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Office romance is one of those staples of American culture, at least according to every drama, romance or comedy for the last 50 years. Americans, not willing to let art diverge too much from life, seem to have done their best to make sure this is true, with a recent survey showing nearly 40% of us are getting it on with our peers, superiors, administrative assistants or maybe just that really cute intern that has totally been flirting with you all summer.
Careerbuilder took a survey back in February of this year, and the results showed that roughly two in five Americans had put themselves on HR’s shit list for the sake of some forbidden office romance. One third of that group even married their star-crossed office lover. After all, it’s a dangerous game to hook up in the office, with one in five people who did saying that one of those involved in the tryst was married. Apparently the American workplace is just Mad Men with a different product focus at each one.
Before you see this as your chance to climb the corporate ladder to the top with some liberal application of reverse cowgirl or doggy style, you should note that it doesn’t actually tend to lead to greater success. You can not in fact fuck and/or suck a promotion out of your boss, if the respondents are to be believed. Only 3% said it helped their career, even though roughly 25% hooked up higher up the ladder.
As we continue to blur the lines at the office with constant connectivity and expanded work hours, it seems we get closer to Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” in the workplace. So, put on your best suit or dress and get out there. Who needs online dating and Tinder when you have an eligible pool of talent right in your own office?
[via TIME]
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Jack Quesinberry
Recent graduate from the University of Maryland working in the biotech industry. I like to spend my weekends in DC ensuring my future political career will be one filled with a number of great scandals and equally great Sunday brunches. My alter ego is Whiskey Ginger.
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Survey Shows Everyone *Else* Is Having Sex With Their Coworkers. #PGP
yuuuuuuup.
I work with assloads of old people. There are so few people my age at my workplace that having sex with one of them would turn the building into Mean Girls.
None of which are engineers.
Because all the engineers are dudes.
If you’re going to hook up with a coworker, just make sure they work on a different floor. Or preferably in a different building. Or better yet, at a different company entirely.