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Miss Double ShotI was book shopping with Floyd last weekend when he noticed his boss checking out CDs on the other side of the store. "C'mon," Floyd told me; "I want you to meet my boss!"
We both talk about our jobs a fair amount, so I knew Bossman by association, but it was still strange to actually meet him after hearing about who he was and what he was like. "I've heard a lot about you," he said, and Floyd looked around sheepishly.
When I asked him later what exactly he'd told Bossman, he still wouldn't fess up. Hmm . . .
Do you talk to your boss or your co-workers about your relationships?
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That is utterly weird to me, though I suppose someone with a good relationship with their boss might introduce family.
no relationship talk with my line management.... that's just... ugh.
i might say something vague or obscure about a past relationship... but nothing current.
Mine knows everything that is going on in my life. That is how the Marine Corps is. When we go on deployments and sit up all night for days on end there is nothing better to do but talk about your life and what your plans are when you get back. So ya mine know about my significant EX.
Well I work in a very small office, so yes. Not my boss much necessarily, mainly because he's not in the office and because of the age difference, though we did discuss the fact that my ex was getting to sent to Iraq because it was pertinent to a film we were making at the time. But my coworkers and I talk about that stuff a fair amount.
Yes, as he tells me about his relationships too. Have to say that he's just 2 years older than me. Sometimes gave me some good advices too.
I only talk to my close co-worker about my relationships, as he shares his stories with me. We even give each other support and advice. :)
On the other hand, my bosses know somewhat about my current relationship, but I never get into detail with it.
Oh sure. My coworkers are basically my friends so I do keep them updated on some of my life, but not all.
Coworkers and bosses/supervisors- yes. My supervisor talks about his kids which is pretty personal, and if he's met my SO, which he hasn't, that's cool too.
Depends on how open supervisors are though. Because the line of work my bf is different from mine, so I doubt he's talked to his bosses about me.
no i dont but i met him through people from school and his parents are pretty well known through the county so people know about us anyways....
I don't see why we need to meet our SO's bosses. I guess if they're friends... but...
Yeah, I've talked to my boss about relationships... but nothing too personal. For some reason, she loves to tell me every.little.detail. about hers. I mean, really.
Only when they ask, and then only the bare minimum.
Bosses no - but if a co-worker's on the same level as me and we're actually friendly then I will sometimes.
If I notice that the co-worker I'm sharing with doesn't have anything to share or confide in me about back, then I take that as a bit of a bad sign.
I think with everything else it's just a matter of keeping certain details in check because after all, the line between co-woker and friend is sometimes hard to see.
It's the other way around with my boss and coworkers. They talk to me about their relationships, which can get me into awkward conversations with them, but I don't mind listening to them.
I do..but I've been working with the same people for a number of years. It's never anything very intense..more like they know who I'm seeing at the time and such...
Nothing too personal, that just makes work akward for anyone involved!!
Yea, my boss and coworkers tell ME about their relationships...which makes me feel awkward, so I try to pretend that I have alot more things to do. That way, I won't have to be conversing about it for a long time.
yeah, but my boss is awesome.
I work in physical labor/ maintenance and have two great bosses that I know on a personal as well as professional level. One of my bosses even plays basketball with us on lunch break, so yea, generally everyone knows about each other's lives where I work. My bosses/ coworkers even give me their two cents on whether to keep going for the girl of my dreams even though she's going to college in September.
I don't talk to my boss about my personal life. My job is so busy that neither of us has the time for that anyway! But I do have a coworker or two that I hang out with outside of work, and we do share our latest relationship news with each other.
I have, and it has been my downfall in several positions.
theres an old spanish saying,
"en bocas cerradas, moscas no entran"
"Flies don't enter closed mouths. "
AKA- keep your mouth shut, and you won't have to deal with the unpleasantries (such as...flies in your mouth!)
=X
::Rico::
yes i do since my r/ship still a secret to my family...hahah...
It happens. Look more at the way the person says "I know a lot about you." Are they saying it as if you are admirable? Or, do they have a goofy grin and look like they want to high five their buddy? It's normal for people to talk about relationships to other people, of course there are certain things that are sacred and you should be upset if they tell others such things.