners!! With some discipline and trust with each other, im sure your relationship will work and your work wont be affected. Discipline will also make you avoid some "memorandums" (hehehe, sounds like real life... LOL) of your violations... More power to your relationship!!!
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• Philippines
31 Jan 07
LOL.... They're making a big mistake, some people are somehow unhappy if they see happy people around them, I don't know what kind of mentality they have. *giggle*
• Philippines
10 Feb 07
LOL.. geez man.. I don't think your kinda updated with my life.. hehehe so how 'bout you? I heard you have one too.
• Philippines
3 Feb 07
That question depends on the situation and on a person. Some might be greatly affected if their loved one is near. Like they will get bored with the person because they can see each other everyday. On others they will be more motivated to work. Some also can't concentrate especially when they have arguements.
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• Philippines
10 Feb 07
Well said.. everything are true.. LOL... hmmm.. did you happen to exoerience an office relationship?
• United States
3 Feb 07
I actually met my husband at work. We worked together for many years before we started dating. He worked there a little while after I stopped to take care of our daughter. It was a restarant , he was a cook and I was a waitress. We just had to remember work was work.
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• Philippines
3 Feb 07
Business is business and love is love. Well that really works if you really know where to stand.
@ronita34 (3922)
• Canada
2 Feb 07
It can if you let it. The key to this is to be professional and when you are at work be co workers and not those that are in a love affair!
• Philippines
3 Feb 07
Yes lets just be professinal and be lover when they are out of the office.
• India
2 Feb 07
I had my loved one in the same company. Infact we worked for two companies together... funningly, we din't have such relations then... In fact I never liked him when he was my colleague. While I was very sincere n punctual, he was a typical laid-back person. The liking happened much later... But yes, in general I've seen that professional relations and official decorum gets disturbed due to inhouse romance.
• Philippines
3 Feb 07
Hehehehe.. that is the common situation why co-workers fall inlove when they suddenly develop to each other and later on they'll realize that they love each other.
• India
2 Feb 07
It would be great if my love is in the same company
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• Philippines
2 Feb 07
Oh.. Why do say that? Anything particular?
@cheenlly (3477)
• Philippines
1 Feb 07
i had a boyfriend before with same company i work but it never affected our work. i think it really depends on the person. You must learn to deal with it professionally. It sure it will inspire you but dont let it affect your work.
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• Philippines
1 Feb 07
Yes.. but did anyone mention that somehow, so much inspired also affects their work and it will also lead to unproductive. Well just what they say everything that is too much is bad.
• United States
1 Feb 07
This is a tricky situation , I think some people can have the office romance without it affecting there work but i think the majority of people cant, it's really hard to not let it affect your job, thats why i always stay away from that situation if i like my job lol.
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• Philippines
1 Feb 07
Office romance is really sweet and temptating but also be aware that it has its fallback once you get some quarrel it will be hard to work and unproductive for both employee in love.
@rsa101 (37933)
• Philippines
1 Feb 07
I am a product of it. I got my wife as an officemate. We started out as friends and eventually became husband and wife later.:D For me its kind of oka at first but then there may come a time when you will feel that one of you needs to separate your own careers. In the end my wife decided to leave and returned to her previous employer. Our partnership still is continuing to this day but we work separately. So I guess there might be some effect that you might encounter in the future if you two decide to form partnerships.
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• Philippines
1 Feb 07
Hmmm... That very nice of you, I hope when I time come that I'll be involve in such relationship I can keep up the heat and make our love live.
@alextki (923)
• India
1 Feb 07
It will surely affect your concentration on your work... because you always needs to think about your lover when you are in the same work place.. it will leads to some other confustion too, like if she talks to someone then that will lead unncessary confusions.. but she might have talked official matter, but not everyone thinks that way.. hope you understood
• Philippines
1 Feb 07
Yes, I understant very clearly. It seems that it came from an experience. :)
@MiLaw8 (74)
• Philippines
1 Feb 07
It feels good to have your loved one in the same office. Unfortunately, mine is a secret affair because I don't want my officemates to know my private life. No, our relationship did not affect my work at all since I make it a point to separate my work from my relationship.
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• Philippines
1 Feb 07
That's good atleast you can manage and handle your affairs. Keep it up.
@tenzen (114)
• Philippines
1 Feb 07
I used to have a "loved one" at the office. But I saw that she was having a blast with her out-of-office BF. After that I started to back off. Besides, I try to avoid her since I still have feelings for her. I'll just deal with these "feelings" some other way.
• Philippines
2 Feb 07
I understand what you feel bro. But I think there is nothing bad if you still express your love to her, I mean showing her that you still care and letting her know that you're still there anytime she needs someone to lean on, you two were still friends right?
• Philippines
1 Feb 07
well, i guess it would affect me, but there is still this what if... word: if your in one company and belong to a different department i guess its okay to have a relationship with your officemate just as long that your work wouldn't be disturb because of love quarrels. so i guess its ok.
@hartnsoul (558)
• Philippines
1 Feb 07
I've never entertained realationships in the workplace. I feel that it could affect judgement and productivity while working.
• Philippines
2 Feb 07
Yes, it will affect you. If your inspired it will boost your mood to work harder yet if there are some misunderstanding and quarrels I think it will eat your whole day doing nothing but you can't help thinking of him.
• Romania
31 Jan 07
Well , i knew my girlfriend at my work place and ..... it really affected my work , finaly we both quit our jobs and started a real relationship ! In most of the company's relationships between office parteners ar banned because of that !
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• Philippines
31 Jan 07
Yah, I know there is a policy like that in most of the company. But if you know how to carry a relationship you know how and where you can settle some private and personal matters, right?
• United States
28 Jan 07
I've never had an office romance. I always listened to my wise boss of 14 years that said, "don't buy your milk where you buy your bread". I have seen some office romances that just created a lot of havoc inside the office with arguments and such. Just don't think it's a good idea.
• Philippines
28 Jan 07
Hmmm... That's sounds like a big mess. But I wonder why did they have to involve their quarrels in the office. I mean they should take it outside the office, right?
@Outsider (42)
• Canada
28 Jan 07
I once had an affair with a fellow employee... and it was a nightmare due to the fact we tried to keep it secret from the rest of the company. Her uncle was the owner of the company... and was very much against relationships between employees. And as such we were forced to lie continually, and sneak around behind everyone's back in order to spend any time together. As much as I loved this woman, I despised the constant lying and sneaking around... so that after a very short time I resigned my position with the company... a company I loved and had been with for over eight years!
• Philippines
28 Jan 07
OMG. You resigned just for that? Eight years is a whole lot of years you spend in that company. But if its the best for both of you, better be one of you in the other company to continue your relationship.
@jerpogz13 (283)
• Antarctica
28 Jan 07
in many times yes, becuase instead of finishing your work your just dreaming and having fantasy together with that office ralation hehee
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• Philippines
28 Jan 07
Oh.. so b'coz of that you cant be productive? That's too bad.