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Is it a mangers business to know if any their reps are involved with one another/in a relationship?

The office hook up stories have me wondering - I left a company because they were too involved in my personal life (aka my relationship with my co worker), and we then went to work at the same company, on the same team...and no one knows we're dating. Is it anyone's business?

Thoughts?

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CaneWolf
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Call me what you want, just sign the damn contract
None of their business...unless you let it become a problem in the workplace. Then it's everyone's business and at least one of you is getting shitcanned.
Rallier
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SDR Manager and Consultant
There might be a company policy to disclose any type of relationship, but that's why I've always kept things a secret
BCD
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BDR
No policy in place (for now, could always change)!
Telehealth_2the_Moon
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Director of Business Development
This is weird, at my core I think it's not their business if it isn't impacting their business. At the same time, as a manager, I can see why that is an important dynamic to have an idea of. That being said, I think many in management wouldn't know what to do with this information and instead would likely just think anything that happens with you two is some how related to your relationship. 

That being said, there likely is a policy in place regarding disclosing things like this. You might want to check that out now to get an idea of what you're dealing with before risking it coming out somehow without knowing what the company has in place for it. 
BCD
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BDR
It is weird huh? We left out last job because they equated our quota attainment to things happening in our personal lives, to the point where they moved our desks...as if we were in the 5th grade. 

Current role, there is no policy in place
Telehealth_2the_Moon
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Director of Business Development
Hahaha yeah that type of shit is exactly what I was thinking probably would happen in my last part about management not knowing how to deal with it.

If there isn't a policy then it really is just between you and your SO. That's some nice freedom to take advantage of!
CuriousFox
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None of their damn biz unless policy says you must disclose. 
Blackwargreymon
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MDR
This is weird, at my core I think it's not their business if it isn't impacting their business.
braintank
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Enterprise Account Executive
It could become an issue if one of you is promoted. I think it'd be awkward to manage my SO but that's just me. 


Also, what happens if y'all break up and have to see each other every day? I'd suggest a pact that one of you has to leave.
BCD
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BDR
Luckily neither of us are looking to move into management roles. Or, fuck, that would suck. 

Hoping for the best there, no pact in place. 
Justatitle
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Account Executive
I tapped they should know by accident, provided you aren’t openly making out at the office personal life should stay personal IMO. Unless you feel the need to share with management 
funcoupons
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Not their business unless one of you is subordinate to the other. Best practice is to act at work like you'd act with any other colleague so nobody knows you're dating. What you do in your own time is your business. 
Clashingsoulsspell
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Error32
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Believing in the solution you are selling is in my top three

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