Comments on: Cubicle Romance http://blog.latina.com/blog/2008/05/30/cubicle-romance/ Latina Magazine's blog for Fashion & Beauty Tips, Entertainment News and More Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:31:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Lex http://blog.latina.com/blog/2008/05/30/cubicle-romance/#comment-3905 Lex Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:28:46 +0000 http://blog.latina.com/blog/2008/05/30/cubicle-romance/#comment-3905 Hi Chicas!!! Thank you for all your wonderful responses! I think as Latinas, we always keep it real and we wear our hearts on our sleeves, ya know? It’s hard not to be open about things…I think Lisa should talk to her supervisors about her relationship before they find out from other people. Perhaps they should continue acting professional and if anyone asks, they can confirm that yes, they’re dating. It’s so important to be honest and not hide anything under the rug. At the same time, they shouldn’t canoodle in the office or hump on the copy machine (you’re mad funny Evelyn)!!!! LOL. Hi Chicas!!!

Thank you for all your wonderful responses! I think as Latinas, we always keep it real and we wear our hearts on our sleeves, ya know? It’s hard not to be open about things…I think Lisa should talk to her supervisors about her relationship before they find out from other people. Perhaps they should continue acting professional and if anyone asks, they can confirm that yes, they’re dating. It’s so important to be honest and not hide anything under the rug. At the same time, they shouldn’t canoodle in the office or hump on the copy machine (you’re mad funny Evelyn)!!!! LOL.

]]> By: Evelyn http://blog.latina.com/blog/2008/05/30/cubicle-romance/#comment-3903 Evelyn Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:59:30 +0000 http://blog.latina.com/blog/2008/05/30/cubicle-romance/#comment-3903 I have first, well second, -hand experience with this. My bestie met her boyfriend at work. The chatted, got to know each other, and voila! they got together. First things first, they told human resources. What did they have to lose. They were also in different departments but they didn't want to feel like they were doing something wrong. Fast forward, two years later and my bestie got a new job. The company is so great that she recommended her man apply. Well, he got in and, like the last time, they told HR. HR is very impressed with the professionalism they display at work. All of their direct supervisors were notified, but not anybody else. At work they act like co-workers. Well, the hub of bochinche, you know that man/woman at work, who-knows-if-someone-farted-on-the-second-floor, ran into them while they were dining outside at a restaurant. On Monday, it was the gossip of gossips. Controversy, because nobody knew, blah-blah-blah. Needless to say, it was none of the line level employee's business. My poor friend and her man, were not only annoyed but embarrassed. The gossip got reprimanded for this and a memo was sent out about gossiping in the work place. The point of the story is that as long as you are open and honest with your superiors at work, there should be no problem, on their end. It is no wonder that there are workplace romance, since you are spending so much time with this particalura set of people. What you have to worry about are the gossips and such. It is nobody's business what you do on your off time, but if you are doing the humpty in the copy room, I would think twice! p.s. I just got back from my friend's wedding! It is possible to find love at work. I have first, well second, -hand experience with this. My bestie met her boyfriend at work. The chatted, got to know each other, and voila! they got together. First things first, they told human resources. What did they have to lose. They were also in different departments but they didn’t want to feel like they were doing something wrong. Fast forward, two years later and my bestie got a new job. The company is so great that she recommended her man apply. Well, he got in and, like the last time, they told HR. HR is very impressed with the professionalism they display at work. All of their direct supervisors were notified, but not anybody else. At work they act like co-workers. Well, the hub of bochinche, you know that man/woman at work, who-knows-if-someone-farted-on-the-second-floor, ran into them while they were dining outside at a restaurant. On Monday, it was the gossip of gossips. Controversy, because nobody knew, blah-blah-blah. Needless to say, it was none of the line level employee’s business. My poor friend and her man, were not only annoyed but embarrassed. The gossip got reprimanded for this and a memo was sent out about gossiping in the work place.

The point of the story is that as long as you are open and honest with your superiors at work, there should be no problem, on their end. It is no wonder that there are workplace romance, since you are spending so much time with this particalura set of people. What you have to worry about are the gossips and such. It is nobody’s business what you do on your off time, but if you are doing the humpty in the copy room, I would think twice!

p.s. I just got back from my friend’s wedding! It is possible to find love at work.

]]> By: LaBori http://blog.latina.com/blog/2008/05/30/cubicle-romance/#comment-3875 LaBori Sat, 31 May 2008 17:21:24 +0000 http://blog.latina.com/blog/2008/05/30/cubicle-romance/#comment-3875 While I don't think they're technically obligated to tell anyone, one thing they'll have to consider is that their womance may be painfully obvious to everyone else, so denying or hiding it may be futile. At my old job, there was a couple who worked in the same department, and everyone could tell they were dating but they never acknowledged it. It became annoying to everyone else, because it seemed like they were just trying to hide it. We all were waiting for them to just admit it already. She ultimately moved to another company b/c they felt awkward working together, but their romance is still flourishing. While I don’t think they’re technically obligated to tell anyone, one thing they’ll have to consider is that their womance may be painfully obvious to everyone else, so denying or hiding it may be futile. At my old job, there was a couple who worked in the same department, and everyone could tell they were dating but they never acknowledged it. It became annoying to everyone else, because it seemed like they were just trying to hide it. We all were waiting for them to just admit it already. She ultimately moved to another company b/c they felt awkward working together, but their romance is still flourishing.

]]> By: SANLETTY78 http://blog.latina.com/blog/2008/05/30/cubicle-romance/#comment-3860 SANLETTY78 Fri, 30 May 2008 20:41:27 +0000 http://blog.latina.com/blog/2008/05/30/cubicle-romance/#comment-3860 Well chickie. A romance is a romance regardless of whether it's an office romance, a school romance or just a plain jane romance. In either situation if it doesn't work out there will always be issues. Some companies have policies against office romances so it would be a good idea for them to check that out first before they start letting people know. If it doesn't work out than there might be that akwardness when they bump into each other but if she likes the guy that much than she'll have to take that chance. Well chickie. A romance is a romance regardless of whether it’s an office romance, a school romance or just a plain jane romance. In either situation if it doesn’t work out there will always be issues. Some companies have policies against office romances so it would be a good idea for them to check that out first before they start letting people know. If it doesn’t work out than there might be that akwardness when they bump into each other but if she likes the guy that much than she’ll have to take that chance.

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