Eespite the caution: "Don't s**t where you eat," many people continue to spread bodily fluid where they earn their bread. If you're going to fall in lust at work, here are some cautions.
Don't date an underling, agree on terms and know you may lose your job.
According to a 2009 survey by the job search Web site CareerBuilder.com, four out of 10 workers say they've dated a colleague at some point in their careers. Three in 10 say they married the person they dated at work.
Helaine Olen, co-author with Stephanie Losee of Office Mate: The Employee Handbook for Finding--and Managing--Romance on the Job, says the workplace is where most people find love these days. "The office has turned into the village of the 21st century," she says. "Where else do you spend 12 hours a day?"
Which brings us to our first rule of office dating: Avoid a supervisor-supervisee relationship . Especially for the person in the supervisor's seat, such a relationship is "criminally stupid," says McKenna. "You might as well put a sign on your forehead that says, 'Kick me here.'"
McKenna acts mainly as a defense lawyer.
How To Have A Successful Office Romance