No more nookie in the supply closet!

We all love those office romances, many of us spend so much time at work that this is the only place where we meet people of the opposite sex, right?  I have to admit that I've met my fair share of men at work and I've had both positive and (very) negative experiences.  But I would say overall, it's not a bad thing.   I've been warned many times over that ...You shouldn't shit where you eat or other such lovely terms and phrases, but thus far I'm relatively unscathed.  (although not completely unhurt!) 

But....

According to Business Week, these Office Romances are on the outs!  And of course, while you know Business Week is going to take a very business-like approach to this subject - I'll give you the straight skinny.  So, while the "office romances" otherwise known as co-workers or boss/employee fucking is going on there is this other person that is getting jealous or annoyed or something... And this third party is becoming frequently more likely to press charges with the current economic situation.  Yes, that other person that somehow found out about the coworker fucking is filing a legal suit to take advantage of the possible legal ramifications and getting money out of the deal.  Umm yeah (damn Americans and their capitalist desires) Now, these third party people are claiming that the office affair are causing an issue in the general work environment. 

So.  People aren't pulling each other into each others office or the copy room, and hell apparently bosses aren't even asking their secretaries to service them under their desk!  GASP the horror.  There is a big concern with job insecurity because of these damn third party gossips! 


And you know what's really sad.  There are actually experts out there that say a workplace fling can actually be a positive thing.  Stephanie Losee who actually wrote a book on it - called Office Mate (I linked it to the left if in case you are interested) says, "That's when you're excited to come in and work and you care about your company." And another expert, Frederick S. Lane III author of the Naked Employee says that -worker couples spend more time at work, take fewer sick days, and are less likely to quit.  All that sounds positive to me!

It's sad that the economy has killed such an institution :(