Have you ever dated within your company, or within your immediate workgroup? Or known someone that has? Is it considered acceptable to do so, or frowned upon? Do you have actualy company rules prohibiting it?

For those relationships that you know of within the workplace, how have they succeeded? Was gossip rampant? Were they open or secret relationships? Did it 'cause problems at work due to favoritism or tension after the relationship ended? Tell me all about it!

If you were (or are) single, would you start something with a coworker or within the same company? What are your personal feelings on the matter?

Ugh! I have dated someone at work and it was "frowned upon" by the superiors. We had a really good thing going outside of work, but then at work it got too hard because of the gossip and other people's big mouths. It was supposed to be secret because he was my superior...but someone told his superior and we ended up splitting up to save his job. They ended up transferring him out of that location too.

I dated someone I worked with, but it was when I worked at Round Table way back in the day so it didn't really create much conflict since 1/2 of the people working there were dating co-workers. Where I currently work, a friend of mine was dating one of the counselors, but I was the only one that knew about it. Back then if the other staff knew they would have flipped out and acted like she was giving him special treatment when it came to his work (she was clerical support). They ended up getting married on 2/14 (so cliche I know, haha) and so far it's seemed to have worked, especially since she got a promotion last year in April and now works downtown at the CEO's office so they aren't in the same division any more.

I was kinda seeing someone from work for awhile. There is another couple at work and it has never been a problem. Nobody knew we were talking but some had their suspisions. I don't think the supervisors would have care but a select few coworkers might have had a problem with it since he is our union steward and some people have to have something to complain about. But I work at a vending machine company so its not really a professional type of setting where they really need rule against that stuff.

I've never dated anyone at work... but I still have a funny story. I've been working summers at a grocery store while I've been in college. A lot of people date each other there and a lot of people there are gossips. It makes it totally entertaining.

This one girl was a horrible gossip. My brother and I would often come in at the same time to get our schedules because we live together. Naturally she assumed we were dating. :lmao We are still kicking ourselves for correcting her and not letting her make a fool out of herself by gossiping that rumour around.

It would have been the best rumour ever. :rofl

We have a rule where you're not allowed to date outside your job title, ex: managers can date managers, sales people can date sales people, but a sales person can't date a cashier.

I had a guy at work ask me out on a date once .. but our general environment at work is we're all a bunch of perverts.. we all go out together all the time .. so if some of us started dating I don't think anyone would be surprised.

It's gotten to the point now though that we're one big family.. but I still don't think it would be an issue.