Dating by Numbers
Will an Office Romance Damage Your Career?
Research shows that finding love at work can improve morale and boost productivity — but there are all too many horror stories.
Illustration: Oscar Bolton Green
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When Polly Arrowsmith needed to take time off from her IT company to care for her dying mother, she asked one of her workers to help out in her absence. She had one big task for him to take care of while she was gone: Let go an underperforming member of staff before a certain date, when redundancy payments would become mandatory.
He initially agreed, but failed to mention one thing: He was in a secret relationship with the employee.