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Not sure why you're being downvoted. From what I've gathered people who create these kinds of relationships at work don't have much of a life outside of work.
by almost_usual 8y ago
Not sure why you're being downvoted.
From what I've gathered people who create these kinds of relationships at work don't have much of a life outside of work. That narrative makes sense for the founder role, you'd constantly be working and obsessing about the success of your company. It also makes sense as a startup employee, you put in serious time and energy when a company begins.
If you don't have friends or social functions outside of "going to work" I guess it's inevitable that you'll date a coworker.
- munk-a 8y agoBut I think that's an issue, if you're a founder without much relationship ties outside of work then will it influence you to hire more people you think you might develop a relationship with? This is a really _really_ grey area since it's nice to work with people you enjoy interacting with, so that does seem like a valid hiring motive, but it's unacceptable to filter potential hires by people you'd enjoy going on a date with. Basically, in summary, it's pretty hellishly complicated and if you can avoid workplace romance you'll probably be happier for it.