While office romances are usually thought to be short term relationships, a new survey carried out by Career Builder found that nearly a third (30 percent) of office romances ended in marriages.
39 percent of the 4,216 employees surveyed said that they had dated a co-worker at least once during their working lives.
Of that number 29 percent said that they went out with a higher-up while 16 percent admitted that they had carried on with the boss.
Divorce: Pros and Cons
Divorce can be traumatic for children and create a sense of insecurity amongst them. Couples should realize that joined parenting is important even after divorce.
Divorce can be traumatic for children and create a sense of insecurity amongst them. Couples should realize that joined parenting is important even after divorce.
Most said they had been open about these relationships, but 35 percent kept them secret.
Advertisements
Infidelity
The Internet and the mobile phone with their instant connectivity are fast fuelling the incidence of infidelity in the modern world.
The Internet and the mobile phone with their instant connectivity are fast fuelling the incidence of infidelity in the modern world.
He said that many employers are reluctant about dealing with the legal consequences workplace relationships can raise.
Advertisements
12 percent said that they started dating after accidentally running into each other in public, while the same percentage said happy hours and late nights at work led to a fling.
Source-ANI
