How prevalent is office romance?
I did an unscientific survey among my colleagues and discovered not only had they had at least one office romance, some of them met their spouses at work. Other experts report that dating colleagues is indeed on the increase. And it’s no surprise. Employees spend a lot of time at work and many of them have no intention of spending their careers with one employer, so the potential of negative career impact has been blunted. The influx of younger workers has brought a more casual and accepting attitude, as well. And meeting a soul mate at work is more likely than at a singles bar or at an Internet site, since people already share common goals and interests. Does that mean it’s accepted and a good idea? Not quite. While most CEOs I know admit that office romance, like office gossip, is impossible to legislate against, it doesn’t mean they have to like it. For example, they worry about sexual harassment lawsuits – by a jilted lover, or by someone else, who feels one of the parties is getti
