Company-sponsored social events, like company picnics, are
often the starting point for many workplace affairs.
Photo: istockphoto.com / Jim Jurica
The company picnic at your spouse’s or significant other’s job, could be the starting point for his or her workplace affair. Especially if you’re not there.
A VAULT.com study found that nearly half of the American work force has been romantically involved with someone at work.
A survey conducted by a private investigation firm found that workplace affairs are most likely to be initiated at company-sponsored social events.
Company picnics fall squarely into this category.
If you’re married or in a committed relationship, you should never pass up an opportunity to accompany your spouse or significant other to the annual picnic or any other summertime company-sponsored social event.
Your presence at the company picnic could act as a deterrent to a workplace affair in several ways.
It could:
- Short-circuit a budding office romance - Your partner will think twice about amorously approaching that co-worker he or she has been flirting with, or secretly admiring all year.
- Keep predatory co-workers at bay - By making your presence known, predatory co-workers will be less inclined to make a play for your partner, or less likely to respond to your partner’s advances if it’s apparent that he or she is already attached.
- Stop them from sneaking off for sex - One survey found that it was not uncommon for employees to sneak away from company-sponsored gatherings to have sex. Your being there may help keep your partner’s libido in check.
- Avoid alcohol-induced affairs - Alcohol is a major contributing factor to inappropriate behavior at work-related social events. Your presence there could keep your partner from over-imbibing and doing something he or she may later regret.
So if you value your marriage or relationship, accompany your spouse or significant other to the company picnic this year, and any other company-sponsored social events. Your presence could discourage a workplace affair.
If You Already Suspect Your Partner of Having a Workplace Affair
But what if you suspect that your partner is already involved in a workplace affair? Attending the annual company picnic will give you a chance to find out if what you suspect is true.
If your spouse or significant other is romantically involved with someone at work, their behavior or body language will give them away. But knowing what to look for is the key.
To find out what to look for, request a free copy of the tip sheet entitled “What to Look for at a Company-Sponsired Social Event if You Suspect a Workplace Affair.” Send an e-mail to InfidelityAdvice@gmail.com with “What to look for - Xm” in the subject line.
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Ruth Houston is a New York-based infidelity expert who is frequently called on by the media to comment on high profile infidelity and popular infidelity issues in the news. She is the founder of www.InfidelityAdvice.com , the author of Is He Cheating on You? - 829 Telltale Signs, and publishes the Infidelity News and Views blog. To interview infidelity expert Ruth Houston, or have her speak at your next event, call 718 592-6029 or e-mail InfidelityExpert@gmail.com
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Comments
the workplace is a place of temptation. whenever there is a public arena full of people, you can't help but to take in the view. unless you're loyal like a boil, then you're safe. but you can't always take your spouse or partner to a company event. it might be restricted to employees only.
If the marriage is solid, it shouldn't matter whether their spouse attends a company event. If the marriage is not, either spouse will find a way to cheat if that is their intention.
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