Romeo and Juliets: a Modern Workplace Tragedy
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Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet starts out as a classic love story: boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl, boy and girl get married. Of course, it turns into a tragedy when they realize that their relationship is destined to fail. Surprisingly, many offices in corporate America follow a similar-though less morbid--trend. A 2005 survey revealed that 58% of employees had dated someone at work; 14% of the employees dated a boss or superior; and 19% dated a subordinate.2 While relationships between supervisors and subordinates may start off well, their controversial nature can result in unfortunate consequences. Paramour favoritism refers to a situation where a supervisor bestows special benefits upon a subordinate as a result of a sexual relationship between them.' When the relationship is consensual, it generally does not
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