This day and age

They say that only a fool mixes business and pleasure yet it’s a lesson few employers learn. How many potentially lucrative business opportunities have I tried to push the way of friends and family only to wish I’d listened to my intuition, forgotten my good intentions and not created a headache for myself. Because it is true – like a lot of old wives’ tales – business and pleasure just don’t mix.

Recently a company chief executive in the public eye was fired for having a relationship with one of his employees. Much was made in the media about whether this was the right course of action, and I believe it was. No boss should be carrying on with the staff and it surely compromises the workplace integrity for both parties involved if a person is reporting into somebody they have – or worse, used to have – an intimate relationship with.

Ward’s World