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CaptainCrunch · 01-10-2008, 06:13 PM

Not to be a killjoy, but I'm speaking from experience.

As much as you like her, or want her, dating within a working environment is a bad idea both personally and professionally.

There are some things that you didn't make clear. What is her position in relation to her. Are you co-workers, worker supervisor, in the same department?

Even lacking, I can point out a few things. One of the good things about dating is in most cases it allows you to separate personal from professional. Just think of this, your dating her at night, and spending 8 hours with her in the day. Your going to end up eating lunch and dinner with her every day. Believe me, most relationships don't survive that.

If your her first supervisor or she's you, the first time that you crap on her or her on you, that relationship will be leveraged.

"Sorry I let you down, but I'll make up for it later". Sure you might get some nasty sweaty sex out of it, but letting her off the hook or vice versa puts your or her career in jeopardy.

What happens when you break up? A friend of mine actually got terminated for sexual embarrassment because she totally flamed him when they broke up.

I dated a girl at work who was in accounting, and it directly affected me when we broke up in a messy fashion, because she flipped every sale out of my name and put it under other peoples names. Combine that with the rumor spreading about me being a jerk, and the hairy eyeball look whenever I walked by.

Its bad

Don't dip your pen in company ink

Don't get your meat where you make your bread

Don't sh#t in your water supply.

01-10-2008, 06:13 PM	#42
CaptainCrunch Norm! Join Date: Jun 2002 Exp:	Not to be a killjoy, but I'm speaking from experience. As much as you like her, or want her, dating within a working environment is a bad idea both personally and professionally. There are some things that you didn't make clear. What is her position in relation to her. Are you co-workers, worker supervisor, in the same department? Even lacking, I can point out a few things. One of the good things about dating is in most cases it allows you to separate personal from professional. Just think of this, your dating her at night, and spending 8 hours with her in the day. Your going to end up eating lunch and dinner with her every day. Believe me, most relationships don't survive that. If your her first supervisor or she's you, the first time that you crap on her or her on you, that relationship will be leveraged. "Sorry I let you down, but I'll make up for it later". Sure you might get some nasty sweaty sex out of it, but letting her off the hook or vice versa puts your or her career in jeopardy. What happens when you break up? A friend of mine actually got terminated for sexual embarrassment because she totally flamed him when they broke up. I dated a girl at work who was in accounting, and it directly affected me when we broke up in a messy fashion, because she flipped every sale out of my name and put it under other peoples names. Combine that with the rumor spreading about me being a jerk, and the hairy eyeball look whenever I walked by. Its bad Don't dip your pen in company ink Don't get your meat where you make your bread Don't sh#t in your water supply. __________________ My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!