Romance, love, and sex in the dermatology department and residency program

Many businesses and academic organizations have policies that address the issue of workplace amorous relationships. Virtually all such policies forbid relationships between supervisors and those whom they supervise, or between employees of significantly different rank. Some even go so far as to prohibit relationships between employees in different departments or those reporting to different supervisors. The basis for such policies is to prohibit relationships that may affect the work environment for other employees, the productivity of the company, and to prevent the company from becoming entangled in sexual harassment suits.