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>That seems like a sensible corporate policy What the heck? Hell no, it's not a 'sensible corporate policy'. It completely counteracts human nature. People wil
by macspoofing 7y ago
>That seems like a sensible corporate policy
What the heck? Hell no, it's not a 'sensible corporate policy'. It completely counteracts human nature. People will get into relationships. People who spend most of their time at work, will meet other people at work. A big faceless corp shouldn't dictate personal relationships.
A sensible policy would ask that the couple disclose their relationship to HR so provisions can be made so that others under the manager don't feel like the subordinate in the relationship is getting preferential treatment. You can do that and have policies for that. You can also move the manager or the subordinate to another team.
Why are we OK with these corporations meddling in the private lives of their ADULT employees? Why are there calls for more meddling by certain segments of activists?
- sokoloff 7y ago> You can also move the manager or the subordinate to another team This is the common solution, at which point there is no longer a relationship between a manager and a subordinate (so no need to change the policy).
- alistairSH 7y agoAnd is exactly what occurred in this case - the female subordinate was moved out of her role in legal to a role in sales.
- gimmeThaBeet 7y agoI feel like looking at the inverse makes more sense. In this arena companies ideally don't want to meddle in the private lives of their employees. The company doesn't want to be your relationship counselor. One of the more foolproof ways to make sure you don't bring that to work is that you don't start it at work.