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David Letterman Broke the Rules that Govern Office Affairs and Workplace Romance
New York, NY
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
According to New York infidelity expert Ruth Houston, David Letterman broke at least two of the unspoken rules that govern office or workplace romance, by having sex with female members of his staff.
Houston, who is frequently called on by the media to comment on infidelity high profile infidelity and popular issues in the news, has actually documented the Rules of Engagement for Workplace Romance and Office Affairs.
"Workmates who are romantically or sexually involved, need to keep things on a professional level if they want to avoid the problems workplace romances can cause." says Houston, "By becoming sexually involved with Stephanie Birkitt, Holly Hester, and other female members of his staff, David Letterman broke two of the cardinal rules governing workplace romance."
The Rules David Letterman Broke
Commenting on Letterman's sexual escapades, Houston, the founder of InfidelityAdvice.com and author of Is He Cheating on You - 829 Telltale Signs, says Letterman broke the following rules:
Rule #1 - Never become romantically or sexually)involved with a person in your direct chain of command. (In other words – no boss – subordinate relationships)
Rule #2 - Never get involved in a workplace romance if either one of you is married or in a committed relationship.
Houston adds, "If reports of Letterman having a love nest above his studio are true, then he broke a third cardinal rule, as well.
Rule # 3 - Never engage in sex on company property.
Says Houston, "Letterman could have saved himself a lot embarrassment, and avoided the alleged extortion attempt by Robert Halderman, if he'd followed the rules of engagement for workplace romance and office affairs."
The complete list of rules appears below.
Ruth Houston's Rules of Engagement for Office Affairs and Workplace Romance
Infidelity expert Ruth Houston advises anyone who wants to keep their office romance on a professional level to follow the guidelines below. Adhering to these rules will minimize many of the problems a workplace romance can cause.
• Never get involved with someone in your direct chain of command.
• Never get involved in an office affair if either of you are married or in a committed relationship .
• Confine your romantic attachments to someone who is a peer, rather than someone above or below you in rank.
• Know your company's policy regarding office romance.
• Never underestimate the power of the office grapevine. Try to keep your office romance a secret, if you can.
• Keep it low key – don't flaunt the fact that the two of you are romantically involved.
• Avoid public displays of affection – it's highly unprofessional.
• Don't gossip about your love life.
• Do not exchange embarrassing or ostentatious flowers, cards or gifts. (Small, discreet, tasteful gifts are okay.)
• Do not allow your office romance to interfere with productivity – yours, your partner's or your coworkers.
• Do not use company e-mail to send passionate or suggestive love notes to each other.
• Do not leave X-rated voice mails on each other's phones.
• Don't show or request favoritism regarding work assignments, raises, promotions or company perks.
• Do not use company funds to entertain your partner.
• Refrain from overt sexual behavior on the job.
• Never engage in sex on company property. (That includes stair wells, supply closets and company parking lots.)
• Have a back-up career plan in case things take a negative turn. Be prepared to find another job.
*** © copyright 2005 - 2009 Ruth Houston
Houston adds, "In view of the extortion attempt against Letterman, we should probably add one more rule to that list. Never document your office affair or workplace romance in a diary where a nosy roommate or boyfriend can find it and attempt to blackmail your boss."
NOTE: For more observations about David Letterman's sexual escapades from an infidelity expert's point of view, see Why David Letterman Should Realize That Infidelity is No Joke
For more information on the topic of workplace romance, office affairs, and workplace or work spouse infidelity, see the following related articles on Ruth Houston's National Infidelity Examiner pages at http://www.examiner.com/x-17416-Infidelity-Examiner
Do Work Spouse Relationships Lead to Workplace Affairs?
14 Ways Your Work Spouse Relationship Could Sabotage Your Career
5 Infidelity Trends Likely to Affect You
Business Travel And Infidelity - How Cheating Men Use Business Travel to Hide Their Affairs
About Ruth Houston:
Infidelity expert Ruth Houston is the founder of www.InfidelityAdvice.com and the author of Is He Cheating on You?– 829 Telltale Signs. She has been researching infidelity for over 15 years.
Frequently called on by the media to comment on popular infidelity issues, high profile infidelity, and infidelity breaking news, Ruth Houston has been quoted in USA Today, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Daily News, Cosmopolitan, the New York Post, the Chicago Tribune, FoxNews.com, ABCNews.com, msnbc.com, Reuters, the Associated Press, UPI and numerous other print and online media worldwide.
Ruth Houston has also been a guest on The Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, Fox & Friends, Fox News, The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet, CBS News, BBC, CBC and over 540 other radio and TV news and talk shows in the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, New Zealand, Australia, and the Caribbean.
Ruth also writes for Examiner.com as the National Infidelity Examiner.
To interview infidelity expert Ruth Houston, or book her to speak at your next event, call 718 592-6039 or e-mail InfidelityExpert@gmail.com
For more information on infidelity and extramarital affairs, visit
http://infidelitynewsandviews.blogspot.com/
www.InfidelityAdvice.com
National Infidelity Examiner
Houston, who is frequently called on by the media to comment on infidelity high profile infidelity and popular issues in the news, has actually documented the Rules of Engagement for Workplace Romance and Office Affairs.
"Workmates who are romantically or sexually involved, need to keep things on a professional level if they want to avoid the problems workplace romances can cause." says Houston, "By becoming sexually involved with Stephanie Birkitt, Holly Hester, and other female members of his staff, David Letterman broke two of the cardinal rules governing workplace romance."
The Rules David Letterman Broke
Commenting on Letterman's sexual escapades, Houston, the founder of InfidelityAdvice.com and author of Is He Cheating on You - 829 Telltale Signs, says Letterman broke the following rules:
Rule #1 - Never become romantically or sexually)involved with a person in your direct chain of command. (In other words – no boss – subordinate relationships)
Rule #2 - Never get involved in a workplace romance if either one of you is married or in a committed relationship.
Houston adds, "If reports of Letterman having a love nest above his studio are true, then he broke a third cardinal rule, as well.
Rule # 3 - Never engage in sex on company property.
Says Houston, "Letterman could have saved himself a lot embarrassment, and avoided the alleged extortion attempt by Robert Halderman, if he'd followed the rules of engagement for workplace romance and office affairs."
The complete list of rules appears below.
Ruth Houston's Rules of Engagement for Office Affairs and Workplace Romance
Infidelity expert Ruth Houston advises anyone who wants to keep their office romance on a professional level to follow the guidelines below. Adhering to these rules will minimize many of the problems a workplace romance can cause.
• Never get involved with someone in your direct chain of command.
• Never get involved in an office affair if either of you are married or in a committed relationship .
• Confine your romantic attachments to someone who is a peer, rather than someone above or below you in rank.
• Know your company's policy regarding office romance.
• Never underestimate the power of the office grapevine. Try to keep your office romance a secret, if you can.
• Keep it low key – don't flaunt the fact that the two of you are romantically involved.
• Avoid public displays of affection – it's highly unprofessional.
• Don't gossip about your love life.
• Do not exchange embarrassing or ostentatious flowers, cards or gifts. (Small, discreet, tasteful gifts are okay.)
• Do not allow your office romance to interfere with productivity – yours, your partner's or your coworkers.
• Do not use company e-mail to send passionate or suggestive love notes to each other.
• Do not leave X-rated voice mails on each other's phones.
• Don't show or request favoritism regarding work assignments, raises, promotions or company perks.
• Do not use company funds to entertain your partner.
• Refrain from overt sexual behavior on the job.
• Never engage in sex on company property. (That includes stair wells, supply closets and company parking lots.)
• Have a back-up career plan in case things take a negative turn. Be prepared to find another job.
*** © copyright 2005 - 2009 Ruth Houston
Houston adds, "In view of the extortion attempt against Letterman, we should probably add one more rule to that list. Never document your office affair or workplace romance in a diary where a nosy roommate or boyfriend can find it and attempt to blackmail your boss."
NOTE: For more observations about David Letterman's sexual escapades from an infidelity expert's point of view, see Why David Letterman Should Realize That Infidelity is No Joke
For more information on the topic of workplace romance, office affairs, and workplace or work spouse infidelity, see the following related articles on Ruth Houston's National Infidelity Examiner pages at http://www.examiner.com/x-17416-Infidelity-Examiner
Do Work Spouse Relationships Lead to Workplace Affairs?
14 Ways Your Work Spouse Relationship Could Sabotage Your Career
5 Infidelity Trends Likely to Affect You
Business Travel And Infidelity - How Cheating Men Use Business Travel to Hide Their Affairs
About Ruth Houston:
Infidelity expert Ruth Houston is the founder of www.InfidelityAdvice.com and the author of Is He Cheating on You?– 829 Telltale Signs. She has been researching infidelity for over 15 years.
Frequently called on by the media to comment on popular infidelity issues, high profile infidelity, and infidelity breaking news, Ruth Houston has been quoted in USA Today, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Daily News, Cosmopolitan, the New York Post, the Chicago Tribune, FoxNews.com, ABCNews.com, msnbc.com, Reuters, the Associated Press, UPI and numerous other print and online media worldwide.
Ruth Houston has also been a guest on The Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, Fox & Friends, Fox News, The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet, CBS News, BBC, CBC and over 540 other radio and TV news and talk shows in the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, New Zealand, Australia, and the Caribbean.
Ruth also writes for Examiner.com as the National Infidelity Examiner.
To interview infidelity expert Ruth Houston, or book her to speak at your next event, call 718 592-6039 or e-mail InfidelityExpert@gmail.com
For more information on infidelity and extramarital affairs, visit
http://infidelitynewsandviews.blogspot.com/
www.InfidelityAdvice.com
National Infidelity Examiner
Ruth Houston
Infidelity Expert and Author
Lifestyle Publications
New York, NY
718 592-6039
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