Now that's out of my system, I can try to look at this rationally. You can have all the advantages of a "work spouse" with a friend (of the same sex) or even a couple of friends at work - without the complications. Why on earth would you need a work "spouse" relationship????
From the article (how I personally meet these "needs" in my real life at work in red)
Here are seven clear signs you might have a work spouse:
1. You depend on a particular co-worker for office supplies, snacks and aspirin.
Absolutely - our secretary is the best!2. There are inside jokes that you and a specific co-worker share.
There are at least half a dozen different co-workers that I share inside jokes with (not the same joke with each person). Think about it, if you go to a meeting and your boss says something idiotic, you automatically develop inside jokes with others who happen to be at the same meeting. It's practically company policy here and I can't imagine any place being any different. 3. You can be bluntly honest with this person about his or her appearance, hygiene or hair (and vice versa). You're comfortable enough to point out that the other's hair is sticking up -- or that someone's fly is down.
I can dish it out or take it from the 4 girls I work most closely with (in the same room and next door). 4. When something eventful happens at work, this co-worker is the first person you seek out for a debriefing.
When something eventful happens here the word spreads like wildfire. If I were to seek out someone specific for a debriefing, it would specifically be someone who is closest to the event and most likely to have the truth (vs. second, third and fourth hand rumours). 5. At breakfast, lunch and coffee breaks, your closest co-worker knows what to order for you and how you like your coffee (and vice versa).
We have no cafeteria. There are about 12-15 people who regularly eat lunch in the same room as me at the same time. I can tell you we ALL know each other's coffee and we ALL know what each other typically brings for lunch. This is probably because we are boring and eat the same thing everyday, though there are a couple of people from foreign countries who bring delicious smelling lunches that we all drool over before settling on our bland sandwiches and/or microwave dinners. 6. You and your co-worker can finish each other's sentences.
Depending on the topic, there are probably half a dozen people here who fit this category. 7. Someone in your office knows almost as much about your personal life as your best friend or real-life spouse does.
I wear my heart on my sleeve. I'd be hard pressed to find someone here who DOESN'T know my personal life. So, do I have work spouses? Man, I'm a polygamist!!!!!! :RollieEyes: Who writes this drivel???
