The workplace has become the modern-day village. With more than 40 percent of American employees logging over 50 hours a week of work, where else are they going to find time to look for a date? Work-based romances develop gradually over months and years, allowing people to get to know one another instead of rushing to judgements based on first impressions. OFFICE MATE teachers readers how to make the most of the office dating pool, offering specific do's and dont's on what to look for in a potential paramour, how to handle the romance day to day, and how to protect a career if the relationship goes sour. With fun "instant messges," fast facts, first-person Water Cooler Confessions, and Famous "dates" in Office Mate History, this hip handbook gives singles the green light to take that office flirtation to the next level without sacrificing their careers.