Workplace MANAGEMENT AND THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ETIQUETTE
Q: Is an office romance ever appropriate?
A: YOUR OFFICE ISN’T A BAR OR NIGHTCLUB, but that doesn’t mean you’re not going to meet someone date-worthy in the lunch- room, elevator or even in the cubicle next to yours. (Where better to find your soul mate than the place you’ve both chosen to spend half your waking hours?) There’s nothing wrong with seeing a colleague, but tread lightly if excitement gets the better of you and you find yourself caught up in an illicit tryst with a project partner — especially if he or she is loose-lipped. The last thing you want is the office blabbermouth catching wind of even the slightest indiscretion. “Be discreet and if things don’t work out, maintain your professional presence and move on,” says Toronto-based etiquette expert Louise Fox. This kind of gossip — whether it’s true or not — can “seriously tarnish your career,” she adds. An important note: all companies look at collegial romances
differently — many even have nonfraternization policies. If your relationship is heating up and you think you’ve found “the one,” set up a meeting with HR. — Stephanie Tarling
PROFILE GRAPE EXPECTATIONS
While many professionals wind up opening their own business, it’s the lucky few whose businesses are truly “wined” up. That’s the case for LISA LAW, 51, who leſt her job as controller with a mining equipment company in Orillia, Ont., in 2010 to purchase a seven-and- a-half-acre farm in Port Williams, NS, and convert it into Planters Ridge vineyard and winery. She and her husband, John, planted grapes the following spring and renovated the property’s 9,000-sq.-ſt., 150-year-old barn to house the winery. Last year, the couple and their two full-time staff produced 2,500 cases of reds and whites, priced at $15 to $23 a bottle, and expect to turn a small profit by the end of this year. “It’s a lifestyle as much as a business,” says Law. — Tamar Satov For more information, log on to
plantersridge.ca
14 | CPA MAGAZINE | MAY 2015
Top illustration: Maurice Vellekoop
Courtesy of Lisa Law
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