Office Relationship Novels & Stories

"I also began a personal relationship with the CEO, which I did not formally declare because the governance policy in my contract addresses ongoing reporting line conflicts rather than parallel relationships, a distinction I understand the board may wish to review going forward." She looked at Edmund Hale directly. "I have not compromised this company," she said. "I have spent four weeks protecting it. The documentation in front of you is the evidence of that." She paused. "You may evaluate the personal relationship as you see fit. I would ask that the evaluation be proportionate to the actual risk it represents, which I believe the record demonstrates is minimal, relative to the risk that h

I didn’t want Isabella to be enraged and have another outburst of anger. “Yeah, it’d be rude not to. She’s an important person. Keeping these off-work relationships gives the people around you a sense that you care about their lives, meaning that having their money won’t stress them out too much. It builds trust.” Her explanation threw me off, and I thought back to my clients. When was the last time I ever had a conversation that wasn’t work-related? My father never did these things either, but he had my mother throwing parties and connecting with the businessmen in his circles.

I ask bewildered. “No, not that way, I just think, at the office a professional relationship is all we need, it will be hard for you being a PA to your dad, having a relationship in the very same organization can prove to be_ I don’t know, bad?” he says scratching his head looking uncertain. “Wow”, I exclaim stepping further back.

I sighed, reading the article. While I can at least say there officially is no romantic and least of all sexual relationships between myself and Erin, there had been a slim possibility. And while I know the policy states you would have to report such a relationship to HR, I can’t see it being deemed appropriate given my role in the company and hers.

Plus, my secretary keeps changing to the point no one has worked permanently for a long time since they're usually fired in less than a month. He handles all the paperwork that my secretaries always fail to complete. He also overlooks all my employees and ensures all the departments have no issue. Without him, I don't know if my company would still sustain to be honest. I treat him like a friend, and I know he does too, but he would always prioritize his job over his social life. Therefore maintaining a boss and employee relationship. That is, inside the office.

“Do you enjoy your job?” Amanda scoffed. “I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t.” I hummed, tilting my head. “That’s interesting. Because lately, it seems like you’ve been more focused on certain extracurricular activities rather than your actual responsibilities.” Her smirk wavered. “What are you talking about?” I picked up my tablet and turned the screen toward her. The policy handbook glowed under the office lights. Specifically, the section on workplace relationships. Amanda’s face palmed instantly.

He almost cut through her words as his hands fell to the documents on the table. "Section 64" He heaved, looking pointedly to the handbook. "Office relationships is something i highly discourage" "Discourage?" Isabella echoed, stunned by his words. "Banned Isa, it's highly inappropriate that your supervisor gets embroiled in a romantic relationship with you" He cleared his throat, feeling the wrath of the awkwardness of this conversation as much as she did and he pushed a lump down his throat. "Well that wasn't in the contract, Leo."

He squeezed her hand gently as they walked, his earlier tension melting away not that the official hurdle was cleared. The familiar office environment felt different somehow– less like a cage and more like shared territory. “Either way,” Oliver continued, steering her around a group of junior analysts huddled by the copy machine, “Our relationship is now officially company sanctioned, which means we can’t get fired from making eyes at each other during staff meetings.” His tone held a mix of relief and playful sarcasm as they approached their respective workspaces.

"We need to own the story." James helped us prepare for difficult questions reporters would likely ask. "They'll push on the genetic relationship." James warned. "Have a clear answer ready." "We're first cousins once removed which is legal in every state and shares minimal DNA." I recited our prepared response. "The relationship is distant enough to have no biological concerns." "What about conflicts of interest?" James pushed. "How do you ensure personal relationship doesn't interfere with business decisions?" "We maintain professional boundaries at work and separate our business discussions from personal relationship." Lily answered confidently. "Our track record shows effective partnershi

Aaron asked again, returning Laurel to reality. Laurel blinked, looked at Mr. White and realized that she had not answered the man's question. “Yes, we are close enough, our relationship is quite good.” “I see.” Mr. White was pensive. “I tend to disagree with close relationships with coworkers. Because based on experience, when the relationship worsens, performance in the workplace also deteriorates.” Laurel sighed. “Our relationship hasn't gone that far to—” “Yes, I understand. You are close, but haven't touched the context of romance. But it does not rule out that will happen, right?” Aaron stared at Laurel sharply, as if through his heart.