I know a lot of people say, "don't shit where you eat," but to me, that's just a stupid saying. Even leaving aside how gross and vulgar the saying is! It's also just stupid, because it can be managed pretty easily by anyone with a decent organizational sense. Wipe only and always with the left hand; sandwich only and always gripped firm in the right. This eliminates the concern, as well as providing a strong example of multitasking. No hill for a climber.
But a far more troubling - potentially troubling - issue, or question, is that of office romance. A lot of folks use the term "workplace romance," but I prefer "office romance" - since I don't want to be judgmental about the amount of "work" getting done in any given "place." It's true that not all job sites are offices, but I think that (for instance) construction sites, or the top of a telephone pole - these aren't the usual venues for the delicate bloom of love to take root and flower. So "office romance" it is - a general term, and an accurate one. Because in this modern business world - today's offices are hot!
What to do? Whether you're male or female, gay or straight, the office setting is rife with red-hot babes of your preferred persuasion, constantly rubbing up on ya. At the copier. Around the water cooler. Up and down the stairwells and in elevators. Cubicles? More like semi-private sex nests! It's no wonder workaholism / sex addiction is so common a dual-diagnosis. Here's a clear case where one thing really does lead to the other.
My advice for you: get some. But before you do, first check out your particular company's P&P's ("policies and procedures" - we'll be using that abbreviation a lot!), and if it looks like you're in the clear as far as not getting fired, then get some. Workplace romance can be one hot, sticky benefit that the company may not advertise! But be aware of the pitfalls: even if you've minded you're P&Q's (I have no idea what this stands for) on the P&P's, there are some pretty steep pitfalls involved that you might want to be wary of. In fact, you're probably already aware of them. They're pretty much the same pitfalls as general romance, only with the added wrinkle that even after it all goes south, you're still going to see the person, every day. He or she will keep turning up, giving you the stinkeye.
But as long as you're cool with that, well shoot! Go get to work! Work it, work it out baby.
Show me what you're working with.
But a far more troubling - potentially troubling - issue, or question, is that of office romance. A lot of folks use the term "workplace romance," but I prefer "office romance" - since I don't want to be judgmental about the amount of "work" getting done in any given "place." It's true that not all job sites are offices, but I think that (for instance) construction sites, or the top of a telephone pole - these aren't the usual venues for the delicate bloom of love to take root and flower. So "office romance" it is - a general term, and an accurate one. Because in this modern business world - today's offices are hot!
What to do? Whether you're male or female, gay or straight, the office setting is rife with red-hot babes of your preferred persuasion, constantly rubbing up on ya. At the copier. Around the water cooler. Up and down the stairwells and in elevators. Cubicles? More like semi-private sex nests! It's no wonder workaholism / sex addiction is so common a dual-diagnosis. Here's a clear case where one thing really does lead to the other.
My advice for you: get some. But before you do, first check out your particular company's P&P's ("policies and procedures" - we'll be using that abbreviation a lot!), and if it looks like you're in the clear as far as not getting fired, then get some. Workplace romance can be one hot, sticky benefit that the company may not advertise! But be aware of the pitfalls: even if you've minded you're P&Q's (I have no idea what this stands for) on the P&P's, there are some pretty steep pitfalls involved that you might want to be wary of. In fact, you're probably already aware of them. They're pretty much the same pitfalls as general romance, only with the added wrinkle that even after it all goes south, you're still going to see the person, every day. He or she will keep turning up, giving you the stinkeye.
But as long as you're cool with that, well shoot! Go get to work! Work it, work it out baby.
Show me what you're working with.
Comments
Yes, if managed properly and within the P&P's of said company, nothing wrong with it until you break up.
As for the P's and Q's - Pints and Quarts, as in 'don't spill your damned beers, you (olde English expletives)!'
I love it. "Mind your pints and quarts!"
And lucky you to both be able to work from home! And like it. I think I'd like it, but I know sometimes people complain it makes 'em stir crazy. Office lovers. I mean. . .
Great O'Keeffe painting, too...
@Elliott - I do love Georgia O'Keeffe, but not the stuff people usually use/print (and presumably like?)
It's a lucky happiness your stir-craziness is in sync! Perhaps it has something to do with your home base, in terms of weather/area as well as your actual home.
I liked the skim I took of your Cheesehead Displacement blog. I had to google to get the movie quotation. Never seen that one. maybe I'll try to remember to tune in next week and see if I can get the next. I'm pretty good at that sort of thing, as Joe can attest. (So is he.)
@Jen - I believe you could be right! I better have a word with Mr. Stricklee - fictional columnist or not, if this is going to be picked up as a regular feature, I want the advice to be based on the real workplace dynamic. Not some glamorized sexified scene as seen on such shows as "The Office" for instance.
Still, that could just mean that phrase etymologists are beer-swilling typesetting fans who eschew cutesy etiquette.
And of course you don't even own a television.
So now that's making me think, if Jen is getting some TV vibe off this, maybe there really is a Leland Stricklee, and maybe he had more to do with this post than I thought!