mixing business with pleasure
Combining work, play
Mixing business with pleasure means combining work activities with personal enjoyment or social relationships.
The phrase usually carries a cautionary tone—the implication being that the two don't mix well: Dating a coworker is mixing business with pleasure.
Romance, friendship, or recreation can cloud professional judgment, creating conflicts of interest or awkward situations when things go wrong.
- office romanceRomantic involvement between colleagues
- conflict of interestCompromised impartiality from competing stakes
- playing favoritesTreating some preferentially
- networking eventsGatherings for professional connections
- after-work drinksPost-job social beverages
professionalism · team-building activities · fraternization · creative collaboration · ethical dilemmas · corporate policies · personal boundaries · transparency · integrity · client dinner · accountability · discretion · mindfulness practices · happy hour · golf outing
mixing business with pleasurecompartmentalizing
Isolating thoughts or feelings
compartmentalization · never the twain shall meet · professional distance
mixing business with pleasureby the book
Following established procedures exactly
strictly business · buttoned-up · straight-laced · impersonal · nothing personal
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