I oppose WFH because it will be more difficult for me to meet a spouse

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Great. Go in.

Nobody else is there.

Then find a job at a company that is in-person. It's not that hard.

Which companies are in-person?

I have friends at Microsoft, Salesforce, Accenture, Deloitte, Northrup, Leidos, ePlus, and a number of smaller companies all with the ability to work in person. You can search for work from home roles on Indeed, etc, so start looking for jobs and make sure that filter is on.

And make an effort to leave your house every day for an activity. You have non-work friends, right? Set up a weekly happy hour in Ballston. You’ll meet LOTS of men that way.

Key word here. That doesn’t answer the question. Nobody at those companies actually goes in-person.

No smart organization is making ALL employees work in person. Life is what you make of it and for you it’s just a bunch of complaints.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People used to meet their spouses at work. With WFH it will be hard for me to (new-ish grad here).

The fact that you are thinking this and posted it means you don’t have the necessary EQ to attempt swimming in the office dating pool. People who date someone from the office do so very carefully and discreetly. In fact, those who do it usually have lots of other options.

[Anonymous]

I can easily tell someone in middle management who has a useless job created this topic. Because no normal person would think this ever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People used to meet their spouses at work. With WFH it will be hard for me to (new-ish grad here).

I suggest you march into your HR and tell them this. Please let us know how much workplace harassment training they assign you as a result. Anyone seeking a spouse at work is a huge liability for a company.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People used to meet their spouses at work. With WFH it will be hard for me to (new-ish grad here).

I suggest you march into your HR and tell them this. Please let us know how much workplace harassment training they assign you as a result. Anyone seeking a spouse at work is a huge liability for a company.

Ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People used to meet their spouses at work. With WFH it will be hard for me to (new-ish grad here).

I suggest you march into your HR and tell them this. Please let us know how much workplace harassment training they assign you as a result. Anyone seeking a spouse at work is a huge liability for a company.

And OP needs to make sure to state this as her reason “ Some of us went to non-flagship state universities with shitty dating pools, have somehow landed at “prestigious” companies and are hoping for a second chance.”

Her company OWES her prestigious man!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People used to meet their spouses at work. With WFH it will be hard for me to (new-ish grad here).

I am mid-40s. I don't know ANYONE who met their spouse at work. In fact, most people...before and now...have a rule not to date at work.

I never would have met a man at work. Small employers and mostly women.

Well, this might be hard to imagine, but other people lead different lives than you.

I work in a field that has plenty of men. I broke my rule to not date at work because I had a gut feeling he was the one. We are going on 10+ years now.

Also read some of the previous responses of those that met their husband at work.

Society is going down the you-know-where because no one has the ability to think outside of their own immediate thoughts and feelings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People used to meet their spouses at work. With WFH it will be hard for me to (new-ish grad here).

I am mid-40s. I don't know ANYONE who met their spouse at work. In fact, most people...before and now...have a rule not to date at work.

I never would have met a man at work. Small employers and mostly women.

Well, this might be hard to imagine, but other people lead different lives than you.

I work in a field that has plenty of men. I broke my rule to not date at work because I had a gut feeling he was the one. We are going on 10+ years now.

Also read some of the previous responses of those that met their husband at work.

Society is going down the you-know-where because no one has the ability to think outside of their own immediate thoughts and feelings.

There's a huge difference between someone who met their spouse at work and someone, like OP, who is actively seeking a spouse at work. The former happens, the latter is extraordinarily problematic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People used to meet their spouses at work. With WFH it will be hard for me to (new-ish grad here).

I suggest you march into your HR and tell them this. Please let us know how much workplace harassment training they assign you as a result. Anyone seeking a spouse at work is a huge liability for a company.

Ridiculous.

+1 Absolutely ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

To the OP, I feel for you. My youngest child graduated from college 2 years ago and WFH. It's isolating and awful. She loves her work but wishes there were opportunities to come into the office.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To the OP, I feel for you. My youngest child graduated from college 2 years ago and WFH. It's isolating and awful. She loves her work but wishes there were opportunities to come into the office.

How about….get a new job? So many companies want people to come in the office. She should target financial or real estate industry….they want 5 days per week.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:To the OP, I feel for you. My youngest child graduated from college 2 years ago and WFH. It's isolating and awful. She loves her work but wishes there were opportunities to come into the office.

How about….get a new job? So many companies want people to come in the office. She should target financial or real estate industry….they want 5 days per week.

They ain’t gettin it.

[Anonymous]

It is 2023, it is okay to be married to your career.

[Anonymous]

I worked with recent grads who were dating each other for 2 years and NOBODY knew. They kept it top secret.
When they spilled the beans that they were getting married, everyone was weirded out and kind of felt betrayal. Not sure how to explain why, I guess everyone felt hoodwinked, left out kind of sentiment.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People used to meet their spouses at work. With WFH it will be hard for me to (new-ish grad here).

I suggest you march into your HR and tell them this. Please let us know how much workplace harassment training they assign you as a result. Anyone seeking a spouse at work is a huge liability for a company.

And OP needs to make sure to state this as her reason “ Some of us went to non-flagship state universities with shitty dating pools, have somehow landed at “prestigious” companies and are hoping for a second chance.”

Her company OWES her prestigious man!

That’s quite a leap you’ve made.