Fear of MeToo Hasn’t Stopped Bosses From Dating Their Underlings
- Quarter of workers say they’ve had relationship with colleague
- Top McDonald’s, BlackRock execs ousted for consensual affairs
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The office romance is alive and well, according to a new survey by the Society for Human Resource Management.
Despite increased scrutiny on workplace relationships in the #MeToo era, a quarter of the 696 workers surveyed in a report released Wednesday say they’ve had at least one dalliance with a coworker. Of people who’ve had affairs with colleagues, roughly one in four say they dated a boss; one in five said they dated a subordinate.