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A work spouse is a co-worker of the opposite sex with whom you have a close platonic relationship. Are there a few of those around your station? Do you have one? Radio stations bring plenty of opportunities to find yourself with a work spouse. In many ways, these relationships can mirror a real marriage. According to a 2007 survey from Vault.com, a career information Web site, 23 percent of workers reported that they had a work spouse. Do you have a work spouse? Here are seven clear signs you might have a work spouse:
- You depend on a particular co-worker for office supplies, snacks and aspirin.
- There are inside jokes that you and a specific co-worker share.
- You can be bluntly honest with this person about his or her appearance, hygiene or hair (and vice versa). You’re comfortable enough to point out that the other’s hair is sticking up — or that someone’s fly is down.
- When something eventful happens at work, this co-worker is the first person you seek out for a de-briefing.
- At breakfast, lunch and coffee breaks, your closest co-worker knows what to order for you and how you like your coffee (and vice versa).
- You and your co-worker can finish each other’s sentences.
- Someone in your office knows almost as much about your personal life as your best friend or real-life spouse does.
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Ok, I need some advice. I am a guy that knows of a female at work. We do not work in the same department. I am married and she has a live in boyfriend. She always looks for me or calls me on the phone during work hours. If she sees the doctor or feels sick she will call me to share it with me. If she feels really bad she will call me to come and see her. At times we have shared breakfast together or things in our relationships. Would this be considered a work spouse and does she seem to like me more than a friend but doesnt want to tell me and waiting for me to tell her something or what? It seems like sometimes she will call me 4-5 times a day. If she is not working and I am she will call me also. She will also show concerns via email or phone if I am not feeling well. We also share our problems about our real relationships with each other. OK, what do you think?
I don’t know what to call it. But, if one of you are married, it’s time to fade out of this work BFF situation :). That was fun. I may want to start a “relationships at work” blog :)