Love doc at the office
 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- We're often told not to mix love and work. But many offices are taking a new approach to improving employee productivity that starts with their love lives.
Amy and RJ Leonard have been in love for twelve wonderful years. Well, more if you ask Amy. "Amy says we met when she was in fourth grade and I was in fifth grade but he doesn't remember. I remember in high school, not that far back, but we did," RJ told Ivanhoe. In fact, they're so in love, they actually work together! "We ride in everyday for the most part together and leave everyday together, so it's good," RJ said. Good, most of the time. But after an argument, "Just overall distraction. Not able to give 100 percent to what you’re doing. It can definitely impact that," Amy said. It's that outside distraction that has employers worried. "We have 650 people and it’s 650 potential issues that are out there that effect their productivity," John Ritenour, CEO of Insurance Office of America told Ivanhoe.
"It behooves employers and managers to offer these kinds of programs to their employees so that they’re better on the job because they’re better at home," Sheryl Kurland, a relationship expert, told Ivanhoe. Kurland says we all make common relationship mistakes that carry over to the office.
"I’m more aware of resolving, attempting to resolve conflicts at home and not bring them to work with me," Patrea Wilson, a co-worker of the Leonard's, told Ivanhoe. "Days when he knows I’m having a rough day, he’ll just come and just give me a big hug or just send me an email saying it’s going to be a great day, don’t worry about it," Amy said. The couple that works well together, stays together. If you would like more information, please contact: |
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October 14, 2008
- Roseburg, Oregon
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It's estimated US companies lose six-billion dollars each year from lost productivity due to marriage, divorce and relationship problems. That big number has motivated many employers to offer relationship seminars on the clock!
"I think the common problem is that people just get hung up in little itty bitty things and they snowball into bigger things," Kurland said. She teaches employees relationship skills to develop, sustain and improve their relationships -- not just with significant others -- but with others they work with every day.
