Who's the Boss?

DAILY CHALLENGE Maddie has taken a job as a secretary for her husband, Robert, at his office. Robert is the boss and treats the other employees with respect and courtesy. Yet, when Robert is around Maddie he likes to call her by pet names and openly flirts with her. At first Maddie thought it was sweet and playful, but some of the other workers began resenting her. How can Maddie get Robert to treat her as more of an employee without hurting his feelings or making him act too distant around her at the office? Tags: relationship, occupation, workplace, flirting, chip bland

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writtenin1981

DAILY FIX

First, Maddie can talk to Robert about what is bothering her. She needs to explain to him that she enjoys his flirtatious sweet talk as much as he does, but tell him that he has to tone it down a bit in professional situations. At least Robert should know to put the brakes on it when other office staff are in ear shot or view.

Maddie should take extra care to emphasize that it is not the romantic nature of Robert that is bothering her, but rather where his flirty nature is coming out.

Maddie also needs to ask Robert to refer to her as Misses or Miss (and she should refer to Robert as Mister) when they interact in front of other workers. It will help to get the point across to them that Maddie is doing her share for the job she was given, and that both she and Robert take it very seriously. When in private at the office, their first name basis can return to normalcy.

Maddie has to be forewarned that no matter how well these ideas work, that at least a few staff members in the office will continue resent her for being the boss' wife and may continue to gossip about them. That's just a fact of life; you can't please all of the people all of the time.

She can, however, please the man she loves all of the time by being a good secretary at work and a good wife at home (ditto for him on being a good boss and good husband). In the end, that's more important than what any of their co-workers think.

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Viewing 1 - 1 out of 1 Comments ricodad Jan 21, 2010 02:37 PM Going from Sweetie to Mrs. seems like overkill. Emphasizing the fact that inter-office romances are frowned upon and that includes the boss and his secretary/wife. His example will set the bar for the rest of the staff. I think they should have that talk and together find a middle ground that gets the job done and keeps the rest of the office as allies. Best, RicoDad