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Why did CBS not allow co-workers to marry


i can only think that maybe some form of preferential treatment, but in a TV journalist environment, seems a bit strange.

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I guess it was in office relationships in general. I've noticed several companies have these kinds of policies.
At the company I work for, something similar is in place. While not exactly forbidden it is discouraged and you should inform your manager.
It's cause relationships can interfere with productivity and could cause issues with preferential treatment and upset the team dynamic.

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This use to be surprisingly common. Some companies, EDS and Walmart are two that come to mind, use to forbid any type of sexual relationships between co-workers. Both were caught hiring PIs to spy on suspected employees. EDS had to have been one of the worst. One of my old co-workers worked there in the 80s. One of his co-workers lived with his girlfriend. The company found out and told him either to marry her or be fired. This is one of the reasons I did not support Ross Perot during his presidential campaigns. I agreed with most of his platform, but he seemed bat **** crazy, and EDS was his baby.

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In the late 80's I worked for Sears and they did not permit close relatives to work at the same store, Several times I saw co=workers marry and one of them would always either find a different job or would be transferred to a different store.

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I think it's a good policy actually. Everywhere I have worked that allowed it (or relatives getting other relatives hired), the end result was just a gigantic mess: Nepotism, useless drama, politics, people who couldn't do their jobs, etc.

Kudos to CBS for realizing that.





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It was the 1950s. Things were different in those days. I doubt that the policy still exists at least I hope not.

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