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Update: Relationships in the Workplace – Dunder Mifflin Style

I know about a hundred people who have had relationships within their workplace.  I’m sure you know a hundred more.  Well, The Office had an entire episode about interoffice relationships.  Joshua Drexler at the ‘That’s what she said’ blog (one of my favorites) has a great post on the subject.

http://www.hulu.com/embed/C-GhMCa18lkKKGDGk49n4w

Update:

After posting the above link I found another one worth mentioning.  Apparently, the Vault does an annual ‘office romance’ survey.   Employers and employees in will find this interesting.  A few of the highlights are:

  • 41% of employees in the general population claim to have never participated in an office romance.
  • 40% of employees report “avoiding or curtailing a potential romance that they would have otherwise pursued specifically to avoid an office romance.”
  • Among those who have engaged in an office romance, 26% have dated a subordinate, and 18% have dated their boss.

These percentages were worse than I expected, but not surprising.  You may find it humorous to note that lawyers are particularly bad when it comes to romance in the office.  As opposed to 41% in the general population, 36% of lawyers have “never participated in an office romance.”  I bet that number changes when you look specifically at labor and employment attorneys.  They would know better.  But that’s just my hunch.

 

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