After getting hired, I started dating a man from the interview panel. It put targets on our backs and made promotions difficult.

Apr 27 2024 by Business Insider

 
The author, not pictured, married the man who interviewed her for a job.

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When I landed a job, I started dating a guy from the interview panel shortly after. We were outed as a couple, so the company struggled to promote us; we became targets for ridicule. We eventually got married and left the company together. 

I smoothed down the pink fabric of my blazer as I slid into the office chair for my job interview. On the other side of the rectangular meeting table, three...

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