There’s no law against office romances, but they can create the odd awkward situation or even lead to something much worse, warns Harvey JonesHaving an affair with a colleague can add a dash of romance to the daily grind, or it can be lethal to your career. Just ask Paul Wolfowitz, who was pressured into resigning as president of the World Bank last month in the wake of revelations he had secured a new pay package for bank employee Shaha Riza, who also happened to be his girlfriend.But fear of the consequences doesn’t tend to deter office Romeos and Juliets. Nearly six out of 10 workers in the UK have been “intimate with a colleague on a regular basis”, according to a survey by careers website Monster.co.uk, while an estimated one in four long-term relationships start at work. Continue reading…
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