I wouldn’t support a ban on all these practices, but surely they are a “risk”?
What if you just broke up with a coworker in a small office? What if you live together, and they are the type of roommate who drives everyone up the wall by failing to do the dishes on time, etc.? What if the roommate/partner needs to be fired for non-performance, and now you have a tremendously awkward situation at home?
It’s hard enough to execute at work on a high level, and see eye-to-eye with co-workers about strategy, workplace communication, and everything else. Add in romance and roommates (in a small office), and it obviously can lead to even more complicated and difficult scenarios.
Consider why it’s the case that every few months there is a long article about some organization that, in the best case, looks like it was run with the professionalism and adult supervision of a frat house.
I wouldn’t support a ban on all these practices, but surely they are a “risk”?
What if you just broke up with a coworker in a small office? What if you live together, and they are the type of roommate who drives everyone up the wall by failing to do the dishes on time, etc.? What if the roommate/partner needs to be fired for non-performance, and now you have a tremendously awkward situation at home?
Habryka didn’t mention anything in this comment about dating coworkers. I’m sure he’d agree that there is a risk (regardless of whether he agrees with you, or me for that matter, about the level or justifiability of risk).
I wouldn’t support a ban on all these practices, but surely they are a “risk”?
What if you just broke up with a coworker in a small office? What if you live together, and they are the type of roommate who drives everyone up the wall by failing to do the dishes on time, etc.? What if the roommate/partner needs to be fired for non-performance, and now you have a tremendously awkward situation at home?
It’s hard enough to execute at work on a high level, and see eye-to-eye with co-workers about strategy, workplace communication, and everything else. Add in romance and roommates (in a small office), and it obviously can lead to even more complicated and difficult scenarios.
Consider why it’s the case that every few months there is a long article about some organization that, in the best case, looks like it was run with the professionalism and adult supervision of a frat house.
Everything is a risk. The question is which things to track and how heavily to tax them.
Habryka didn’t mention anything in this comment about dating coworkers. I’m sure he’d agree that there is a risk (regardless of whether he agrees with you, or me for that matter, about the level or justifiability of risk).