Dating interns
Situation: Dating coworkers seems to be advised against. At the same time an intern is cute. We are both individual contributors, even in different organizations (different directors). Action: I go for it nevertheless. Result: That's what I'm trying to predict. The question is - is there actually any danger to this? I'm full time, at the age of an intern. She would not get any benefit out of this relationship, because I don't even know her manager and her project, not involved by far.
Just don’t get her pregnant. 🍆
You are not on the same team?
Go for it. Try to keep it off company time/space if you hit it off.
You know she is interested in you?
One can argue that you can never know. Plus actually, one could even argue that she doesn't know.
She’s an intern. The answer is NO
Don’t do it.. I’ve seen good guys getting fired just for saying “insensitive words” to interns. You are venturing into a whole new dimension.
Perceived conflict of interests? Do your company not do any of training in regards to this? Plenty of cute girls in the world, why do you have to go for that one. Smh
Here’s a simple solution: wait for her to finish her internship and then go all out.
This is really sad that a positive thing out of good intentions can be turned so negative.
If she’s not someone you’ll ever work on a project with and you have no influence on her internship or future conversion... go for it. But, ask in a way that makes it easy for her to decline and if she doesn’t show huge enthusiasm back off and never mention it again.
Don’t do it. It’s not going to end well.
Example?
She doesn’t want to date you, can claim harassment. You get fired. You break up, it’s awkward. She can get you fired. I could go on, but they all end in “you get fired”