Is It Okay To Have a Relationship With My Co-Worker ?

Ever since you can remember, the topic of engaging in a relationship at work has been a very touchy one. In some instances, persons working for a particular company, doing such a deed might even get either them or their significant other fired; or worse case scenario, both.

However even when their job, and possibly their financial stability is at stake some persons still push the envelop and engage in relationships with co-workers. Personally, i don’t think there’s one person who’s yet to not have a crush at work, and if you, somehow can find someone that says they haven’t, then they’re straight up lying. It’s natural for us human beings, to be attracted to someone who we see as potentially ” The One”. There might be both good and bad consciences, that come from dating a fellow co-worker; majority of the times the outcome isn’t necessarily one that we would hope for.

Some employers argue that whenever [sexual] relationships are developed in the working environment, this might lead to a reduction in productivity within the company. Persons who are supposedly suppose to be doing their jobs, might find themselves taking the time out, to have extended bathroom breaks together (i’m assuming we’re all adults and know what happens on said breaks). Not saying that this is the case in each and every situation but it does happen.

Now, just for argument sake, lets say the relationship goes south,  of course there’s going to be that awkward situation where you will have to be in constant contact with you “EX”; after all you did take bathroom breaks together. There are however, mature adults who understand that not everything in life is going to go their way. Then there are the persons, who find it hard to let and hold a grudge; now that’s where we’ll probably have a major issue. No longer will the individual(s) be focused on getting tasks don in a timely and efficient manner, but what they can do to throw shade at the other; arguably, females tend to go above and beyond to prove their point.

Then they’re your fellow co-worker, who will make it their point of duty, to discuss your relationship behind your back. Not even one can handle being the center of attention, because of who they’re dating or who they take bathroom breaks with. if you’re someone who prefers their person life to be private then dating a co-worker might not be for you.

Don’t get me wrong, i have heard of relationships that started in the work-place and did fine, which ultimately lead to marriage and a happy life (purely an assumption). However if you were to take my stupid advice, i’d say leave work-place dating alone, just too much drama attached to it.