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From work Christmas parties to conversations at the water cooler, the workplace has been the setting for many a flourishing romance.<\/p>\n
But before you start planning your future with that guy from marketing, ask yourself a question: is he hot, or is he simply, \u2018work hot\u2019?<\/p>\n
Musician Hannah Sands, recently shared a video explaining the concept. <\/p>\n
She said: \u2018Work hot is when you get a crush on someone you work with and you convince yourself they\u2019re hot, but they\u2019re just the cutest of the people that you work with.\u2019<\/p>\n
She said that, despite how smitten you may be, you \u2018cannot trust\u2019 this.<\/p>\n
Hannah also warns that these people are \u2018just a distraction from doing your job\u2019 \u2013 which to be fair, we all welcome from time to time. One commenter joked: \u2018Getting a work crush really is sometimes the ONLY way to survive.\u2019<\/p>\n
Replying to @hannah THEY\u2019RE JUST WORK HOT SIS. This would have saved me a LOT of drama through dating in my 20\u2019s \ud83e\udee3 #datinginyour20s #20somethingadvice #datingadvice #workhot #bigsischats <\/p>\n
But it\u2019s not just about looks. Hannah says that there can be a huge difference in someone\u2019s work and home personality \u2013 you might find you really don\u2019t like them outside of work, she says, having experienced this herself.<\/p>\n
She said: \u2018It can be fun for a minute, but it never ends well,\u2019 she says.<\/p>\n
Next time you find someone hot at work, ask yourself if there is genuine chemistry with the person, or whether they\u2019re just \u2018work hot\u2019.<\/p>\n
If it\u2019s the former, proceed with caution.<\/p>\n
Data from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) released in February 2022 shows that 75% of workers are open to the idea of dating a co-worker, despite the sense of taboo that\u2019s still attached to it.<\/p>\n