Whether it’s a fling or a relationship, it can be hard to balance office romance and work. It might be against the company’s policy or can ruin your office experience. So, here is a guide to balance office romance and work with ease.
Let it be
So, it’s quite natural to develop affection for someone when you are spending around half of your day with a group of people and continuously interacting with them. However, it’s just a crush, your hormones playing with you, and you’ll later realize it to be a fling. You do not need to act upon it or confess anyone anything until you are sure about it. Until then, enjoy reliving a small part of your teenage again.
Let off steam
Bottling up emotions is always a bad idea irrespective of its intensity. Therefore, you need to release some steam. You can confess your feelings, but only if the person is sensible enough and won’t spread it around the office and you become a joke. Secondly, you can write it out or intense exercise or any other intense activity to release that tension.
Don’t end up in a farrago
If you are planning to hook up or get into a relationship because you think you have found the one, you might find yourself in the soup. Because office relationships can be messy, even more than regular ones and ending on bad terms can eff up your life for good. Hence, you MUST have some ground rules, be on the same page as your partner and thoroughly discuss everything when starting or ending things.
Don’t be a pawn
You might be immature or just blind in your newly found “love” but step out of the La-La land and see things as they are. People do politics everywhere and nothings sacred for politics. Therefore, you MUST keep your brain active even if you’re eyes are blinded by love and avoid being a pawn in someone’s game.
Enjoy your secret
It’s best to keep your relationship a secret until things are absolutely serious between you and your partner because believe me, nobody wants to became the protagonist of the office gossip sessions! The best option is to keep your relationship just between the too of you until you are fully committed.
Amidst all of this, maintain professional conduct with your partner and avoid PDAs (if they were not against company policy in the first place) during work hours. Segregation and balance of professional and personal spheres are crucial for you and your career.
