A colleague has asked me out. I am married. How should i politely refuse?

A friend of mine was dating a girl, convinced his parents to offer marriage. But girl chickened out last minute, married one her father had chosen. This really fucked him up, he was determined to get married anyhow, whom didn't matter. 1 Yr later, found a girl parents found, got pregnant before first anniversary. Over 3 years, their marriage has seen divorce, domestic violence and 5 star hotel celebrations (oscillated to extremes of good and bad) I'm seeing another such case. Office colleagues were dating, he proposed marriage, she declined. He said stuff that shouldn't have been said, she threatened POSH (did not complain officially) 2 months later, he has found someone to marry through arrange marriage route Break ups are bad, but half of the problem were you. Instead of working on that, people take it on ego

I seriously would like to know how to go about asking someone you like in an office setup? Without it becoming awkward later on if handed with rejection. Also making sure that the person being asked out does not feel creeped out.

What are the pros and cons?

I received offer letter from Accenture with incorrect location. I called and asked the recruiter to revise it and change for my current location. She agreed, so I rejected offer letter with comments to revise location. Now that recruiter HR is not responding to mails, not picking calls I am stuck. Please help.

Accepted an offer 1 month ago and have my joining in 2 weeks. How do I decline it now, given I have received a better offer? HR is reaching out repeatedly to deliver laptop before joining

I got wfh benefit from my present company and now I think that the offer this new company gave will not be worth it

How do i Ask my current company to match an offer I received from outside. I don’t want to leave the company if they match the offer. Also, I don’t want to give an impression that I intend to leave even after they match the offer as I’m actively looking out..

Ever wondered how many love stories orgs have killed? Right at the start, in the middle, intentionally adding to the cold start or making the friction more pronounced. Think about it: corporate policies, unwritten rules, and so to say "culture" might have ended more love stories (and still is) than we care to acknowledge. Imagine two colleagues who hit it off -only to be told that their relationship violates some archaic HR policy. Or worse, they keep it hidden, living in constant fear of discovery. Why? Because the org demands a separation of personal and professional lives that’s unnatural and really there's no switch to human connection. How do it fucking turn it off? I mean you spend more than half your day at the work place right? falling for someone out there - Happens. Then, wouldn't it get to you that you have to say something but cant say, have to wait, but cant wait, and the distractions and more. I have seen most sides I guess - exceptional performers getting together, one high one low getting along - good outcomes, I have seen public spats too - really ugly ones. I have seen folks in depression. I have seen the founders being shaky with the gossip and more.. So you got to ask: - Does this really add to morale? who really wins here? - Does it take you away from your goal? - Why are folks so divided on this topic? - Is it about control or culture or someones belief system coming in the way? - What’s the real impact on employee retention? - Do we really trust our employees enough? - Can we redefine professionalism? and What if we embraced love stories? Moral policing is not the answer. Neither is we dont know what they would do next - no one in the right mind is so horny that they bang right on the office floor (at least I would like to believe that) ... So.. is our insecurities too high, our principles too shaky, or we just like to be really really convenient. Your take please.