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0 pointsamyjess7y ago0 comments

> I know it sounds punitive, but it’s really a question of fairness to every other employee working for that manager — nothing improper needs to be done by either party for it to negatively impact the other employees.

> It also discourages managers from taking their pick of young staff members, and discourages any lower-level staff who might try to sleep their way to the top.

In addition, allowing these kinds of relationships also raises issues of sexual consent. Imagine this scenario:

CEO: Let's have sex tonight.

Employee: I'm not in the mood.

CEO: Looks like somebody's getting a bad performance review.

Employee: Fine then... let's get this over with.

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exelius7y ago

Oh of course; but I feel this kind of exploitation is closer to sexual assault than a consensual relationship.

Any relationship with a strong power imbalance can lead to this. Which is a big reason companies discourage this through fraternization policies; a sexual predator using your company as a hunting ground is a huge legal risk.

I was more referring to the situation where someone is working under say, a senior VP of another department. The lower status person would have an advantage over their peers in that they would have many more opportunities for personal social interactions with senior leadership as a result of their romantic relationship.

Overall, it’s best to be avoided. :)

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