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40% of Indian workers have dated a colleague, survey finds
A 2025 YouGov survey commissioned by dating platform Ashley Madison found that 40% of Indian respondents had dated or were currently dating a colleague, placing India second among 11 countries surveyed. The…
The Story in Brief
A 2025 YouGov survey commissioned by dating platform Ashley Madison found that 40% of Indian respondents had dated or were currently dating a colleague, placing India second among 11 countries surveyed. The platform is built for discreet relationships, so the number may not represent all of Corporate India. Still, experts say workplaces remain a natural source of romance because people spend most of their waking hours there.
However, the fallout can be uneven. A US study found that workplace romances hurt women's careers more than men's. One woman told The Hindu she had to transfer departments after her relationship became public. A Finnish study using administrative data showed that a subordinate's earnings rose 6% after entering a relationship with a manager and fell 18% after a breakup. The Tata Group says it respects employees' privacy unless conduct affects performance or creates a conflict of interest.
The Indian Opinion
The 40% figure from an Ashley Madison survey is easy to dismiss as skewed, but the real story is how few companies have a clear policy beyond banning manager-subordinate relationships. The Tata Group’s pragmatic stance, leave private lives alone unless they affect work, is rare. Exaggerated narratives paint either a broken HR system or a harmless human reality. The test will be whether more firms follow Tata’s lead or impose blanket bans that drive couples to hide relationships, making power imbalances harder to spot.
Source: thehindu.com
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