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?

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?

My business to say anything? Well, YES! But only if that male boss were my husbad or the female co-worker were my wife..other than that..

Worry about your own business!

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born2bwild, why are you constantly wondering if you should report situation a, b, or c to your supervisor?

dang, i hope this girl wasn't the one you wrote about before (the pretty one w/the quirky personality).

i agree with others who say to myob...please!

leslie

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Specializes in rehab.

They could be doing the nasty and I would still not report. So long as it is not infront of patients or staff; or affecting the smooth running of the organisation/and not breaking any policy rules, they can do whatever they want.

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You seem awfully busy worrying about everyone else.....MYOB and focus on YOU. It might be nice to think about being more supportive and less quick to point out what you perceive is wrong with others....otherwise when the time comes when YOU need the help or the backing, you'll find there's no one there.....JMHO

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Specializes in Psych ICU, addictions.

Another vote for MYOB. You don't know the whole story: it could be platonic, or it could not...but unless it's your SO involved in that embrace or there's a code going on and they're ignoring it, the matter does not concern you.

Don't become the hospital's drama queen. Focus on what YOU are doing at work and don't worry about who's hugging who.

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Specializes in Acute Mental Health.

Can someone, anyone, please please please hug me at work? My nights are so harried and I would love a hug. :D

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I mind my own business more than some others, for that matter, it's the topic of conversation all over the facility. Everytime one of them walks by, someone says something about how good she must be in the sack (I've never said this). One time, he and she came out from the back office and a nurse said she didn't want to know where his hands had been. And they notice how she will follow behind him around the building like a puppy that adores its owner.. I find it poignant. A housekeeper says she saw them "snuggling" together. But, I thought boss/employee relationships were a no-no.

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I guess it's safe to assume whenever you have men and women spending so much time together things are GOING to happen, especially if they have a "soul mate" type of connection with each other.

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Specializes in Home Care.
They could be doing the nasty and I would still not report. So long as it is not infront of patients or staff; or affecting the smooth running of the organisation/and not breaking any policy rules, they can do whatever they want.

LOL, quietly close the door and let then enjoy themselves, "doing the nasty" is a great stress reliever.:yeah:

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Specializes in Home Care.
i mind my own business more than some others, for that matter, it's the topic of conversation all over the facility. everytime one of them walks by, someone says something about how good she must be in the sack (i've never said this). one time, he and she came out from the back office and a nurse said she didn't want to know where his hands had been. and they notice how she will follow behind him around the building like a puppy that adores its owner.. i find it poignant. a housekeeper says she saw them "snuggling" together. but, i thought boss/employee relationships were a no-no.

regardless of what "everyone" else is saying, its still none of your business.

do yourself a favor; stay out of the gossip and stop spreading it. who are you to be judge and jury on the people you work with? one of these days you may be in need of a friend and guess who that person could be...the very one you've been spreading gossip about.

remember:

hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil.

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Specializes in Med/Surg.

Good grief.

As far as these relationships being a "no no"....is this an actual "policy"? Or just a theory? Either way, I STILL think it's a MYOB thing, because seeing one embrace between two people can have way too many interpretations. One may be dealing with the death of a family member for all you know. I used to have a male boss, who have me a hug after having a conversation with me about some heavy personal stuff I was dealing with. I would have been super p*ssed had someone "reported" that....he was a wonderful man, to all of his employees, and there was nothing inappropriate (or uncomfortable) about the situation. He could tell that something was on my mind and bothering me greatly, and let me talk about it; acting as a friend for that moment rather than my boss. On another note, an embrace between two people of the SAME sex could be because of an intimate relationship, are you going to start reporting any and every one of THOSE you see?....

What are you going to say, and to whom? "Ohmygoodness, I saw Mr. X and Ms. Y HUGGING! You'd better talk to them, or better yet, fire them both because the well being of the patients and the reputation of the hospital is at stake here! We can't just have people on the payroll HUGGING willy nilly!"

Just because "everyone else" is gossiping and being petty and childish doesn't make it ok. Be bigger than that. Or, are you one of the people INVOLVED in said embrace, fear that you were seen, and are trying to gauge the likelihood of someone reporting YOU? :idea:

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