@Anonymous wrote:Sorry if this might be harassment to the men of the group!!!!!
I don't feel harassed 
Cute 
Since we probably spend more waking hours (not counting napping at our desks 
) at work than anywhere else, it's almost inevitable that this is going to happen, but it can blow up in spectacular ways. Not to mention that if it does go somewhere, that means staring at the same person for nearly all your waking hours, plus presumably nights as well.
After that first fun crazy period, that might be a bit much of a muchness.
) at work than anywhere else, it's almost inevitable that this is going to happen, but it can blow up in spectacular ways. Not to mention that if it does go somewhere, that means staring at the same person for nearly all your waking hours, plus presumably nights as well. After that first fun crazy period, that might be a bit much of a muchness.
Noah_Bodie wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:so...I went out on a client meeting and enjoyed laughing at the CFO's jokes and such....(in my head I noticed no ring)
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My new nickname at work is Mrs. D (his name is actually Dirk)
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still haven't a clue of what to do.....so I shall sit by and do nothing. Sigh...
He might be handsome, wealthy, smart, very interested in you, et al., but there is an old saying for this situation.
Don't eat where you poop.
Translation is never date someone at work. If it goes sideways, all sorts of bad stuff can happen, and the person in the lower position likely gets let go.
With that said, lots of people do meet their future spouse at work, and I do know of lots of folks who are still happily married after meeting a spouse at work.
If it's a larger company, there's more of a chance, should it go sideways, you won't have to see each other and won't have to worry about uncomfortable run ins. In a smaller company, you might not be able to get away from one another and someone might have to quit.
Many companies have fraternization policies that prohibit the hiring of spouses, relatives, etc., but I've never heard of a company prohibiting dating someone in the workplace. There probably are some. I just never heard of it.
With a corporate officer however, they might fall under different guidelines and might not date in the workplace out of fear of sexual harassment suits.
Whatever you do, don't go to HR and get an opinion. They will say no to dating him and nothing good could come of it.
If you really like him, there's probably no harm in asking your friend to ask whether he's interested. You might become the butt of jokes for a while, but you might end up as the real Mrs. D. enjoying the sweet life.
Actually, it's don't poop where you eat.
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He is an employee of my Client....So we don't work together...He was in the meeting because we were discussing the financials of the Company (and he is the finance guy)...
The only time I would see him would be once a year at renewal time.
...Oh well I'm not holding my breath.
I'm a sucker for the cute story of how people meet, but I am a realist so this cute scenario most likely won't blossom into something more.