How to deal with the office romance of female white-collar workers

Nowadays, some white-collar workers work 8 hours a day and have to work overtime. When they have a rest, they want to sleep to restore their spirit and physical strength. They don't even have time to fall in love, and office romance happens quietly at this time. As colleagues, it is normal for us to have more contacts and get to know each other deeply, and friendship will develop into love, so it is good not to delay our work. The office seems to be a hotbed of romance, which is more efficient than dating websites or bar corners. Oren, the author of "Office Couples Handbook-How to Find and Manage Love at Work" co-authored with Stephanie Losey, said that in recent years, the office is the place where most people look for love. "In the 21st century, the office has become a village," she said. "Where will you spend 12 hours a day besides the office?"

In addition, fewer and fewer employees will hide office romances. CareerBuilder found that 61% of employees are willing to disclose their office romance, compared with 46% eight years ago. Last June, 5438+65438+October, HarrisInteractive, a market research company, surveyed 3, employees for CareerBuilder.

compared with the sexual harassment case of AnitaHill)/ ClarenceThomas in the 199s, people today will take a more relaxed attitude towards office romance, but the workplace romance is still full of crisis. KathleenMcKenna, a law firm in new york, said that the worst case scenario is that the relationship between the boss and subordinates breaks down and turns into a sexual harassment lawsuit. The rhetoric of this kind of lawsuit is often that the other party deliberately creates an unfriendly working environment, or fires you in exchange for not sleeping with me.

so, the first rule we make for office romance is: avoid falling in love with superiors/subordinates. This rule is especially applicable to those who hold leadership roles. This relationship is "stupid", McKenna said. "This behavior is like writing' Sue me' on your forehead." Mckenna mainly acts as a defense lawyer for the defendant.

EdwardHernstadt, the plaintiff's lawyer in new york, agrees. If she (usually she) is not forced, employees can accuse her of not dating her boss. "The boss will say,' I just asked if you would like to go out with me,'" Hernstad said, "but the subordinates will say,' I don't think I dare refuse you.'" "

If the boss and subordinates can't resist each other's affection, McKenna suggests that they sign what she calls Cupid Agreement. They should make it clear that their relationship is voluntary. If this company has a sexual harassment policy, they should show that they know it.