{"id":8745,"date":"2018-07-18T13:49:33","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T11:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=8745"},"modified":"2022-06-15T08:07:49","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T06:07:49","slug":"the-inevitability-of-the-office-romance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2018\/07\/the-inevitability-of-the-office-romance\/","title":{"rendered":"The Inevitability of the Office Romance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Shared%20from%20BBC:The%20inevitability%20of%20the%20office%20romance&amp;body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fworklife%2Farticle%2F20220228-the-inevitability-of-the-office-romance%3Focid%3Dww.social.link.email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" id=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Shared%20from%20BBC:The%20inevitability%20of%20the%20office%20romance&amp;body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fworklife%2Farticle%2F20220228-the-inevitability-of-the-office-romance%3Focid%3Dww.social.link.email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><em><strong>C1 &#8211; Advanced<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fraternization in the workplace involves relationships that go beyond the normal scope of employee interactions. Some companies may allow dating among their employees, but others strictly do not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about employee fraternization and how an organization can establish a healthy employee dating policy within it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/worklife\/article\/20220228-the-inevitability-of-the-office-romance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/worklife\/article\/20220228-the-inevitability-of-the-office-romance<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. What are some benefits and harms of allowing a romantic relationship in a workplace?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Tell me about employee fraternization in your workplace. Why or why is it not allowed?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. In what industries do you think employee fraternization can and can stringently not be allowed?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. 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