Couples working in the same company

Posted by Adie on July 20th, 2008. Filed under: Family Matters, Family at Work.

I saw this entry about couple working for the same company at e-Pamilya…

It just reminded me of the couple I once worked with. The woman works as the unit head of a spin-off group of the main company. She is the marketing director of that group/company. The guy works as the head of the creative artists of the main company. There is no conflict there, considering they are working for “different” companies, right? Wrong.

The marketing director sometimes dabble as the QA head of the creative team. That’s where the conflict starts. How do you criticize a husband when his work is mediocre? She sugarcoats everything. And since the couple have been working for the company since they were both single, the owners overlook this situation.

I might have worked with a couple who shouldn’t really be working for the same company. There might be couples out there who are in the same situation but manages to remain professional at work. But how do you separate a personal against a professional life anyway? What if the two of you had a major fight and you have to be together for the whole day, stuck in the same office?

Do you think it is wise for a couple to remain working for the same company?



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  1. Couples working in the same company
    July 20th, 2008 at 1:09 pm

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  2. vhiel
    July 21st, 2008 at 12:20 pm

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  3. Anna
    July 22nd, 2008 at 12:49 pm

    I do not really think that a couple should work at the same department. Same company, it is okay especially if they met there. Same department, no.

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  4. Nita
    July 27th, 2008 at 5:46 pm

    I guess, it would be okay if they didn’t work at the same department. My cousin says that her company doesn’t allow couple to work in the same company…..

    Nitas last blog post..Spreading Creativity