Dating in the Workplace

To boot such relationships can profit the organization, too, because employees self incurred romantic energy flows through the very grain of the daily work responsibilities when the employees actually eagerly wait for another day to come when they will go to work and meet each other. Such enthusiasm also brings more zeal and dynamism to their work ( Gray, 2000) .

In a survey of over 390 manager and executives in 2003 by the American Management Association, 30 percent said they had dated a co-worker, and two-thirds said they approved of employees' dating in the workplace. Of those 67 percent, 96 percent said it was okay to date co-workers, and 24 percent said it was okay for employees to date their bosses. The organizations fund a launch pad for such instances of liasions because it offers its employees an environment that consists of a puddle of people who are on the same wavelength and spend most of the day together, sharing similar experiences and common denominators of life and living. Coffee breaks or mutual lunches with coworkers are ways of getting acquainted with people bearing little or no consequences an d without stooping too low ethically or putting yourself on the advertise. As unprecedented the office interactions may seem to be, there is always a small chance of getting hitched and harboring a more momentous relationship. Workplace romances generally have nurture greater possibilities for a sustained relationship especially when hopes are high. As per the American Management Association survey, of the 30 percent who had dated colleagues, more than half of those said their relationship led to marriage or a long-term relationship (Kersten, 2000) .

Even though the workplace may have no firm or definite policy against office interactions or dating, it is always more logical to keep a relationship concealed. That is so because news such as these, especially in a closed environment spreads like fire and catches the interest of all. Often this leads to unwelcome reactions from the spectators and eventually the office environment gets hostile. This may cause the employee having the relationship leave the office due to disharmony and disrespect . "An office romance is one of those things that complicate relationships not only with the person you're dating, but also with your co-workers. Don't tell people you are dating. There is always the chance you can break up, and you don't want to go