vholf opened this issue on Sep 01, 2011 · 36 posts
Penguinisto posted Fri, 02 September 2011 at 9:22 PM
Good idea to forget all about it.
Dunno about most states and locales, but here in Oregon, it could get you fired, sued, and your (soon to be former) employer sued. The results will also turn up in any subsequent background check, which means you'd never work a managerial job again.
I'll just pass on a saying that I got from a somewhat similar situation I was in back in 2005: "Don't shit where you eat."
Romance and work are two entirely separate things, and unless you're a movie actor in a romantic comedy, the two should never mix, or even come close.
(...the backstory? in late 2005 I was freshly divorced, and a female co-worker used that fact as an opportunity to flirt like hell, and it got my attention. As a sysadmin, I had easy access to her home phone and address if I wanted to get it. Ironbear was the one who told me the phrase, and I was smart enough to take the advice. I found someone infinitely more captivating a few months later, and we just celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary.)