Consensual Relationship
Abstract Consensual Relationship Agreements at the work place rules and regulations should be strictly enforced in the offices. Consensual Relationship Agreement refers to the romance relationships between employees at the work place. Great deals of individuals have opinions about consensual relationships agreements. My opinion is that the agreement should be signed by every employee and this procedure would be more effective for the organizational and employee. This study is conducted based on the hypothetical research and subordinate sources of data. (Her Campus, 2013)
Consensual Relationship Agreement Arguments:
Consensual Relationship Agreements policies and regulations are very important to have in a workplace. The case in chapter 4 analyzes how the office relationships occur and why they occur in the office. According to Vault 2010 Blog, many people are finding love in what they considered an unconventional location such as the place they work. Vault’s 2010 Office Romance Survey stated 59% surveyed engaged in an office romance, 26% of those romances were with a subordinate, 18% of those romances were with a supervisor, 23% of males reported having more short-term flings with co-workers than females, 40% of workers reported avoiding a potential romance because it would be an “office romance”. Vault Blog also noticed that office romance is not becoming more dominant evening with the economy in the declining shape he is in. Stephanie Losee and Helaine Olen, co-authors of the book, Office Mate: The Employee Handbook for Finding –and Managing – Romance on the Job, noted in a 2007 interview what they discovered in research…“about half of all Americans at some point in their career will date on the job, and one in five of them will end up in a long term relationship.” Upon reflection, this statistic should not be surprising. A third or even more of our lives are spent in the places where we work. Considering the environment of the location, the workplace may
Consensual Relationship Agreement Arguments:
Consensual Relationship Agreements policies and regulations are very important to have in a workplace. The case in chapter 4 analyzes how the office relationships occur and why they occur in the office. According to Vault 2010 Blog, many people are finding love in what they considered an unconventional location such as the place they work. Vault’s 2010 Office Romance Survey stated 59% surveyed engaged in an office romance, 26% of those romances were with a subordinate, 18% of those romances were with a supervisor, 23% of males reported having more short-term flings with co-workers than females, 40% of workers reported avoiding a potential romance because it would be an “office romance”. Vault Blog also noticed that office romance is not becoming more dominant evening with the economy in the declining shape he is in. Stephanie Losee and Helaine Olen, co-authors of the book, Office Mate: The Employee Handbook for Finding –and Managing – Romance on the Job, noted in a 2007 interview what they discovered in research…“about half of all Americans at some point in their career will date on the job, and one in five of them will end up in a long term relationship.” Upon reflection, this statistic should not be surprising. A third or even more of our lives are spent in the places where we work. Considering the environment of the location, the workplace may
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