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TIL it's a bad idea to date your direct report or your boss.


If this really is a TIL then it needs more reporting. Every professional should be aware of this guideline, and why it's important.

EDIT on re-reading this was pretty obvious sarcasm that I missed.


Frankly that was somewhat tongue-in-cheek. I'm poking fun at the way we all obsess over details, like who did or said what when or where they did or said it. There isn't a safe or appropriate way for a manager and a direct report to date. I'm sure it works out sometimes, but that's like the time I went unicycling next to a steep cliff while juggling chainsaws. I'm alive, so I must have done something right, but the activity still can't be recommended.


unicycling next to a steep cliff while juggling chainsaws

Why do I get the feeling I'm going to see that in an XKCD strip sometime soon?


Hahaha, I know right. You think this is common sense...yet here we are.


"The heart has reasons that Reason doesn't know"


Thank you! Exactly what I'm saying, this kind of thing happens and people are surprised by it?




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