The Office Romance: Playing with Fire Without Getting Burned

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The Office Romance is the first guide to understanding and managing the rules of romance (both written and unwritten) in the workplace. It takes a refreshingly positive look at workplace romances - instead of focusing on sexual harassment concernsand clarifies what you can, cannot, and should do when you become romantically involved at work. Packed with anecdotes and firsthand advice from those who've had office romances of their own, this book will help you to: learn which relationships to avoid, and how to ...
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Overview

The Office Romance is the first guide to understanding and managing the rules of romance (both written and unwritten) in the workplace. It takes a refreshingly positive look at workplace romances - instead of focusing on sexual harassment concernsand clarifies what you can, cannot, and should do when you become romantically involved at work. Packed with anecdotes and firsthand advice from those who've had office romances of their own, this book will help you to: learn which relationships to avoid, and how to accurately evaluate the corporate climate; decide when and how to make your relationship public; prevent and solve problems that can result from a failed workplace romance; and know the boundaries of the law (including what does and does not constitute sexual harassment). Practical, credible, and entertaining, The Office Romance is an invaluable guide for managers, employees, and business owners alike.
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A valuable roadmap to understanding the relationship requirements, legal complexities, and realities that surround workplace romances. . . a daring book.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780814404645
  • Publisher: AMACOM
  • Publication date: 10/22/1998
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 316
  • Product dimensions: 6.40 (w) x 9.32 (h) x 1.27 (d)

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Ch. 1 The Matchmaker 1
Ch. 2 Close Encounters of a Natural Kind 21
Ch. 3 But What If? 31
Ch. 4 The Law of Romance 44
Ch. 5 Where Romance Ends and Harassment Begins 64
Ch. 6 How Cold's the Climate? 93
Ch. 7 Getting to Know You 118
Ch. 8 The New Rules of Romance 139
Ch. 9 Running From the Blocks 152
Ch. 10 Partnering the Relationship 164
Ch. 11 Dealing With Those Around You 178
Ch. 12 When Love's in Full Bloom 197
Ch. 13 Good Things Do Continue 210
Ch. 14 When Good Things Come to an End 224
Ch. 15 Read This (Before You Hire a Lawyer) 247
Ch. 16 Companies Are People, Too 265
Ch. 17 The Twenty-First Century 288
App. 1 Sample Office Romance Guidelines 296
App. 2 Working Mother's 1998 "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers" 302
Selected Bibliography 305
Index 313
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