It is difficult to comment on this type of situation because all have different views about this; they have their own value system to handle the particular situation and understanding to work together in same organization. But as experts put it, there are two kinds of scenarios- one couples working in the same organization and other one is couples working in different organizations. In my working experience, I find that working in the same department is difficult for the couples to handle. Because men are dominating ones, they don’t seem to find a problem if their wives are working in more senior positions in any other organization, but few men accept reporting to their wives in the same department. Here are few scenarios discussed below, of different couples have different attitudes of handling this kind of situation, with merits and demerits of this particular scenario:
• Merits:
Women find it helpful, as they will have to manage home and kids with their office. Working together helps them because with kids needing attention, flexi timings become a necessity, and nobody understands that better than their husbands.
Most of them ensure that if wife work for fewer hours, she still carries the same authority in the office, and is helpful in completing their work on behalf of them so that their work complete with in the time.
Working in the same organization is helpful as they know about each other well; your spouse knows better in which field you are good. And them sharing responsibilities according to their interest of work fruitful for you both.
With a growing business, couples have less time to spend together. But when they work together, they can share time together, their meals together.
Today business is conducted at the speed of thought and when you are bang in the middle of negotiating a high powered deal with tough clients, it is always helpful for you and your organization to have the understanding spouse working with you in the same environment. Because your spouse who is in tune with your every move and gesture and whom you trust most in case of any confidential matters in the organization. The chance for the leakage of information is less in case of couples working together.
If you need to put long hours at work and since your husband works in the same organization. He knows the challenges that you face at work.
• Demerits:
One of greatest drawback is that conflicts arise when you are working in the same department because of ego problem.
You don’t make much effort to get to know your workmates better than you would do otherwise.
And when you’re working with your husband, you can’t talk freely in the same department.
Your relationship gets one dimensional when you don’t guard against the office talk at home.
Creative clashes are bound to arise when you are working in the same creative field.
There are no set rules for the workplace compatibility; but you have to keep your ego aside. There should be complete trust and understanding between couples, and most importantly, they should draw a line between the personnel and the professional, so that office conflicts are not carried home. So working together is not as difficult, just give some space to your partner and understanding when the conflicts arises.