# Fishin' off the Company Pier **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 20, 2002, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fishin-off-the-company-pier/137713 "2002-11-20T07:43:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fishin-off-the-company-pier/137713/21 "2002-11-21T03:24:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DAVEW0071 \* > \*\*And neither do long-distance relationships, right, **UncleBill**? 😉 \*\* Nope, don’t work at all, we had to get rid of that distance thang. I had three rules while I was single. 1. Don’t date women you work with. 2. Don’t date women who smoke. 3. Don’t date women who are married or otherwise occupied. I could not break any two of those at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![Rodd\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3ab097/32.png) [@Rodd\_Hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodd_Hill)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fishin-off-the-company-pier/137713/22 "2002-11-21T07:00:22Z")
Oddly enough, I discussed this recently with some of my co-workers (I’m the only single guy at a small work site). I opined, “The most fearsome phrase in the world is, ‘I work with my wife!’” An older, wiser colleague said, “No. The most fearsome phrase in the world is, ‘I work with my \*ex-\*wife.’” ---
**Author:** ![manwithaplan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@manwithaplan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manwithaplan)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fishin-off-the-company-pier/137713/23 "2002-11-21T12:48:11Z")
Myself and my wife met at work about 9 years ago. At the time, we worked in the same office - just a couple of desks away. We were secretive at first but the cloak and dagger stuff is almost impossible to maintain, particularly when you arrive within a minute of each other in the morning. Our case also wasn’t helped by a television camera zooming in on us holding hands at a major sporting event! We still work in the same Government Department but we no longer work together. We have had no difficulties but we knew there would be no ‘company policy’ problems. Office relationships would be common enough and people are open about them after the initial stages (unless they’re extra-marital;)). I can understand, however, how it might have been awkward if things didn’t work out - I hope I never have to face that prospect. ---
**Author:** ![Linear\_Crack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Linear\_Crack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linear_Crack)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fishin-off-the-company-pier/137713/24 "2002-11-23T23:05:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by UncleBill \* > \*\*Nope, don’t work at all, we had to get rid of that distance thang. > > I had three rules while I was single. > > 1. Don’t date women you work with. > 2. Don’t date women who smoke. > 3. Don’t date women who are married or otherwise occupied. > > I could not break any two of those at the same time. \*\* In some places those restrictions would leave you with very few options. I don’t know about you, but looking for a date at Sunday school or the local convent is not my stlye. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fishin-off-the-company-pier/137713/25 "2002-11-24T01:48:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Linear Crack \* > \*\*In some places those restrictions would leave you with very few options. I don’t know about you, but looking for a date at Sunday school or the local convent is not my stlye. \*\* Move. Now. ---
**Author:** ![WSLer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a6a055/32.png) [@WSLer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WSLer)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fishin-off-the-company-pier/137713/26 "2002-11-24T03:24:10Z")
My ex GF and I met while we both were working at Barnes & Noble and we started “fooling around” while we were both working in the music department. Problem # 1: She had a boyfriend at the time. Problem # 2: I was a head cashier while she was a mere book/music seller. How did things work out? Well, she had me arrested and charged with stalking her, so that kinda answers your question, doesn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fishin-off-the-company-pier/137713/27 "2002-11-24T04:12:08Z")
About 15 years ago, I dated a woman I worked with for a couple of years. At least on my end, it was quite serious – at some points I wanted to marry this woman, but we never made that commitment leap. In any case we apparently had a monogomous relationship. As time went on, the relationship soured, we broke up. Shortly thereafter, I found out she had been boinking several other people at the office during the time we were dating. _ **And** _ she was seen picking up men and taking them home from the pick-up joint across from work in the last several months of our relationship. Really. _ **And** _ everyone at the office seemed to already know all about this except me. (!!) Imagine what something like this can do to your work morale. After a bad coupla weeks, I quit. It didn’t screw up my career, luckily, but there’s no way in Hell I could have worked at that place ever again. Tread carefully, my friend. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fishin-off-the-company-pier/137713.md?page=1)