LOVE AND WORK- OFFICE ROMANCE

We are all human beings with feelings even if we are known to be as cold as ice during board meetings or we are known to have nerves of steel. Office romance is common place and crushes and flings are more likely to happen with colleagues than any one on the outside since we spend most of our time in the office.

The truth is that we are more likely to build friendships and relationships in the work place, since we have left no room for social activities outside the workplace. More and More organizations are offering team bonding and social activities which are all still built around work. Face it if you are confronted with the same cute face and lovely personality in the work place day in day out, you are more likely to develop a romantic relationship. Plus, you didn’t even have to leave your desk to chase her! For the women, well dressed suited up men, with a clean shaven look who look as if they are in control of their destiny show them a sense of stability and responsibility (An insight into how many women think).

However, although office romance might be inevitable, it may do you more harm than good.
The cardinal rule of office romance is: BE DISCREET at all times. Now, unless you are quite sure the wedding bells are definitely ringing it might be in your best interest to keep a low profile.
People have lost their jobs because of unprofessional behavior such as open displays of affection which obviously leads to office gossip, being discreet means of course no kissing or ass grabbing hugs at work and definitely no making out in the board room when you think everyone is gone (The security and the cameras see all).

Both parties need to decide on some rules about how to go about their day to day life as normally as possible. Office romance is not entirely a comfortable situation because you are governed by the rules of the organization and worse still if your organization frowns at it.
Office romance can be fun if certain rules are adhered to, be careful what you say to people and avoid talking about him, it’s also not advisable to date your subordinate or boss. That is highly unprofessional and hazardous to your career growth.