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3 Popular Culture Office Romances: Appropriate or Not? Would these workplace flings get HR approval? Evren Esen of the Society for Human Research Management weighs in.

By John Patrick Pullen

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Sam and Diane from Cheers
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Sam and Diane from Cheers.

Scenario: A business owner makes advances (some rejected, some accepted, some enjoyed) to a lower-level staffer, creating an occasionally difficult work environment.