Never date anybody from work.

Everybody is in on the gossip mill and when you break up with the jerk, you'll see him on a daily basis.

Nobody from work ever turned me on.

The guys she's dated are schlumps, to say the least. That salesguy that we saw her on a date with in Season One was as boring as last week's news.

I agree that dating at work is not a good idea. I had one bad experience with the same thing. However, at another job, I met and dated, and married someone who was not just my boss, but the head of the entire publishing division I worked for (it was a small publishing company; I was an editor). It worked out for us. We're still married -- happily. It was exciting and fun to flirt at work, but I don't recommend it. Thankfully we're still together. We laugh about it all now, but it wasn't the best way to start a relationship. I will admit though, at times, many people have little opportunity to meet potential mates. I worked 12 hour days then and didn't go out much. So, most of my social contacts were at work. But I don't recommend "fishing off the company pier."

Don't you think Peggy seems to limit herself by not looking anywhere else? The girl has yet to have a night out with anyone outside Sterling Cooper. MadMenSuze...we have to excuse Peg on sitting down for that hook-up...her mother foisted him on her...and I've given in to that type of pressure and regretted it, too.

My social circle was completely outside my work circle...until I started moving (corporate relocations) around the US, that is. After that, the men I dated were outside my workmates. Men soon realized that knowing one woman unlocked the key to network socially with a whole lot of us...all working, responsible and smart. Now I know too often all they require is wet and warm (Ken).

I'm really surprised that Peggy would go out with ANYONE from SC. After her experience with Pete, you'd think she'd learn. Hopefully the Smith guy won't treat her like crap ala 'the sniveling one'.

Have to add my fav office romance cliché - "Never dip your nib in the office ink." A little dirty....

I've made that mistake before. Never again.

At least the Smith guy has a taste for concerts and lectures as he mentioned. Maybe not a romantic interest, but even if he were, he'd be a better bet than Pete.

That's a No, No. You dont ### where you eat.

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"Never get your meat where you get your bread."

Dating at work is OK as long as both parties are single and preferably not in the same department. I worked as a secretary in the early 70's and never dated anyone at work. But several other secretaries dated married bosses and it never ended well. One got pregnant by her married boss and both ended up divorcing their spouses. She had the baby, but she and the married boss never got together. A girlfriend of mine dated the married dentist she was a receptionist for. When the affair ended, so did her job. Fired just like that.

I worked at a place with a "Peyton Place" atmosphere where two married bosses left their wives for single clerical workers. There was, however, one couple (both married to others) that dated. On one of their trysts the guy told his wife he was going fishing. To make it seem authentic he went to a fish store, rubbed fish all over himself BEFORE the love making. Needless to say, the woman dropped him.

wasthere....
Wha...!? Did the lovemaking actually take place?! She must have taken it anyway knowing there would be no more...Betty style!...lol

Actually Roger Sterling only looks for lovers only at work.

Hi fellow Maddicts!
Today, we're in the "sexual harrasment" atmosphere. Dating people from work is probably not a good idea.

Hi wasthere! Love the fish story!! I guess you never know.....Good thing he didn't say he was going to help a friend fertilize a field!!

I never really tried to get involved with anyone at work but it did happen a few times with some unmarried or divorced co-workers when I was single. I think it is mainly based on friendships between people who have other things in common (working for the same cause, knowing the same people,admiration for each others accomplishments) and taking it to the next level. I was lucky though, my involvements turned into solid relationships not affairs, and the few times that it did happen, it was usually people associated with the company as clients or consultants but not full fledged employees. This was important because office gossip can become ones undoing professionally and privacy is at a minimum in a office all day. Roger and Jane are a perfect example of this.

I never dated a co-worker. But there were times when I went months with no dates because I worked so much. I can see how in a situation where your job is your life, co-workers are your only friends and sometimes family. I was happy for some co-workers that had good relationships. Of course it was always sad if it did not work out. Usually if someone left over it, it was the female.

I think Peggy is studying in her spare time. Did Bobbie mention that she earned her promotion and picked up a manual or book on Peggy's coffee table as she made the comment?

( I am taking an English Comp class and can not use contractions...does anyone know why? This is driving me crazy and if I use them here I will get out of habit)

My workplace had a union and rigid non-fraternization guidelines for management that reigned-in the behavior of the employees.

These things did not exist at smaller or private firms like Sterling Cooper. I cannot imagine how the women managed it in the atmosphere we see in advertising. My office experiences began about '68, and I can tell how different it was.

57chevy...
Your instructor is trying to get you to understand the differences between 'they're. there and their, its and it's and whose and who's...By asking you to avoid using them you will see where they can be substituted.

...interesting exercise...

Sorry...57chevy...
I didn't mean to sound like I provided the only reason...There are many other examples, too

greytone, I thank you for telling me. I understand since I am older and re-taking most classes since I did not graduate before. The younger freshmen really do not know the difference. My work partner makes the kind of mistakes you pointed out all the time. I jsut thought he could not spell. He spelled whether as weather and when I told him to log the error he said he had never heard of the other spelling. Since I do not spell well, it never occurred to me that things like this are a problem. I did not ask my professor because she told us not to use contractions in the syllabus, and since I want an A , I do not use them now. Now I feel bad for her, some of the students must drive her nuts. Now I also know why she seems fond of me. LOL!

57chevy....
Just remember it's a good way to learn, but people seldom write or speak without using contractions. I seem to type my thoughts that way, but always go back and put in the contractions. Otherwise, the post comes off really pretentious or formal... There are places appropriate for both...

Congratulations on continuing to take classes!...

Back OT:
The actor playing Kurt is from Bosnia in real life...so he's definitely making fun of himself when he puts his accent on so thick we can't understand him.

dmarie:
Then what do you call Vicki? Okay, he got her, ahem, through work.

Actually, he loves the chase. We normally only see him at work. He's made a pass at Betty and earlier in that same episode wanted one of the girls he saw at the bar he visited with Don.

I think Peggy and mumbly-smith will end up at a folk music cafe on Bleecker Street when they have their date. LOL. Her mouse-ears perked up last episode when it was mentioned he'd been to a Bob Dylan concert. He's more intriguing than Pete, for sure, and single. But I do agree, dating co-workers can be a disaster. I never did it because I didn't want to jeopardize my position at work.
@ 60s child: good one about the fertilizer. you gave me my laugh for the day!

@greytone. I know of many people who met and married their co-worker because they had opportunity.It's great if it does work out but the downside can be nasty if it doesn't.
I met a guy at my office who was a real "player".He wasn't my manager,but a fellow colleague who was seasoned and successful.Short story, he swept me off my feet,we went on a weekend trip together where things didn't go well and went we got back to the office he totally shunned me.He went from hot to cold in 24 hours. I was really hurt and confused.I found out from my assistant that he had a reputation as a ladies man.He uses women until he gets bored with them and then finds a new conquest to chase. I was frozen out of meetings,had to move my office in another part of the building so I wouldn't be in proximity.It made my work suffer and eventually I left. He wasn't the primary cause,but it didn't make it easy while I was there.He did call me into his office to ask if I'd be filing a sexual harrasment charge.I told him no,I wouldn't want to bring such humiliation to myself and that he wasn't that important to me.
So I had a bad experinece.
Peggy is a workaholic so I can see where she spends all her time at SC and that is where she's apt to meet a guy. I never understood her attraction to Pete.It didn't make sense to me,except she might have been flattered by his attention.Maybe this potential w/ Smity will bring her some happiness. The girl deserves some a break after her disasterous encounter with creepy Pete.

......That seems very "Mutt and Jeff" to me.... the Smiths are the two least believable characters in this whole thing, to my knowledge. Would there really have been such a "pair," who presented that way (I mean, what's with the knit turtleneck!) in an interview, as a pair? They've been given a LOT of leeway, conduct-wise......

And I was surprised to find the small dark one hitting on Jane at her desk. He's such a pipsqueak, and neither of them "read" straight to me. I think the trailer editor is messing with us again.

Well we see that Peggy is smart, and knows that a good girlfriend is hard to find...even if they turn out to be male. Especially one who can cut your hair and hang out in the neighborhood.

WOW. Kurt's matter-of-fact revelation of his sexual preference stunned me even though the idea that he and his creative partner, the other Smith, could be gay seemed possible. I was disappointed for Preggs because as Sal said, they made an "adorable" couple.

I think it's a wonderful twist. Peggy has an interesting, fashion-forward male friend she can lunch with and not feel like she's the dessert. LOL.

The scene on the sofa in her apt was so poignant. "I pick the wrong BOYS. What's wrong with me?" We rarely see Peggy sharing her feelings, expressing her insecurities.

The Jet Set episode was full of wonderful surprises!

What girl hasn't said or thought that at least once?

I had a gay friend when I was a young woman and my son was very young. He ended up being what I will now admit was the best friend I have had to date.

It is amazing what you're willing to confide when there is no sexual pressure. I think this is what Peggy realized right away. She began to wonder out loud about things that she was unsure about, including her choices in men. In these platonic relationships, she realized the motivation for doing anything with her (or for her) had nothing to do with a sexual tradeoff, and was driven by something else. As long as that 'something else' is coming from a positive place, the friendship will blossom into a rich, deep, relationship.

My buddy and I would talk about the most amazing things, and got into so much mischief, too. Whenever he needed a 'cover,' I would play his date and we often would act like lovers at work just to keep the gossip-mongers confused. I miss him even today....

He died in 1992, and both my son and I celebrate his friendship. I do hope Peggy gets to have that type of friendship with someone....the friendship is the important thing...male or female, gay or straight.

Kurt may end up being the best friend Peggy ever had. He will be a man-Magnet and Peggy can take her choice of his discards. Not all of the men he would be attracted to would have to be gay.

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