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CASE STUDY 6.3
The Top 10 Reasons NOT to Sleep With the Boss
The office has become a hotbed of romance. In one survey, 40 to 60% of workers surveyed reported
that they had dated a coworker sometime during their careers. And the percentage of workplace
romances is likely to climb as younger workers (ages 25 to 34) put in more hours at work. According
to one pollster, “The office has become the 21st-century singles bar. Water is the next gin and tonic,
and Muzak the new club beat.”
Many office romances, like that of Barack and Michelle Obama, end in happy marriages. However,
serious problems can arise when superiors and subordinates date and then break up. The subordinate
(often a young female assistant) may claim that she was sexually harassed because she was pressured
into having sex to keep her job or that her supervisor (often an older male executive) retaliated when
the relationship ended.
The nation was reminded of the dangers of superior-subordinate romances when late-night talk
show host David Letterman admitted that
had engaged in a series of sexual relationships with
female writers and staffers at his production company. Letterman went public with his affairs after a
CBS producer who had dated Letterman’s long-term girlfriend Stephanie Birkitt tried to extort money
from the entertainer in return for keeping quiet about his affairs. Letterman’s relationships appeared
to be consensual. In fact, one disappointed staffer wanted to marry the comic. Nonetheless, the
women dating Letterman received special benefits. For example, Birkitt was featured in broadcast seg.
ments even though she did not appear to be particularly talented.
Given the popularity of office romances, it is unrealistic to try to ban them altogether. Instead,
human resource and legal experts advise firms to establish policies and procedures to reduce their
liability while not meddling in the personal affairs of employees. Such policies should prohibit personal
relationships that generate a conflict of interest, such as in a direct reporting relationship. If such a
relationship develops, one of the parties may need to be transferred or leave the company. The rela-
tionship should be conducted in a way that doesn’t cause discomfort for other workers, and any mis-
treatment needs to be reported immediately. Dating policies need to be applied to everyone, even top
performers. Firms may even want to consider having employees sign “love contracts.” Consultants at
Workforce Management developed once such agreement. On the form, employees acknowledge that
the relationship is “voluntary, consensual, and welcome.”
Letterman’s career survived his sex scandal, though his marriage may not. (His ratings went up the
week he made his on-air confession.) Nevertheless, Letterman’s self-described “creepy” behavior dem-
onstrates the dangers of superior-subordinate romances. Here are the top 10 reasons to never, ever
sleep with the boss:
10. Jealousy from coworkers.
9. Complaints of favoritism.
8. Company liability (charges of sexual harassment).
7. Creation of an uncomfortable work environment.
6. Loss of integrity-those who cheat on their spouses may also break workplace rules and
policies.
5. The female subordinate usually ends up suffering the most after the breakup.
4. Public humiliation if the affair is discovered.
3. Job loss.
2. Divorce, if the relationship is an extramarital affair.
1. “Your career should never be in the hands of someone who you are regularly naked with.”
206 PART II PRACTICING INTERPERSONAL ETHICS IN THE ORGANIZATION
Discussion Probes
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1. What is your experience with office romance, either as an observer or as a participant?
2. Do you agree that it would be impossible to outlaw personal relationships in the workplace?
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3. What policies does your current or past organization have about relationships between coworkers? Superiors
and subordinates? Can these policies be improved?
4. Do you think it is ethical to require employees to sign “love agreements” when entering into relationships?
5. What items would you add to the top 10 reasons not to sleep with the boss?
Notes
1. Baird, J. (2009, October 19). We are all getting lucky: But we are not all the boss. Newsweek, p. 26.
2. Baird.
3. Baird.
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Greenwald, J. (2009, November 2). Scandals put spotlight on workplace romance: Task for employers is finding
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Kinz, H. (2010, March 10). Ex-producer pleads guilty in Letterman extortion case. The Washington Post, p. C01.
Top 10 reasons why David Letterman’s sex saga is not funny. (2009, October 9). The Christian Science Monitor,
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