Showing posts with label office romance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label office romance. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

"Mad Men" Office Etiquette -- Not So Different Today?

The AMC television series "Mad Men" portrays life at the fictitious early 1960s Sterling Cooper Advertising Agency. By today's standards, typical office behavior at Sterling Cooper might seem politically incorrect to an extreme. But have these behaviors really disappeared -- or are we just more careful not to let them show?

In a Seattle Times article, three Human Resources professionals were asked to watch "Mad Men" and pick out the behaviors that would likely get the characters in trouble today -- from merely being let go to landing in a full-blown lawsuit.

Find out how much these HR folks felt office life has really changed in 40+ years here.

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Get Your Significant Other a Job -- at YOUR Office?

Is your significant other looking for work? Thought about getting him or her an interview in your office, but questioned how the company might look upon romantic partners working in the same place? Here's an article you should read first.

Monday, May 12, 2008

Pre-Nups for Office Flings?

Employment lawyer Stephen Tedesco told the US website ABCNews the love contracts were needed to protect employers from claims of sexual harrassment when a budding romance began in the office. Read more here.