Hi,

As per title, is it ok for a couple (bf and gf, or, husband and wife) to work in same department in an accounting firm (big 4 or "branded" medium firms) from the firm view?

and, if u attending an interview, and u know that if u pass the interview, u will be allocated to a department that ur partner currently work in, would u inform the interviewer regarding this matter?

Thanks.

This post has been edited by devil86: Sep 29 2010, 10:08 AM

Please do... NEVER have relationships in a office la... Gosh, it's common sense. if one of u guys are the superior, the u'll know what will happen. Some colleagues might say,"bias treatment","not fair",etc... Please think this through, some company might have the policy of not allowing office romance,so u should ask beforehand.

Please do not inform
just keep it to yourself.

if can, try to avoid it la....
in gomen, they will seperate you guys, at least in seperate dept or unit...

definately! its a code of conduct violation

but anyway, if you inform...they will still put you there if

- your position is just fresh grad...no impact as big four raise salary like parent give money to their children. everyone get the same salary depend on grade/year. Try to ask around
- need to find new department for you

What if they have started a relationship before joining the company? That will be a whole new different story.

ya definitely this is the case....i'm currently working in an accounting firm and attending an interview with other firm which my gf currently work with, 1stly i duno that i will be allocated same department with her, but once i know the interviewer's name who is going to interview me, he is a manager from my gf's department....so means that i probably will be allocated to same department with my gf if i pass the interview....

so do i need to inform the manager regarding this matter during the interview?

I'm fresh grad (my gf oso), interviewing for audit associate position...

If you cannot avoid it, keep it PROFESSIONAL.
There is nothing that irks office workers more than a pair of lovey dovey lovebirds/ squabbling couple in the office.

Normally, if the firm is aware of your relationship, they will try not put you in the same department. This is what happen when my friend's fiance transferred into the firm we worked in a few years ago.

And if they find out later, high chance they will move you around to a different team.

BF/GF is hard to "see" and there is no real relationship on paper. So its harder to draw the line when it comes to setting ppl to work. You can't keep shifting ppl around because of their relationships, and you can't hire/sack people due to change of relationship status. Management will need to manage the couple's performence. From what I have seen in the firm I worked in previously, management dun care about bf/gf relationships unless its a superior-subordinate issue. Peer-to-peer is not that big an issue.

Husband and wife, and relatives are more clear cut, and usually they don't work together. There are incidences where husband and wife are in the same team/department. But in those cases I have not seem them working on the same engagement.

If they can leave personal feeling aside then there is no problem. Human however usually fail where this is concern.

i think most multinational company forbid both husband and wife to be employed at the same time. even petronas doing the same right now. a friend of mine already quit from petronas, coz his fiancee working for PMU

Actually it is not OK to join a company where your spouse / gf / bf is in.. But if both of you already in the company, it becomes 50-50 perception.

I know quite a lot of husband and wife team in audit firm. Most of them started off from junior audit and after 10-12 years, snr audit manager or higher both husband and wife.

All depends how you are able to manage work and emotions.. If cannot manage emotions and work, better don't work in the same firm. It will generate conflicts and cause bad working relationships with the staffs.

Same department, YES. Same functionality unit, NO.

Regards, Joey

No, it's a distraction.

If they are Lesbian couple. Then just them stay

having a relationship at the office is very difficult.
especially in the same department.
no matter how hard you try to be professional,
somehow ur feelings will surely get in the way.
so, its best to avoid it, if possible.

never eat and shit at the same place
been there, done that, will never do it again

+1
Even if couples managed to work in the same office, What's going to happen should the relationship fails.... man.... the atmosphere would be....

Generally since you're same level I think it's alright, though they'll try to avoid putting both of you in the same job.

i just asked my manager this Q this noon. he got same answer as me.
if his wife join the company, he resigned. same~ if my gf join the company, i will resign too~