If you were dating a co-worker in another department?

Question

How often would you stop by just to say hello to him or her? Daily? Every few days? Excluding any accidental encounters, of course.

Answer 1

Never, excluding any accidental encounters, of course. It isn't a good idea to mix your social life with your work life. Keep them separate and things will work out a lot better. Besides, if you break up, you're going to be the butt of a lot of laughter. Keep it cool until the relationship gets into something significant.  

Answer 2

I don't think stopping over just to say hello would be a good idea, just because most employers frown on co-workers dating in the first place.  If people know about it, every action is going to be under a microscope, so that stopping over once a week gets magnified to they're over there every other day.  Be so very careful!

Answer 3

Let's say you're out on a date with this co-worker...how would you feel if your employer called to ask you or her a work related question?  Not the time or place is it?  My point is, when your at work your at work, working for your employer...not on a date!  Get your butt to work and stay focused.  If you can't, end the relationship or one of you needs to find a job elsewhere.  

Answer 4

You are dating so you see this person you are dating in your free time.. you could make a phone call and say hello in your break time.. and stay in touch that way... that is appropriate as you work in different departments it is also appropriate that you date outside of work ..you are not working in the same department together...so that is ok.. just phone and say something nice if you want daily.. in your break time. that is your private time to make phone calls to whomever you want..

Answer 5

It's important, if you must make the decision to date a co-worker, not to mix business with pleasure.  While you might make a scheduled lunch date once a week (away from the office), you ought not make special social visits during the work day.

Cheers!

Answer 6

Never.  I dated a co-worker, and our relationship was fantastic.  We kept it 100% business at the office, and then went home together at the end of the day.  It took people at work a couple months to even figure out that we were dating.  We weren't being secretive -- we were just conscious about treating each other professionally at the office.  Worked like a charm.  Zero work-related drama.