18 People Share Secrets About Their Work Spouses
Chances are, it isn’t the first time you’ve heard about someone having a ‘work husband’ or ‘work wife.’
In fact, if you’re fans of The Office, you see than friendly/line walking/occasionally awkward relationship with Jim and Pam before they become a couple.
In the US, the average full-time salaried employee works 49 hours per week, with hourly workers clocking in half a day behind at 44, though I’m willing to bet that has more to do with management cutting down on overtime whether they need help or not.
Add commute time, differences in schedule, and other life commitments, and it’s no wonder that some people consider their coworkers as a second family, occasionally preferring them to the one they have at home.
#1 Disaster in the making
#3 Waiting on this guy to realize that he might be the problem
#4 This Whisper is bad and you should feed bad
#5 Sometimes having common goals is what helps the relationship flourish when others don't
#6 It's even worse when the feeling is mutual
#7 Some people need to have the term 'coworker' explained to them, though
#8 This is how I felt when they replaced the stapler that jammed if you didn't press down at the right angle
#9 Say what you want about this one, but I'll file this under "bullet dodged" for the both of them
#10 Pettiness is inevitable
#11 And changes in their relationships with their work spouse may make a person come to terms with issues they've turned a blind eye to at home
#12 Don't get me wrong, there are positives to it
#13 No God please no! No! Nooooooooooooooooooooooo!
#14 But one too many seem to be destined for some type of disaster down the road
#15 Sometimes there are indicators present where you really should cross 'that' line
#16 But what it seems to come down to is that the work spouse ultimately makes the job infinitely more tolerable
#17 So long as people keep their priorities straight, maintaining that fine will be a non-issue
