Question Twenty Two - Single in the Corporate World?

Question Twenty Two – If you have worked in the corporate field, how has your ‘single status’ impacted, or effected, your work relationships, if at all?

Alyss

The money-making environments are spaces of their own. Being asked to go on dates and my politely declining has taken me out of opportunities at times, and created awkward energies (for me anyway). Staff spaces have revealed things about married men that have disgusted me. Environments where it is orientated towards Christianity and prayers are for families, that has been hard to get through. The “Go forth and multiply” part of the Bible is more well-known than the part where Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 7: 5 – 9;

5 Do not deprive one another except with consent for a time, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again so that Satan does not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. 6 But I say this as a concession, not as a commandment. 7 For I wish that all men were even as I myself. But each one has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in that.

8 But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they remain even as I am; 9 but if they cannot exercise self-control, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

I have exercised very high levels of self-control in many instances… One instance involved management – thanks to work space cameras - ensuring I laid sexual harassment charges against a person in my work environment so that they had a police case number… maybe these things have nothing to do with being single at all, maybe they apply to women whatever their spousal situation.

So, I guess the corporate, money-making world (and the systemic beliefs and practiced systems of each organization I have worked in) has drawn me more to Christianity as I need something more solid, ethical and consistent in its approach to the world, and its manner of outlining how people should interact with each other. I haven’t found the work spaces to be as uplifting, encouraging and supportive as my Bible time in practicing a higher level of love.

CJ

Not at all.

KA

It really hasn’t.

C.B.

I was in corporate for over 40 years.Being single never affected my working career.I have always been able to follow my heart and my own dreams.Many times men would ask if there is something wrong with me, being single.My standard answer was always a beautiful smile and asking the question, “Why would I want to be unhappy?”as I am obviously happy.