Love is still in the air

WORKING IT OUT on the job is a day to day reality for any couple involved in a workplace romance, particularly these days. Tony Dokoupil has been talking to some of the couples who’ve been making it work:

In Hershey, Pennsylvania, the rush is on a blur of Hershey’s Kisses. Close to a billion will be made just for this Valentine’s Day.

It brought together Michelle and Barack Obama; Bill and Melinda Gates; and Dokoupil met his wife, MSNBC cheap canada goose uk anchor Katy Tur, at work, in the makeup room at NBC.

Katy Tur and Tony Dokoupil with a rite of passage for Canada Goose online young marrieds: Putting together a bookcase.

Dokoupil asked the Wagners, „Do you think it’s canada goose coats on sale still possible Canada Goose Jackets in this day and age to have a romance like yours at work?”

„I do,” Rob replied.

„If you believe in it, yes,” Kay agreed.

But canada goose factory sale love on the clock canada goose has soured recently.

„In the climate canada goose uk outlet today, especially, things are more gray buy canada goose jacket cheap than ever,” said Rosemary Haefner, the chief human resources officer for Career Builder a match maker for employers and employees.

According canada goose clearance to their latest survey, only about a third of people (36%) have dated a co worker, or canada goose store will admit to it the lowest in ten canada goose uk shop years.

Annual Valentine’s Day Survey: Office Romance Hits 10 Year Low (CareerBuilder)

In response to the MeToo movement, of women with stories canadian goose jacket of sexual harassment and worse, companies are Canada Goose Outlet revamping their dating policies. „Each organization is going to decide what’s best for them,” said Haefner. „Some say no dating. Some say identify yourself to HR and fill out a love contract.”

Yes, a love contract, otherwise known as a „Consensual Romance in the Workplace Agreement.”

In response canada goose uk black friday to the MeToo movement of people with stories of sexual harassment uk canada goose (and worse), companies are looking for new ways to protect their buy canada goose jacket workers. „It’s very canada goose coat difficult to control the outcome when canadagoosejacketsalesca it is two human beings coming together, whether it’s in an office setting or outside,” Haefner said.

At Southwest Airlines, love is definitely in the air.

Dokoupil pointed canada goose black friday sale out to Elizabeth Bryant, vice president at Southwest Airlines University, „Your stock ticker Canada Goose sale symbol is LUV. ‚Love is in uk canada goose outlet the canada goose coats air’?”

„Love is in cheap Canada Goose the air! LUV is our stock symbol and it’s also our Canada Goose Parka headquarters we fly out of Love Field!” Bryant said.

She said Southwest prides itself on one emotion: „If we have an environment where people care for each other and can be themselves coming to work every Canada Goose Online day, that naturally leads to friendships, relationships, sometimes marriages!”

Bryant’s husband, Torry, also works at canada goose clearance sale the airline, which makes one of about 1,500 „LUV couples.”

Just a few of the hundreds of couples at Southwest Airlines.

There are rules about workplace relationships, such as Canada Goose Coats On Sale a ban on supervisors dating subordinates.

Dokoupil asked, „At any point, did you find yourself thinking, ‚Maybe we need to reign in our culture to protect ourselves and our employees’?”.