Get SimplyFired Over Love

The SimplyFired website provides ten tips on interoffice dating, but for those whose office amore turned into nothing less than a disaster, a trip for two to Las Vegas awaits the pathetic paramour with the best bliss blow-up story.

Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart"? Which rules did you fail to heed from the list below? Share your tale of love and woe. website has more details about the contest. The grand prize "loser" wins a trip for two to Vegas and a stay in the honeymoon suite of the provided rules for keeping it cool when the office romance heats up. Rule 1 - Know the rules. If company policy says "no dating," either chill out or find another job before approaching that angel in an amorous way. Rule 2 - Know your co-worker. If your target for Cupid's arrow is attached, a gossiper, or related to the boss, aim that shaft elsewhere. Rule 3 - No means no. If you need that one explained to you or choose to ignore it, you may wish to familiarize yourself with the job search engine at War of the Roses. Rule 5 - Don't fish in your boss's pond. That could be taken a lot of ways, but SimplyFired advises you to not date in the same department or be prepared to let the boss know about it. Rule 6 - Date up, not down. Dating down means leaving oneself open to a sexual harassment suit if the relationship goes pancake-shaped. Rule 7 - Keep your privates private. Um, (blush), this means avoid affectionate touching or longing glances when others are around. Private moments, people, that's what Rule 7 means! Rule 8 - Use Hotmail for hot mail. (I am so not making a Gmail joke here. No way.) This one about avoiding work email for off-work topics can be summarized in six words: Email administrators can read your messages. Rule 9 - Don't drink and date. Office parties and alcohol can turn the most covert relationship into the talk of the company for months afterward. Rule 10 - Your office or mine? NEITHER. The office is for the work you're being paid to perform as specified in your job description. 'Nuff said. document.write("Email Murdok here.") Drag this to your Bookmarks. Add to document.write("Del.icio.us") | Yahoo My Web David Utter is a staff writer for Murdok covering technology and business.