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Service. Office romance: four stories about true love

I am 32 years old, I work in a budgetary organization in a good position. Another person works in the same organization, which will be discussed below.

When I saw him for the first time, I didn’t like him very much, I can even say that he just annoyed me. And he seemed to be attracted to me. There were not enough chairs at the corporate party, and he sat down with me on my own chair, and I jumped up and quickly left. And one day when I came to work in the morning I saw that he was sitting at my workplace. I spoke to him so rudely that he didn’t come in for a month, it made me happy.

I don’t remember the moment when I changed my attitude towards him, but it happened a little over a year ago. When my employee went on vacation, he was constantly in my office, I worked on the site, he climbed the Internet, we went to lunch together. He became very dear: every morning he kissed me on the cheek, during the day he could also kiss and hug me. I treated him the same way. He was very supportive of me at work, prompted. At corporate parties, we always danced the first dance together. Moreover, everyone could stare at us, I could mutter something in his ear, he smiled.

In September last year, we had another party. He didn't drink, and I drank a little and told him that he was in charge of getting me home. He agreed, called me a taxi and paid for it himself. When we were sitting near the restaurant and waiting for the car, he kind of asked “maybe steal you?”, I answered “steal”, and then he said “I’m not sure, I don’t want to lose what we have now.”

At the corporate party for the new year, he drank a lot and constantly entering the hall, looking for me, having found me, he hugged me. We could just stand there. When the site bus arrived at night, and it was possible to go home on it, I said that I would go, because I didn’t know how I would get home later (although I didn’t intend to leave, I said on purpose). He did not let me in, said that we would spend the night together and that tomorrow he would take me to work. It pissed me off: he's drunk, I'm sober and I can control myself, and when I'm drunk, I don't need anything. So I just started dancing with another man, the evening ended with the fact that when he saw me with another employee, he came up, pinched me on the back, sighed and left. His reaction made me laugh.

Most of all, what finishes me off in him is that he is a favorite of women and constantly pinches someone, then climbs where he doesn’t need to. We had another party last Friday. We sailed on a boat to the island and back. He and I drank a lot. We had a new employee, he just didn’t leave her, it hurt me as usual, but I couldn’t do anything - we were nobody to each other, just employees, so I just forced a smile out of the site. When everyone was sitting at the table, I simply could not eat or drink anymore, I went to the water, then I hear him running towards me, hugging me. I don’t remember exactly how and what exactly she said to him for that employee, but he answered me “don’t bother, baby, you’re still the best with me.”

In principle, after that I did not see him approach her. And when we came back, we lay with him on the bow of the boat and just talked. I talked about how tired and hard it was for me at work, that he had changed a lot when he took a different position and how good it was for me now. He said that he did not want to go home and that he would rent an apartment for us for the night. He didn't ask me if I wanted it, and I didn't run away. When they got off the boat, he could not find an apartment for a long time, but he was very persistent. At some point, I thought that he would give up this idea, but he did find her website.

We arrived there, there was no embarrassment between us, it seems that this is not the first time we have been together. Most of all I was afraid of what would happen in the morning ...

In the morning we woke up quite early, somehow simultaneously opened our eyes and quickly closed them. He stretched out his arms to me, called me baby, crawled up and hugged me. A couple of hours later, someone called him and he replied, “No, not at home, when will I be? Haven't thought about it yet, better pick me up." His friend followed us for a long time, and we all hugged and dozed off. He kissed my hair, stroked my back.

Then we went to a cafe, I asked if he would take me home (well, you never know, maybe he doesn’t want to show me to a friend and call a taxi), he firmly said that he would take me. When we were sitting in a cafe, I said that I would like to swim and, as if thinking in a rumor, “should we go to the beach?”, To which he replied, “we will go, we will definitely go.” They took me home, he introduced me to a friend, when I got out of the car, he also got out, the site hugged me, said “See you ... It would be better if we didn’t get up.”

We only saw each other on Monday. We pretend that nothing happened. It was very hard for me, I simply could not smile or talk to him. It's kind of stupid. Girlfriends say give him time to decide. What did you decide? And I? How about asking me? I don’t know if I want a relationship with him, whether I’m afraid of them or not ready, I know only one thing for sure: I want to go back that night, that morning, into his arms. Yesterday I just started to come to my senses, gradually behave as before. Want to hug, come up and hug, want to kiss, so to speak. But only discomfort inside. She also walked past the office, and he was in his repertoire, squeezing others.

Here we were sitting with a friend, talking, she knows him and about us, so she tried and didn’t remember, she never squeezed me, didn’t climb where she shouldn’t. Yes, a special relationship. I just don't know what to do with all this. talk? But I know myself, I don’t have the courage, and I don’t know what to say. We work together, if something is wrong, then how to look into the eyes?

Grigory Markovich came to work in an almost excellent mood. nothing since morning

It hurt. It was Friday morning. There was not much work to be done, and Saturday was ahead.

According to the routine, Grigory Markovich watered the flowers, collected three buckets

Water and went to wash the impressive area at the side entrance. It all felt like a saturday

Prayer is monotonous and boring.
With a habitual gesture, Grigory Markovich wringed out the rag, threw it on the mop, and, singing

Painfully familiar "the last battle, it is difficult ...

I can imagine how people feel when they return home after a long or short absence. I had some interesting observations. My father did not recognize me as a son after three years of service. My excuses: “I have matured, dad,” he did not want to hear. Later I learned that after celebrating the New Year in Cuba, it is better not to go to a public bath in your homeland - the reaction of others is not at all what was expected. Now I had to find out what the return from Arkaim means.

I already knew that...

Listen, Gordon. I will now ask you a question, but you do not rush to answer it right away.

Gordon and Bork were lying on a two-seater air mattress, swaying on a shallow wave away from the noisy beach.

Gordon came to Gutarlau again this morning, and not just because he needed to pick up his car. After explanations in the office of the head of the Department, Larry and Fidley were removed from the operation. Gordon, who did not get into the camera lens, was decided to be sent back to Lake Panka. And he...

Old reinforced concrete fence. It stretched far to the west like a Chinese wall and hid, disappearing into the distance shrouded in gray smog. It is impossible to say for sure whether it has a beginning or an end, but, having circled the airport, the stone wall returned back here, to the farthest gate, located a little away from the airfield.

The large green gates, crowned with bizarre steel knobs, frozen on massive pillars, rose like a reliable bastion, blocking the paved road, along...

The automobile center "Charley" was located outside the city, like all manufacturing enterprises. The city had long been freed from factories and factories, and, except for cars, no one smoked in it now. Any organizations that stored explosive and flammable materials stood apart and at a considerable distance from each other. But, despite all the safety measures taken, they still had fires and accidents. The notorious "human factor" was almost always to blame. Therefore, in all design ...

I first saw the bag, and then the man. The bag is an ancient hybrid of a bag, a suitcase and a briefcase, such as doctors wear in historical films. Now they don't seem to make them.

It seems that the bag should be kind, thick and reliable.

Chekhov's doctor came, ordered to open his mouth, gave drops or a mixture

- then they didn’t even know how to give injections.
I didn't like this bag.
The bag descended into the underground passage. It was carried by a small man who did not look like a doctor at all. To no one...

no face
- Good morning, little ones!
Two elderly ladies in dressing gowns raised their heads in distaste. Looking at these tired faces crumpled over the years, not everyone would be able to pass with a smile. Why? Judge for yourself: two decrepit old women, either with contempt or with complete indifference, are watching the fussy present, proudly recalling a clear and cheerful past, when they ... They considered it an honor (well, or so they think) to greet such people! And now the cleaners! Eh...

Klava, look, he's trampled it already, Herod...

“My police protect me”… This proverb, known from the so-called “stagnant” times, has long since sunk into oblivion. It would be more correct to say - "My police - protect themselves." And our life today is more and more convincing that people in uniform and with weapons are no longer very similar to those keepers of peace and security of citizens, such as the notorious Uncle Styopa and Aniskin were.

It is not worth repeating, and so the facts of police lawlessness are regularly revealed in the media. In history...

How are they born? Is it worth dedicating colleagues to this? Four couples told us their love stories.

“He sent me a bouquet of flowers anonymously!”

Svetlana (25), office manager, and Evgeny (28), consultant-auditor

Changes in the cash composition of colleagues never go unnoticed. “Our new consultant-auditor,” the head of the department whispered hotly in my ear, “is such a handsome man ...” With a panther's gait, she headed towards him.

After a couple of moments, they were talking casually about something. I looked at them with sad irony and again plunged into my endless affairs.

The next time I ran into Evgeny was when he had to fill out paperwork for financial reporting. He smiled at me, and suddenly we started talking.

Half an hour later, it seemed to me that we had known each other all our lives. “I think he has his eye on you! - Once said the boss. “It’s high time, otherwise it’s all alone and alone - it completely withered without male attention!”

In this causticity, the woundedness of the rejected female was felt: after all, despite all her efforts, Zhenya did not notice her point-blank.

One day, on the eve of March 8, I entered the office and stopped dead in my tracks in surprise: a luxurious bouquet of roses flaunted on my desktop.

“Wow, they show increased attention to our Svetochka,” the boss remarked venomously. - Do you know how office romances usually end? Dismissal of your own free will! she finished ominously.

As soon as the boss left, I impatiently opened the message attached to the bouquet, but was disappointed. There was no hint of a sender in the card - only a large heart drawn with a red marker.

At that moment, Zhenya approached me and said quietly: “You know, someone here definitely likes you very much.” "And who could it be?" - I asked with a challenge, in the depths of my soul dying of embarrassment. Instead of answering, he invited me to a restaurant.

It was a crazy beautiful evening! Dancing, passionate glances, cocktails, kisses... At four in the morning we landed on my couch and couldn't tear ourselves away from each other for two hours.

But they went to work one by one, so that no one in the office would guess anything. Keeping relationships secret has become a principle for us ...

Everything changed only when Zhenya moved to another company: on March 8, he quite openly came to my office and gave me a wonderful bouquet of flowers.

Everyone gasped, and I was terribly glad that I no longer had to play spies and that I could finally tell my colleagues about the upcoming wedding.

"We'll get married in the fall"

Anastasia (27) and Anton (29), fitness instructors

It's funny, but we were brought together by a passion for a healthy lifestyle. When my friends told me that they go to the gym to flirt, I laughed: after all, for me it was just a job.

However, ironically, our love story began there. After the first working day in a new place, my colleagues and I decided to go to a fitness bar located in the same building.

I looked at the menu for a long time, not knowing what to choose. “I recommend a fresh carrot and orange,” said a handsome guy sitting at the bar.

He smiled so charmingly that I couldn't help but flirt with him. He asked permission to sit at my table, and we started talking.

I found out that his name is Anton and he also works in this fitness club. We exchanged phone numbers and have been having lunch together ever since. I liked his calm, reliable and trustworthy character. Every day we got closer and closer to each other.

Once, when we were having lunch as usual, the song of Eros Ramazzotti sounded on the radio. "I like him so much!" I exclaimed. “Strange, but Ramazzotti and my favorite singer!” Anton was surprised.

It's not unusual for fitness instructors to have affairs from time to time. But not all relationships last as long as ours.

Two and a half years after we met, I moved in with Anton and we began to live together. Common work and passion for a healthy lifestyle united us even more.

We get up together at 6 o'clock in the morning, run in the park, cook a delicious and healthy breakfast. Unfortunately, both of us devote a lot of time to work: we lead fitness groups, participate in competitions ...

But we have a tradition that we strictly observe, postponing everything: a couple of times a week we are released early and arrange a wonderful romantic evening for ourselves.

July 16 is a special date for us, in the calendar it is always circled in red. On this day we celebrate our first meeting. And soon there will be another reason. On July 16, 2017, Anton had a picnic in Kolomenskoye, to which he invited all of our friends.

When the party was in full swing, he suddenly got down on one knee in front of everyone and proposed to me. It was so unexpected and romantic! So this year we are going to get married.

Flirting in the office

Are you also in love with a work colleague? Follow our instructions!

DO

restraint

Do not tell everyone in a row about your connection, even if you are eager to tell the whole world about your happiness.

Restrain yourself at least until it becomes clear that your relationship will last a long time, and will not turn out to be just a fleeting flash of passion.

Company's secret

Do not share confidential information regarding your department or division with your partner! If together, this does not mean at all that the partner should automatically be aware of all the nuances of your work. The absence of unnecessary information will save your relationship.

Professionalism

Don't give co-workers reasons to find fault with you because of mistakes and absenteeism - your work should be as perfect as before.

Teamwork

Do not break away from the team - continue to participate in the life of the office along with everyone. The one who instead closes in on the beloved runs the risk of becoming an outsider.

Anti-crisis management

Even if you can’t imagine it now, discuss with your partner in advance how you will behave if the relationship ends. How will your joint work be built if you are no longer together?

DO NOT

Kissing is forbidden

You should not show colleagues proof of your love: kisses, passionate hugs and affectionate cooing. In your envious and superiors, such veal tenderness can cause a persistent allergic reaction - as well as tender glances or romantic e-mails.

Attention: subordination

You need to be especially careful in dealing with superiors or subordinates. Get ready for the fact that at every step you will be accompanied by hard-hitting gossip and malicious attacks - like "he / she sleeps with the boss to take a higher position." If he really is the man of your dreams, it may be worth considering changing jobs or moving to another department.

Grow by leaps and bounds

Do not seek to use hazing for career advancement. Not only the atmosphere in the team suffers from mixing personal and professional interests, but also your reputation.

And the walls have ears

Never quarrel in public and do not bring your personal conflicts with him to the discussion of colleagues. Such scenes put unwitting witnesses in an awkward position.

Factor "EX"

In case you still broke up, briefly and clearly inform everyone about it. And most importantly - immediately draw a clear line between personal life and work: extorting information from colleagues about your ex or trying in every possible way to denigrate him is below your dignity.

"In love with her boss's friend"

Ekaterina (23) and Alexander (36), bank employees

Sasha worked in the Moscow branch, and I worked in the St. Petersburg branch of our bank. They were great friends with my boss and called almost every day to chat about all sorts of nonsense.

When the boss was busy, I picked up the phone and talked to the mysterious Alexander. His voice simply fascinated me, I always imagined how great his owner should look.

Three years later, when I was transferred to Moscow, I was finally able to see the hero of my dreams live. How many years I have been waiting for our meeting, but when it did take place, I was severely disappointed.

Alexander looked even better than I imagined him, but he behaved completely differently: he flirted with me on the phone, and now he was completely cold and unapproachable.

Meeting at the office, we talked only about current affairs and our colleagues. But once in a conversation, he casually mentioned that he regularly goes to the pool to keep himself in good shape.

Then I reluctantly said as casually as I could, “Good idea. Will you take me with you sometime?" On the weekend we went to the pool together.

After that, there was a pause in our relations again. Only a month later he invited me to the cinema. Then again some time passed before we agreed to have dinner together.

Colleagues knew about our meetings, but they did not think anything of the kind, because our dates were spontaneous and rather rare. In addition, it has already become a tradition that personal contacts in our bank are, in general, a common thing, and no one is surprised by this anymore.

Four months later, after an evening in a nightclub, Alexander suddenly, for no reason at all, threw off his mask of coldness and restraint.

He walked me home, and I already wanted, as usual, to quickly kiss him on the cheek goodbye, but this time Sasha hugged me and kissed me passionately.

And then he admitted that he had been in love with me all this time, but for a long time he did not dare to have an affair with a work colleague. From that moment on, we began to meet every evening. Secretly, of course.

In the office, we talked to each other as if there was nothing between us. We were able to disguise ourselves so well that colleagues did not suspect our relationship.

Everything went like clockwork until three months ago we started living together - the personnel department noticed that we had the same address. We got caught!

The news spread like lightning throughout the office. Of course, colleagues gossiped behind our backs, but no one openly told us anything. It's good that our bank has an unspoken rule: the love relationships of colleagues are not discussed!

"Colleagues betrothed us"


Irina (30), party organizer, and Oleg (33), designer

Every day, my colleagues and I were looking forward to the appearance in the office of Oleg, who worked part-time in our department as an assistant designer.

He has a great sense of humor - we laughed at his jokes like crazy. He flirted with me, but I considered him a typical rake and did not take him seriously - until he convinced me otherwise.

Our agency arranged a performance of a famous English singer in one of the Moscow clubs. A quarter of an hour before the start of the concert, the extravagant star demanded to decorate the stage with live lilies. Otherwise, she flatly refused to sing.

In desperation, I asked Oleg for help. Ten minutes later, he burst into the parking lot in a car full of fragrant flowers. “I ran like crazy,” he said, smiling. “But what does the risk of being fined by the traffic police mean if I’m ready for anything for you!”

It was then that my attitude towards Oleg suddenly changed. Now, in his presence, I was terribly embarrassed and blushed. Of course, my excitement did not go unnoticed by colleagues who decided to arrange our personal happiness.

They told Oleg about an imaginary admirer who allegedly does not give me a pass with his courtship. Their plan worked! Oleg was so tormented by jealousy that he gathered all his courage and confessed to me: “I am madly in love with you.” This was ten years ago. We are as happy now as we were on the first day.

Sergey, 28 years old, top manager

“I liked Rita for a long time and, thanks to the corporate party, I managed to get close to her. We started a relationship. But then something went wrong. She began to avoid me. At work, with a team, she asked me to communicate with her as before. In general, do not allow yourself too much. She did not answer my frequent calls, and one day she sent a text message: “Get off me. We will not be together". I could no longer work properly. I started to have a mania, it seemed that Rita was flirting with all the men around to spite me. In general, I quit, or rather just stopped going to work.

2. You may have problems with your boss

Alexander, 33, bartender

“I got to know Vika closely two weeks after she joined our company. I was young and carefree. We started dating. Our meetings in bars and restaurants demanded continuation. Vicki had the keys to the director's office. In it. But one day the director came to work earlier. Entering the office, he, first of all, saw my back and Vika's face ... Burning with shame, we left the crime scene. He fired us both without a second thought. After the dismissal, I stopped meeting with Vika. The job was good and close to home, and Vicky got me fired.”

3. Probably nothing will come of this relationship.


Kirill, 25 years old, sales representative

“The company I worked for at the time basically had a lot of young and pretty girls. There was no desire to enter into a love relationship with any of them. There was one girl... For work, we often had to leave the office together. And so, step by step, the relationship nevertheless began. At first, everything was easy. But then I started to get tired of these relationships. Almost 24 hours a day we were together, she knew everything about me. I was constantly under the gun. The same face at work and after. I was not in the mood for a serious relationship ... We broke up when enough quarrels and grievances had accumulated. Working together was not easy. There was some tension all the time. I won't do that again for anything."

4. You may lose your job

George, 30 years old, entrepreneur

“At that time, I had big problems with my wife. I worked in a hotel, where I met Nastya. Twisted. My feelings quickly faded. I wanted to return to my family. My wife did not mind, she also missed me, calmed down, forgave me. When I said that I was leaving, hysterics, blackmail and scandals began from Nastya. It became impossible to work. She turned the whole team against me. My wife made a condition that she accepts me back if I no longer see Nastya. Basically retired…”

5. True romance is difficult to survive.

Mikhail, 31, supervisor

“We worked together for a long time. Some years. Relations were strong. I felt like true love. We started living together. Work and family life have learned to separate very well. In general, it was not that we would be tired of constantly seeing each other. Maybe because it turned out to take breaks, thanks to business trips. I had a great career with this company. Waiting for a raise. But she started sleeping with our boss. Colleagues told me about it. She didn't really deny it. I was just in shock. What to do? Beat the boss in the face? Quit or keep working? She was quickly promoted. And I, after exhausting myself for a year, fell under a general layoff, as the company went bankrupt.

6. You will be beaten, humiliated and persecuted

Eugene, 30 years old, teacher

“Somehow I decided to have an affair with the boss, having learned that she liked me. Then I did not suspect that a fleeting hobby could turn into a real hell for me. I ended this story unilaterally without stating reasons. But she continued to behave as if nothing had happened. She behaved in such a way that I burned with shame. Then the persecution began: calls, texts, and so on. Problems started at work. Instead of a bonus, I began to receive fines, insults, tantrums, and even minor bruises from objects flying at me. Six months later, it became a little easier, her fuse was replaced by coldness. ".

7. Maybe worth a try?

Vyacheslav, 28 years old, sales manager

“In the beginning, Sasha was just my girlfriend. I got a job four years ago. and the boss, the salary is more than decent. Alexandra did not get on with her work. I spoke to the director. The director was in favor, provided that Sasha and I were colleagues at work and nothing more. Everything turned out that way. During the working day, I am Vyacheslav Alekseevich for her, she is Alexandra Artemovna for me. A year after she came to our office, we got married. Both our colleagues and the director were walking at the wedding. Yet soon our joint work will come to an end. Sasha is expecting a baby, which means a decree.”

And a few more opinions

8. Sergey, 27 years old, journalist

“Office romances, like all good things, come to an end sometime. And not always smoothly. And you generally like this job. So that it would not be inconvenient later, it is better not to start.

9. Vladimir, 27 years old, photographer

“I work with models. Most of the time they are practically naked. This is a very intimate moment: the work of a model and a photographer. If I were to hook up with a producer, an assistant, or the same model, some magic would be lost. Or it wouldn't be a job anymore. And attacks of jealousy, tantrums, all this is definitely not for me.

10. Michael, 32 years, designer

“To be together at work, at home, and on vacation. That's too much. A man needs something of his own, he needs a sense of freedom. Otherwise, you can go crazy."

11. Rais, 35 years old, artist

“You can’t interfere, there must be a clear hierarchy. Give up the slack, then it will start: I want it, I don’t want it ... And where is the prize? I see a purpose, but I do not see obstacles! If suddenly a person becomes close to you, it will be difficult to achieve your goal.

12. Sergey, 31 years old, showman

“I work as a host of various events, I often hold wedding celebrations, where there are a lot of beautiful girls. To me, as a leader, a lot of attention. How do I use it? I help single guys shine in front of these girls, because if they succeed, guess who will host their wedding?

13. Eugene, 31, entrepreneur

“Personally, I met my wife at work in a nightclub. The place was littered with scantily clad girls and guys that all of us had contact with for work and other matters. There was no jealousy or other problems. After some time, we said goodbye to this place of work, got married, had children, and everything is fine with us, thank God.”

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Comments: 8

    Marina

    I do not agree! I met my husband at work, worked as a financier, he was in the commercial department) and he came to our company from competitors, where I had previously come for reconciliations🤔😉🤔 saw, fell in love and moved to us) six months later got married💝And now for 17 years we work and live together 😘 Therefore, I’m willing to bet) apparently the boys came across the wrong girls 🙃

    18.01.2016 / 20:48

    Elly

    I agree with Marina! A good, adequate, normal person can be recognized precisely in work. For further relations, IMHO! Here you can see how a person performs his duties. His present, his future. And his past is well known. You will see a person in action and on vacation. (With)

    19.01.2016 / 08:30

    Katia

    I also liked the man at work. Our relationship only started on the day I quit. Apparently, he did not dare to start them while we were employees. True, after 9 months of communication, it ended with nothing. And I thank God that we are not working in the same office now. Sometimes you have to be there on business, and seeing this person is very painful ((

    19.01.2016 / 13:17

    Dmitriy

    And I like my position, in our department there are about 100 people, and the ratio of M/F is approximately equal. I had intimacy with 7 employees, all people are already quite adults and we are aware of the unpleasant consequences. Not a single example of the above written fell on our heads. Feelings from general adequacy, felts have passed so far) I meet with 2 out of 7 on a regular basis, solely for one purpose, but since this is a mutual attraction, I do not consider myself guilty. Girls are lonely, but everyone wants passion. At work, we behave quite naturally, "hello, hello", "how are you? - and I'm fine" no flirting, and hints that we had anything, ever. Colleagues do not seem to know, although I am sure they have their own skeletons in the closet. I think the theme of office romances is quite normal if one of them is not in a relationship or marriage on the other side of work. To change is not a worthy deed

    23.01.2016 / 13:21

    Bzhik

    And I once had an affair with a popular colleague at work. It seems that they did not advertise the relationship, but apparently they slept somewhere. There were many who wanted to join him, but in the end it didn't end very well. The fact that they broke up with him is, of course, experienced, but the memories of how the ladies, how bad for him, how much g ... got out, how they competed for him, how many set-ups there were .... He obviously was not worth it survive.

    08.02.2016 / 11:14

    Elizabeth

    Hello! 10 months ago I started an affair at work. Everything turned out spontaneously, I had been alone for a long time. But I can’t continue it further, because I didn’t have feelings for a person, but he doesn’t let go and doesn’t hold. He does not think about the future, while he would like to just be with me. And time goes by. I will soon be 27 years old. Behind my back, many are whispering and have ceased to trust me. I can't behave properly anymore. I am constantly nervous, everything hurts, I often catch a cold or feel unwell. Tell me what I could do to make people treat me more respectfully, because this is work, not a place for entertainment.

They say romance at work should be taboo for any self-respecting girl. But we are all living people and, coming to work, do not lose the ability to fall in love. What happens to those who break the taboo? Read real boss romance stories.

Got pregnant and he fired

I got it all wrong. After the divorce, she got a job in a computer company. What to hide, looking for love. And I myself did not expect that I would spin furiously romance with the boss. The type turned out to be greedy, I didn’t receive gifts from him, but the bonus was stable, I didn’t offend. It was good in bed with him, and he is a good person ... And then I flew from him. And somehow I felt offended, I felt sorry for myself, that again I was alone with my problems. Only sex at work joint. Nerves to hell, she began to throw tantrums, demand that he divorce his wife, a fool. It wasn't there.

He offered money for an abortion, and two weeks later ... fired me, that is, forced me to write a statement. He said: enough, the wife guesses, and in general he didn’t mean “anything like that”. So I was left without a boss, and without a job.

Elena, 26 years old, Moscow

When I pulled myself together, he fell in love

This story happened recently, it still hurts. On a wet March day, I went for an interview. A stunningly handsome man spoke to me - I had an abnormal erotic arousal. Became an executive director. The first week I could not think about work, because I thought only about him. Then with difficulty she pulled herself together, then he went crazy. In a word, we began a full-fledged office romance. During the day - work, all the nights - together. Finally, I decided to quit because it was unpleasant to see how the employees look askance. For three months we still met, and then fled - we turned out to be very different, not at all “halves”. I am very sorry that I lost a good job. Alas, one cannot fall in love in the service.

Svetlana, 27 years old, Tula

The boss proposed to me

My romance with the boss ended in marriage. Now he is my legal husband and the father of our wonderful son. And it all started quite romantically. Somehow I was late at work, sitting in an empty office. I hear the door open, it turns out the boss forgot something. And there was never anything between us. We worked together for a whole year, and no "movements of the heart." And here we are sitting, word for word, he told about himself (divorced, an adult daughter, recently moved to Holland, they didn’t even tell him), I about myself (divorced, no children, empty evenings). An hour later, I was sure that he was my old close friend. Well, let's go. After 3 weeks, we went to Finland together, then to Prague ... And after 3 months, the "boss" made me an offer.

Valeria, Moscow, 34 years old

Co-workers ate me

Work is the whole woman's life, no matter what they say. To achieve something, you need to plow 8 hours a day. The schedule is tight, so where are romances possible? At work.

And it's better with the chief Ivan Ivanovich than with the mechanic Vasya or the engineer Petya. True, it does not always work out as it should. For example, I’m sad, and I’ll pull the career strap myself, you see. The first time was a typical story: I was 25, he was 45. But then a younger lady appeared, and they sent me out. The second time with his deputy. He gave these gifts, took them with him on weekends, and promoted them slowly. Yes, only the women ate me, survived from the department with dirty gossip and an unbearable attitude. Here it is, the envy of the deprived! And the lover did not defend. Now I'm in a different department, a new one is brewing romance with the boss. I'm already unenthusiastic, to be honest.

Veronika, 27 years old, St. Petersburg

Anonymous letters were written to his wife

The most terrible thing in "hazing" relations with the boss is evil tongues. And both women's and men's are the same. And although we hid our relationship and behaved quite cautiously, society knew everything. Any gesture of sympathy in my direction, even a smile on duty, caused real bouts of hatred among those around me. I had to leave work. But the "society" did not calm down on this. My lover was married, perhaps this is what provoked such a harsh negativity. And so the former employees began to write anonymous mocking letters to his wife. I think if it was a business structure, the situation would not be so ugly. But we worked in a state office ... In general, we broke up. Can't handle the pressure...

Svetlana, St. Petersburg, 39 years old

I sleep peacefully, I rarely cry

At an early age, I fell in love so much that it will be enough for me forever. Do not want anymore. Behind him is an unsuccessful marriage plus correctly drawn conclusions (I hope). I intend to live well and profitably. Three years ago I came to the company as an ordinary specialist and almost immediately quit romance with the boss.

Handsome man, under fifty, married, what else do you need? Ideal conditions! Since then, I live happily ever after, getting everything I want - diamonds, individual tours to Europe, rags. And stable career advancement and upwards.

I don't complain about salary and bonuses either. I sleep peacefully, I rarely cry, I call my benefactor an "angel". I demonstrate respect for his wife, I do not pretend to anything serious. Recently I got the rights - the boss promised to give Mazda as a gift ... What then - I don’t think. Never again will I suffer because of men.

Marianna, Moscow, 32 years old

They broke up when he moved

My affair with the boss lasted 7 years. And he would have continued further, but he moved with his family to a southern seaside town. All employees were in the know, intrigues were intrigued by everyone, but we were not particularly worried. He always helped me, helped me advance, paid for my son's studies at the institute, and found the best doctors for my mother. We had normal family relations, I would say so. They only slept in different houses at night, and the rest of the time they were nearby. And they understood each other perfectly, and the two of them knew how to keep silent. Why did they break up? Now we are texting on ICQ like children. Not about love - about the weather. No more frank talk. Wall. I have to end this, it hurts.

Alexandra, 46 years old, Murmansk

For refusal, the boss petty revenge

Worst of all is the end of a relationship. Therefore, before starting an affair with the boss, look for another job. Remember, someday this will end, and I don't believe in the Cinderella story. We had a classic office romance, where he is a chauvinistic careerist, and I am a woman who is obliged to keep quiet and follow orders.

When I realized that I didn’t want to be an eternal lover, and I couldn’t divorce him from his wife, I ended the relationship and went into work with my head.

Alas, the boss turned out to be a rather petty person. He began to load with work, reprimand and similar abominations. And so I survived for about six months. I thought he would cool down, but in vain. She pulled a cart and a small cart of insults from him, sidelong glances and malicious hissing from colleagues loyal to the boss. In general, I could not stand it, I left.