As she walked into the office to resume her job as a customer service representative in my company, her aura and beauty caught everyone off guard.
The intelligence she displayed in words, body language, and action endeared her to the hearts of the staff, especially the men, in just a month, which I, the Head of the Customer Service Department, was not excluded from.
I was single at the time and considered asking her to date me before other guys got ahead of me, even though I was a bit scared of the outcome of a workplace romance.
I finally mustered the courage after two months, and to my greatest surprise, she agreed to date me almost immediately.
She said she had always liked me too and was hoping I felt the same way about her.
In no time, we became the popular lovebirds in our company, as we were always at each other’s desk at every opportunity, break, or free time we got.
We always went home together after work and spent the weekends with each other.
Ours was the true definition of workplace romance.
The Suspicions And Disregard
Workplace romance is a relationship between two members of the same organisation that involves mutual sexual attraction.
The twist of it all is that, after a while, we started having issues in our relationship.
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She accused me of cheating on her with a newly hired junior staff member, which wasn’t true.
She got jealous of every lady who even smiled at me in the office.
We began to get tired of each other.
During our departmental meetings, she started publicly disagreeing with my opinions and flouting my orders.
She continued attacking my authority as her superior because of our familiarity, and this became a serious cause for concern.
It got so bad that the management had to step in and give us a query about having workplace romance.
I ended our relationship and had to resign from the company to find peace.
Many organisations frown on workplace romance because it has drawbacks such as conflict, damage, theft, and so on.
But can’t we find love anywhere?
I have heard stories of couples who met themselves at their workplace and got married, while some have shared their experiences of how it all went wrong.
Journalists often fall in this category of people who meet at work place and get married.
Would you like to give workplace romance a try?