I Am Marrying My Colleague. Both Of Us Work In Different Teams. But Yet, Our Jobs Require Us To Coordinate With Each Other. What Are The Complexities I Should Be Avoiding And How?

To start with collect information on the company’s policies about spouses being co-workers. Here are some suggestions to steer your way around your interlocking careers:- 1. Avoid the spillover - The double overlap makes you most vulnerable to it, so set clear dimensions there. For e.g.. dinner talk must be restricted to personal areas only. Similarly, no domestic talk when in office. 2. Keep interference in each other’s work at bay- For example, if your partner has a problem with a co-worker, just stay out of that. You do not have to offer advice. Let him/her handle the situation. 3.Give some space-Space is crucial in every relationship. It’s more like a time-off that you take from one another that helps you bond better 4.Beware personal turbulence unveiling at work -If you’d had a fight at home, try not to bring it to work. Also, refrain from discussing about your fights or arguments with your colleagues. 5. Communicate Professionally - keep your tone formal and courteous when addressing each other.

It’s actually quite simple!! Here are the few things to be kept in mind:- come to work as colleagues, not husband and wife. Get work done clinically, objectively and not emotionally. Context here should be work and results, not personal relationship.