Posted on 11/04/2019 8:31:50 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
Wow. 20 posts and not one snark about giving her his “Big Mac”...
Maybe it was a male and the former CEO said “Supersize me!”
They don’t sell slurpees, do they???
He was divorced.
Do fries come with that shake?
Where is George Castanza?
“Was that wrong? Should I not have done that?”
She gets to become CEO... isn't that how it works?
>>Wow. 20 posts and not one snark about giving her his “Big Mac”...<<
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...or his “secret sauce.”
I don’t know why people in these situations can’t keep them secret. I met my husband at work - we were married a while before anyone but our boss and one co-worker knew we were a ‘thing’.
Oh, you want the full meal!
Is there a toy included?
I agree with you. Discretion is key.
There is the potential for abusing the ‘power dynamic’ - I do believe that exists (and not just at work or with sex, in all relationships there is some kind of power dynamic interplay). There is the obvious “get under my desk or you’re fired” kind of stuff that goes on at the news networks. And some of it may be less direct.
But we are social and sexual by nature. There are 24 hours in a day. 8 of them we sleep. 10+ of them we are at work or getting ready for or getting to/from work. Of course relationships, attraction, respect, love, lust, disgust, hatred and various kinds of emotions are going to occur between two people working together for so much time for days, weeks and years.
I would say that if you are the CEO you have to be extra careful. If you are CEO and it is clearly a consensual relationship, then take it out in the open from the beginning. Or at least, bring it to one trusted person (like you said, your boss was informed, or knew). Hiding it is the mistake, imo. I assume both were single consenting adults. Even if it was just a fling or a one night stand, as long as both are consenting and there is no ‘quid pro quo’ it should be nobody’s business. But in this day and age and time, the appearance is bad PR.
It doesn’t have to be told to everyone, but get someone trusted, third party... and if it is the case of a direct superior to a subordinate perhaps moving someone laterally so that neither has to answer or report to the other is a good move. Someone up thread mention that often times the ‘less powerful’ party ultimately also ends up leaving the company too. How does this benefit the company to lose 2 employees, payouts etc?
But, in the end, 2 people attracted to each other is a good and human thing. Relationships don’t always end well - we’ve all been there - so making sure there is no retaliation, gossip, revenge etc by either party would be paramount for co-working paramours. Easier said than done perhaps. But some people are just more mature than others.
That’s one of the reasons I love this website. How often do you converse with someone who references Carl Jung?
To your question, I think (and this is just my interpretation) that when the CEO said it was ‘wrong’, he meant that it was against the rules of his company and against the zeitgeist of today wrt workplace relationships. I didn’t attach any moral allusion to it though you are correct we are missing some info so we don’t know. Maybe the other party was married, or one or both in a serious unmarried relationship. Or maybe something even more unethical.
But if he is the CEO he is not “above the law” as they are fond of saying these days. Same rules for him as for the fry cook I’m sure. One of the reasons they want to automate the fry cook position :-) From the seriousness of the penalty I can only guess that this was something a lot closer to being disruptive and damaging eg a direct subordinate, or home-wrecking type situation that would cause the CEO to lose credibility with the entire C suite and staff.
As for your personal conduct, find it rare and commendable. It is nobody else’s business. Work is work. Play is play. Though, to be honest, I break some of the rules (e.g. posting on this website) and it is harder and harder to get people off their mobile phones/texts etc. However, I don’t put up with any kind of interpersonal shenanigans at work. Had to reprimand someone the other day who told another employee something like “if you don’t believe me, go smell inside the bathroom” or something stupid like that. Politics, religion, sex... and now bathroom comments are all off limits here. Oh, they gossip - they just don’t do it when I’m within earshot. It’s not as dull as all that, I care about everyone and when they have something to say I listen. It just has to be done with dignity and respect for the workplace.
Years back, for several years, I traveled a lot for work with a team of people to events with 1000s of other people. 3-4 night trips every few weeks. I would often buy the team one of the dinners and/or splurge for drinks. But it ended up with a number of ‘mistakes’ made - not by me, other than the mistake of paying for and tolerating excessive drinking - including a few cases of people not remembering the next morning who it was they slept with the night before. Not good. I had to stop. Oh and to be sure I had my share of opportunities too - but that just isn’t me. Often coquetted but never tempted.
When I say “had to stop” I meant stop paying for a team dinner and drinks. Much to their chagrin because they could no longer pocket their per diem for that night.
It was the fry guy, and he gave him a Big Mac and large shake.
LOL
Interesting. As you may be able to tell I am a fan of the rambling intellectual lecture. I know who Jordan Peterson is and have seen a few videos, clips, interviews and conversations of or with him. He’s a relatively new phenomenon afaik. I had no idea about his penchant for Jung. I must take a closer look.
You are an intriguing cookie, Jamestown1630. I am curious about your handle as well. I googled ‘Jamestown 1630’ and saw a reference to a native captive freed in 1630 some years after the massacre.
Anyway, I hope you’ll ping me to something of interest soon, and I will try to do the same for you.
I’m going to cut the CEO a break. How was he supposed to know the person was an employee? Pretty hard to look them up in the company directory when they don’t have a name.
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