My bf is gonna be my work mate

[budafist]

Well, my boyfriend of over 5 years just accepted a position at the same company I work at. I'm not worried about seeing too much of him because we work in different parts of the company. I can go a day easy without seeing the staff in his department.

Any advice for working with those you love?

The good thing is that the company has a terrific track record of couples that end up working for the company. (not couples that emerge from working in the company, couples first, workmates later).

[Zendada]

Should make for interesting lunch breaks.

[Mynock]

Does that mean we're through Buda? What a way to break it to me.

[budafist]

There was a we mynock? Well why didn't you tell me?!

[budafist]

Would you believe that I'm already getting hassles of "don't screw the crew"?!

[captain spanky]

on a bit of a tangent
my sister and her bloke ended up on the same week long teacher training course and they pretended not to know each other and then they pretended to 'have an affair' with each other through the week. People obviously started gossiping and acting like it was some big scandal or something and then only on the last day, they let everyone know that they were actually a couple all the time.
it woulda been fun for you to do that where you work.. :)

[budafist]

Nah too late for that, they know all about us.

[Drazan]

I don't think it would be a problem, if you are not going to be seeing each other much. My roommate and I work at the same place. His desk isn't 10 feet away.

I usually face the other direction and make it a point to not talk about "home stuff" at work. Wether that's running errands, what's for dinner, etc until the end of the day, or that night for the next day. I'm also trying to keep work stuff from home, but with some stress at work - I need to vent once in a while. So he already knows about the bs before I tell him. heh.

How's your day? question kinda went out the window.

[Samakimoto Graphics]

That should be interesting. You could project the positive energy you have as a couple to work in the same team. Just watch out you don't end up cutting out the rest of the team out...

If it's anything to go by; my ex-man and I work in the same business complex but in different departments. We bump into each other once in a while, but we are quite civil with each other - The other day I bumped into him for the first time in nearly three months, and we had an "old-buddies-long-time-no-see" hug, and then he went on about the color of the top I was wearing, and I about the cool suit he had on (he never wore suits when we were together). until a mutual friend broke -up the little market banter.

[Mynock]

There was a we mynock? Well why didn't you tell me?!So going to play it this way then, we are, hmm? Herh herh herh.

[Lula]

I work with my fiance. We have been working together for a litttle over 2.5 years now. The funniest part is...he is my manager!

My advice? Be professional! You have to leave all of your problems at home. No matter what happens at the the office or in your home life with your bf, you need to smile and be patient at work.

Also, when you are at home, try not to get too involved with talking about work and office politics. Sometimes, I have to make myself not talk about work to my fiance when we are home. But I feel that it is important to not let our jobs rule our lives.

Oh, and try not to call him those mushy-cutesy-pet-names. That tends to embarass guys for some reason...