Hypothetical Question about Seeing Something at Work...

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If you walked in and saw a male boss and his female worker embracing in an affectionate hug...would you think it was your business to say anything?

Specializes in LTC. Has 6 years experience.

That's a tough one. If they didn't see me see them then I would rpt. Them annoynomusly( excuse the spelling) if they did see me then I would mind my buisness. What they did is unprofessional.

Ruthiegal

280 Posts

Specializes in LTC, Disease Management, smoking Cessati. Has 28 years experience.

NO! Why would it be? You don't know why they were hugging.....and why would it be your business to report anyway? Believe half of what you see and nothing of what you hear, good advice from someone older and wiser who is now gone.....

SmilingBluEyes

20,964 Posts

Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis. Has 26 years experience.

To answer your question, No. Best MYOB.

Svobodah

6 Posts

Specializes in Cardiovascular.

Relationships are going to occur in the work environment. This is inevitable. I guess reporting comes down to if you feel the boss is using his power of authority to exploit the other person.

Batman25

686 Posts

No. MYOB and move on. You seem to have an awful lot of issues at your job. It may be best if you concentrated more on yourself and patients and less on others.

Virgo_RN, BSN, RN

3,543 Posts

Specializes in Cardiac Telemetry, ED.
If you walked in and saw a male boss and his female worker embracing in an affectionate hug...would you think it was your business to say anything?

Uh, no.....

Specializes in CVICU.

Why does it matter? I hug my co-workers from time to time, both male and female. Someone might deem it "affectionate" but most of the time it's after one of them had a bad night, lost a patient, or what not. Doesn't mean we're having a relationship.

If they are in a relationship, they will eventually either come forward, or get caught one way or another. Just mind your own business... if you question it or report it (or even ask others about it), it's going to come back and bite you.

Scrubby

1,313 Posts

Specializes in Operating Room Nursing. Has 6 years experience.

I wouldn't give it a second thought. Being reported for hugging would be like living in a police state.

caliotter3

38,333 Posts

No. MYOB and move on. You seem to have an awful lot of issues at your job. It may be best if you concentrated more on yourself and patients and less on others.

When do you ever find time to work? Or do you?

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nursel56

7,058 Posts

Specializes in Peds/outpatient FP,derm,allergy/private duty. Has 47 years experience.
If you walked in and saw a male boss and his female worker embracing in an affectionate hug...would you think it was your business to say anything?

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BluegrassRN

1,188 Posts

Has 14 years experience.

You enjoy the drama, for sure.