ALT-1 Pros and Cons of being a Married Couple in the same Office
My wife and I have been married for nearly 12 years. We have worked together in the same office twice for a total of 8 years. Most people ask how we can stand to be together all day. That's easy, we never miss each other.
Actually, working together has had its pros and cons. Although most new people in the office do not even realize that we are married, the ones that do sometimes assume we are talking about something personal when we are in fact discussing something business related. We generally do not act as though we are married. We behave professionally and go about our own daily duties. We have once or twice discussed something of a personal nature such as money or even what's for dinner. We have been told to be careful of this. Since, we have not discussed personal matters, in fact, rarely talk at all. Sometimes we worry someone will think it is personal when in fact it isn't.
On the positive side, we save a fortune in gas using just one car. It is nice to drop the kids off for school together, drive into work together and pick the kids up from after school care together. We have been fortunate enough to have a like shift. This is probably the nicest part of it all. We can come home and eat together as a family, which is very important.
We bring work home less than a normal couple be cause we were both there and know how the day went. Before working together I figure we spent a good hour either complaining about each others job or argued with each other while we each tried to talk about our day.
We are able to help each other with work problems. If one of us is unfamiliar in one area, the other is strong. We balance each other out. It really is a good feeling to work together.
All in all, we feel very fortunate to be able to spend the day together. I would not recommend this to all, but for many, it may be just what they are looking for.
