It was probably Asok the intern that thought it up, right after he told the PHB to use #7 pencils, since they cost the same, yet the harder lead lasts longer.
My mental vision is one of Sam and Sue, sneaking off into the supply room. With the door locked, there is much frenzied kissing and touching of private areas. In partial disrobe, Sue asks, “Are you ready to do this?”
Sam answers, “Yes.”
At which point they pull out and hand company forms to one another, which they both sign, using each other’s bodies as writing surfaces. Returning the respective forms, and putting away their pens, they resume grinding of loins.
Now we dolly back, now we fade to black…
Ummm…. Earl and I are going hunting next weekend. Gonna share a camper. What form is that?
Bambi/30-06
When I worked at Best Buy, there was a “no dating” policy. Both Ardred and I worked in the same department, but he was hired after I was. Everyone knew we were dating, and people would joke about us getting married and hypenating our last names (they’re very similar).
Once there was a problem (I was written up for performing a task exactly as I was trained to) three months after he started working there. I was suspended for three days, and when I came back, I was told that I would have to move to another department because I was dating a coworker. WTF?
Dating policies are silly. If adults can’t keep their relationships to themselves or if it is a problem, they should be fired.
With kids these days, anal bondage is now 2nd base.
What the hell is anal bondage? Confusing the Krazy Glue with the Astroglide?
Now there’s a fun trip to the ER.
It’s work in a workplace as depicted by Dilbert, such that you feel constantly tied to an asshole. 
Wow you sound like a blast at the office happy hours.
Personally I see nothing wrong with occassionally getting drunk and making out with a coworker.
pictures the people she works with
Yecchh. shudder
Sounds like a good policy to me.
I think the hidden subtext is that they have no way of finding out that you’re dating someone outside of the workplace unless you open your big mouth about it, and as such, discrete relationships that don’t interfere with corporate performance will never be found out.
I’ve always had a personal policy of never, ever dating the other help. I remember how weird things were back in school when I dated a girl I was in a class with, and then that went south, and…
Another HR person checking in, just to reiterate this type of policy is legal in the US and not that uncommon. The HR Specialist messing around with the VP, though, that’s no way to live.
Essentiallyy the risks to the company are in the form of sexual harassment lawsuits, either in the form of unwanted advances left unchecked or* quid pro quo*, favors in exchange for favors. This is an attempt by the company to protect itself from such lawsuits.
Companies can actually outright prohibit the dating, too, so in a sense this type of policy is a compromise.