Dating a co-worker

[Rickys The Best]

Has anybody dated a co-worker? Any advice on the best way to keep it professional?

 

[alleyallen]

Shouldn't this, perhaps, be on the Anything Goes board?

That aside, I've dated co-workers in the past years. Circumstances vary, but it definitely helps to NOT date someone in your own department.

 

[slappy4428]

don't date her unless you're absolutely sure.....if the falling out happens, it can be very difficult to stay professional and others can pick up on it.

 

[IU90]

Is this sports or news?

 

[Captain_Kirk]

Mr. LippmanRickys The Best's Boss: It's come to my attention that you and the cleaning womanyour girlfriend have engaged in sexual intercourse on the desk in your office. Is that correct?
George Constanza Rickys The Best: Who said that?
Mr. LippmanRickys The Best's Boss: She did.
George Constanza Rickys The Best: [pause] Was that wrong? Should I not have done that? I tell you, I gotta plead ignorance on this thing, because if anyone had said anything to me at all when I first started here that that sort of thing is frowned upon... you know, cause I've worked in a lot of offices, and I tell you, people do that all the time.
Mr. LippmanRickys The Best's Boss: You're fired!
George Constanza Rickys The Best: Well, you didn't have to say it like that.

 

[PeteyPirate]

Has anybody dated a co-worker? Any advice on the best way to keep it professional?

It is by definition unprofessional, but hardly uncommon. The only way to avoid problems is to make sure you never break up. Congratulations on your upcoming marriage.

 

[Cansportschick]

don't date her unless you're absolutely sure.....if the falling out happens, it can be very difficult to stay professional and others can pick up on it.

I second that one. Ironically, I was advised this week to not entertain the idea of going out with media because word gets around and it really can damage reputation and any professional ties you may have. Not sure if I agree with that, but the person giving me the advice has put 22 years in the broadcast industry and he has seen a lot.

 

[PeteyPirate]

don't date her unless you're absolutely sure.....if the falling out happens, it can be very difficult to stay professional and others can pick up on it.

I second that one. Ironically, I was advised this week to not entertain the idea of going out with Canadian sports media because word gets around and it really can damage reputation and any professional ties you may have. Not sure if I agree with that, but the person giving me the advice has put 22 years in the broadcast industry and he has seen a lot.

I think he just wants to bang you.

 

[Bob Slydell]

Don't **** where you eat.

Best advice, buck. I like don't dip your quill in the company ink myself.

Unless it's someone in say advertising, circulation or somewhere else in the paper besides news, I think it's bad. If you work together after a break-up, it can be tough.

 

[JoelHammond]

don't date her unless you're absolutely sure.....if the falling out happens, it can be very difficult to stay professional and others can pick up on it.

This about sums it up.

Think about it as a risk/reward situation. The reward would be great, yes. But the risk if, as slappy says, it goes south, is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy heavier than said reward.

Trust me.

 

[Football_Bat]

Never go fishing off the company pier.

 

[JoelHammond]

Never go fishing off the company pier.

Company ink, so to speak.

 

[PeteyPirate]

Never stick your wiener in the company hoo-ha.

 

[User 4755]

Never, ever **** where you eat.

 

[leo1]

you can't help who you fall for. it's only natural to date coworkers, especially in this crazy business.

i dated a coworker over 10 years ago at my first newspaper job. now we're married with a kid on the way.

we only worked together for about 18 months before we both moved on to other publications in the same area. as i got older i realized how glad i was that we no longer worked together, but at the time when we were 23, 24 years old and just having fun, it was fine.

 

[Rickys The Best]

She's not on editorial, btw. And it's a magazine and she's in ads/marketing, so we hardly have any work contact.

I would never date somebody I actually have to deal with at work.

 

[tyler durden 71351]

As a wise man once said, "Don't get your bread and your meat at the same place"

 

[audreyld]

She's not on editorial, btw. And it's a magazine and she's in ads/marketing, so we hardly have any work contact.

I would never date somebody I actually have to deal with at work.

What I'm hearing here is that you've already made up your mind, and you just want us to validate your decision.

So, here goes. Go for it man. Could turn out to be the love of your life. Let us now how it goes.

 

[Songbird]

I've dated 2 newsroom colleagues. Both of them are great girls and top-notch journos.

If you can make it work, go for it.

 

[Guerrillascribe]

Same here, mates. I married a co-worker at the paper we both worked for back in Florida.
We were friends while we were there and had the urge for each other, but never acted on it. Years later we both said to hell with this. We get on well, enjoy each other's company, let's get married. We did and it's been great!

But again, use caution since you both work in the same place. I've seen lots of those efforts work and just as many fail with stunningly bad repercussions.