Question for managers

[Anonymous]

One of my direct reports - who is female, has 1) become the CEO's babysitter and 2) developed an outside of work relationship (ie, drinking, running) relationship with my boss who is the head of our department and also 20 years older than her (and married with kids). How would you react? I am wrong for thinking all of this is inappropriate.

[Anonymous]

Unless there is a non fraternization policy in place, you can think whatever you want, it can't do anything about it.

Aside from that, you're not the friendship police. Focus on her work performance and not her social life. If you have concerns width performance, that's your business.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One of my direct reports - who is female, has 1) become the CEO's babysitter and 2) developed an outside of work relationship (ie, drinking, running) relationship with my boss who is the head of our department and also 20 years older than her (and married with kids). How would you react? I am wrong for thinking all of this is inappropriate.

I would probably raise my eyebrows much like you seem to be, but I would also realize there's not a damn thing I could/should try to do about it.

[Anonymous]

Yet another reason to not hire millennials.

Anyway, shame on those higher-ups. As far as your employee, she's doing these things to move up in the company. Agreed that there's nothing you can do, just remain professional (easier said than done).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yet another reason to not hire millennials.

Anyway, shame on those higher-ups. As far as your employee, she's doing these things to move up in the company. Agreed that there's nothing you can do, just remain professional (easier said than done).

Oh because inappropriate relationships in the workplace only happened when millennial started working?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yet another reason to not hire millennials.

Anyway, shame on those higher-ups. As far as your employee, she's doing these things to move up in the company. Agreed that there's nothing you can do, just remain professional (easier said than done).

Oh because inappropriate relationships in the workplace only happened when millennial started working?

Babysitting for a CEO is totally a millennial move.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yet another reason to not hire millennials.

Anyway, shame on those higher-ups. As far as your employee, she's doing these things to move up in the company. Agreed that there's nothing you can do, just remain professional (easier said than done).

Oh because inappropriate relationships in the workplace only happened when millennial started working?

Babysitting for a CEO is totally a millennial move.

Nope. Happened yesrs ago at my former company. The "babysitter" is now a director. Good move on her part.

[Anonymous]

Good for her. Absolutely nothing wrong with it as long as there's nothing sexual going on.

[Anonymous]

She's smart.

[Anonymous]

I watched something similar happen at my firm. Peer of mine cozied up to an executive and blam she got promoted fast. It happens.

[Anonymous]

I'm a teacher and one of the other teachers at my school has a relationship like this with the principal. They get all kinds of under the table perks that the rest of us don't get.