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Clicky poll: Would you work for the same company as your spouse?

FeistyFilleFeistyFille
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Not that I'm in this position but just wondering.  Say it's a small-sized company, and you'd probably car pool together, run into each other in the halls.  You could go to lunch together.  You may even have to work together from time to time.  Would you want that?  Or is that just WAY too much together time?
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Re: Clicky poll: Would you work for the same company as your spouse?

  • 2bmrslove2bmrslove
    I met my husband at work!! I liked working with him and would do it again.
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  • NessiaNessia
    I chose on if we had no other choice. I would hate to risk the possibility of getting laid off together like chandly.
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  • AustinBride06AustinBride06

    I voted Other... I think it depends on the individual couple and what the roles at work actually are.  If they don't work directly with each other, it would be easier I think than working closely together.  I would think it'd be weird to be on the same team together because your fellow coworkers might always wonder if the relationship was affecting your decision-making.  Plus, you'd never be able to take vacations at the same time!  And I think FMLA is combined if you work at the same company?  So that sucks.

    I think some things about it would be good and fun.  Like having them nearby to chat/vent.  A little harmless flirting when no one's looking, etc.  But you also see the work side of them and vice versa.  DH always said that I wouldn't like the work side of him.  What if your work friends or team didn't like DH or vice versa?  And then there's the seeing each other ALL the time thing.  That can be fun but every couple needs some breathing room.  Seems like it would be very complicated.

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  • AustinAggieAustinAggie

    We met at work and have worked together several times since that employer.  We enjoy it!  Seeing each other ALL the time has never been an issue.  I have girlfriends I gtg with a couple times per month and DH is in a band, so I guess just those few evenings apart are all we need.  I am most cranky when I don't get to see him.

    But, that first employer did lay us off at the same time (they closed the Austin office and who wants to move to Pittsburgh??), so that's always a possibility.  That also meant that we were both available during the week to go to the lake together, though.  That was before we had responsibilities like kids and houses, so going wakeboarding everyday seemed like a good idea.

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  • joycojoyco
    Jay and I met at Fox Photo ages ago and we worked pretty well there--we were on the same level.  When I worked as a receptionist for his company a few years ago, it was AWFUL.  I cannot stand him telling me what to do, not even if I'm getting paid.  No thank you.  So, if G won't have any power over you, do it.  If so, don't!
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    I'd do it as a last resort only because I know couples who've worked for the same company and been laid off together.
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