One search, conducted on behalf of Newsweek, showed that millennials frown on the idea of having a “work spouse.” The survey was taken on March 20: 1,500 American adults were asked about workplace relationships and spouses at work.
Do you know what a work spouse is? This expression refers to a co-worker with whom one shares a different relationship that may include a marriage-like bond.
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Of the US adults who took the survey, 21% said it's okay to have a working spouse, while 45% said it's not appropriate. However, there was a difference in how different generations feel.
Gen Zers (ages 18-24) thought a working spouse was acceptable, with just 39% saying that “wasn't good,” and Boomers (55+) agreed, with just 40% saying a working spouse wasn't so good like this. Millennials (ages 25-34), however, felt differently.
Of adults aged 25 to 34, 57% said they would not accept having a spouse who works together. Only 18% said they thought a working spouse was okay, while 17% said it depended on the circumstances. Already 8% said they did not know.
Jon Bell, an employment attorney in New York, said it's not uncommon for close relationships to form in the workplace.
”Depending on the environment, as well as the duties and functions of the specific position, the job may require sufficient collaboration that would naturally develop into a close relationship,” said he.
When it comes to the use of the phrases "work wife" or "work husband," Bell said he would advise against it.
“Given the current environment, we do not recommend the use of this phraseology. While this phrase has innocently been used over the years to describe employees – most commonly of the opposite sex – who work together and depend on each other, the terms 'wife' and 'husband' may suggest that there is a sexual component between the two members and this may cause discomfort."
Relationship expert Ceza Ouzounian also told Newsweek that many people have close friendships with work. However, this can cause problems.
”If the boundaries are not set, this is purely a friendship, it can cause a person - or both - to have more feelings than just friendship. There is the issue of a partner in one's personal life being jealous or suspicious. When a person wants to spend more time with a working wife than with his real wife, it inevitably causes problems.”
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