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How to date a coworker: behold, the rules for pulling off a workplace romance. Now you can't say that you didn't get the memo!(LOVE AND LUST)
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If you're crushing on a colleague, you're not alone: A CareerBuilder.com survey found that 40 percent of workers have dated someone on the job during their career, proving that it's a hookup hot spot, albeit one with parameters. Here, advice for turning a flirtation into a potential relationship.
TESTING THE WATERS
Before making a move, it's a good idea to suss out whether your work crush has the hots for you too. Some tip-offs are "if he starts hanging around your work space a lot or asks you to grab lunch or afterwork drinks," says Stephanie Losee, coauthor of Office Mate.
It's also promising if he's in an unrelated department yet asks your opinion a project of his--it indicates that he is looking for an excuse to talk to you and values your opinion, notes Losee.
YOU can do your own digging by jokingly saying "Everyone thinks we're seeing each other, ha-ha. Crazy, right.?" If he casts a wide grin or seems into the idea, the coast is clear to start flirting and see what happens.
AVOID GETTING BUSTED
- Bad breakup; Perhaps the Red Cross board was too hasty in pushing Mark Everson...
- Magazine article from: Workforce Management Hollon, John December 10, 2007 700+ words
...experts on workplace romance, Stephanie Losee and Helaine Olen, authors of Office Mate: The Employee Handbook for Finding-and Managing...writing this, but I tend to agree with the Office Mate authors that perhaps the Red Cross board was...
- Sign in the name of love: can 'love contracts' decrease an employer's...
- Magazine article from: HRMagazine Tyler, Kathryn February 1, 2008 700+ words
...romance admitted to having a physical tryst in the office. "This issue is not going away," says Helaine Olen, co-author of Office Mate: The Employee Handbook for Finding--and Managing--Romance on the Job (Adams Media, 2007...
- Office romance? First, sign a contract.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)(employee dating)
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor Gardner, Marilyn February 11, 2008 700+ words
...say they have dated a co-worker. "The office has become the village of the 21st century," says Helaine Olen, co-author of "Office Mate: The Employee Handbook for Finding - and Managing - Romance on the Job." "Our social contacts come...
- Cubicle coach special: the safest ways to be dangerous at work.(RELATIONSHIP...
- Magazine article from: Marie Claire February 1, 2008 700+ words
...Stephanie Losee, coauthor of the new book Office Mate: The Employee Handbook for Finding--and...presented to her, with a stern warning," says Helaine Olen, the other coauthor of Office Mate. *** There are personal stakes, too. Says...
- office romance: making it work.(Business Lives)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: Crain's New York Business August 20, 2007 700+ words
...If you think your co-workers know about the relationship, go ahead and tell your boss. It's better that he hears it from you than from someone giving him a nudge in the elevator. --helaine olen Co-author of the upcoming book Office Mate
- Can't keep love out of the office.(WORKPLACE)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: ColoradoBiz Cada, Chryss March 1, 2008 700+ words
...mixed. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Courtship has moved into the workplace," said Helaine Olen, who along with Stephanie Losee wrote the book "Office Mate: The Employee Handbook for Finding--and Managing--Romance on the Job" (Adams...
- Office Mate builds successful niche.
- Newspaper article from: Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand) February 28, 2005 700+ words
...prompt delivery. Established in 1995, Office Mate Co today serves more than 30,000 customers...was not yet popular in Thailand, but Office Mate has been trying to educate customers...managed call centre to back up the sales. Office Mate has 90 people to handle orders and complaints...
- Space-saving business PC makes a great office mate: Dell OptiPlex...
- Magazine article from: Computer Shopper Somers, Asa October 1, 2004 700+ words
THE $1,810 DELL OPTIPLEX SX280 OFFICE DESK-top takes up only about as much room as a college dictionary and features a flexible design you can configure in a variety of ways to suit your needs. In fact, the coolest thing about the OptiPlex is its design. Measuring only 10.3x3.5x8.9 inches and
Source: HighBeam Research, How to date a coworker: behold, the rules for pulling off a workplace...