Conceptual Question: Are Meetings Dates?
Step 1: Model Case
a. Eric (age 27) works at a business firm. He asks one of his female co-worker if she wanted to meet up and go out for dinner afterwards and discuss about business. She accepts and the two go out. Later, besides talking about business the two got to know each other more and things were going really well, so he asked her if she wanted to go out together again. She accepts and said that this is one of the best dates she’s been on.
b. The two met up and went out for dinner together, the business meeting turned into a date and he then ask her if she wanted to go another date with him.
c. Meetings Dates
Business - Dinner
Friends - Calendar
Gathering - Going out
Conference
Socializing
Employees
Step 2: Contrary Case
a. Eric (age 30) is the CEO of a business company. He told his employees that next week they will have a meeting to discuss about an upcoming project, and everyone must attend.
b. It states that this is associated with business and no personal dating with this event. Eric called a meeting for all of his employees to attend to discuss about business ideas.
c. Meetings Dates
Business - Romantic dates
Catching up - Calendar dates
Employees - Dinner
Jobs - Socializing
Innovating ideas
Step 3: Borderline Case
a. Eric (age 28) and Kim (age 27) have been working together at a business firm for 4 years. They have a big project coming up and they decided to discuss it over dinner together. They went out and had a good time, and they also got some work done too. Afterwards, Kim said that she had a really good time even if it was just for business but if she were to go out again she would be happy too. Although Eric had a good time going out for dinner, he said that they should keep business and personal life separate. Kim understood what Eric was saying and agreed with him.
b. Yes, because they went out for dinner together that first