My husband is going to attend an event for his job and his employer has asked him to drive another employees wife whom he has never met. They will be alone in the car for 5 hours. What are your thoughts on this? Thanks!
2007-03-19 03:46:05 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
If you are happy and secure in your marriage you have nothing to worry about. If there are trust issues with your marriage then yeah maybe worry. Honestly it sounds legit.
2007-03-19 04:00:31 · answer #1 · answered by pabasket 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Presumably, since it is work related, the company will be paying mileage and expenses for him to drive. He might even consider getting a rental car to keep the wear down on his own car.
That being said, his company has an obligation to pay for the drive so it is not unreasonable to request that he take someone with him on their dime.
There is another concept that this a business trip, not a funny business trip. This is the type of thing which has to be performed without an overtone of sexuality. If hubby cannot handle 5 hours in a car with a new female business acquaintance without it being a problem there is serious doubt about his decision making as an employee. As an employer,I would be very suspect of any of my employees who could not pull off that task without issue.
Understand that his employer made a request that is work related.
He should be covered by the usual work related regulations
regarding workman's comp. safety regulations and liability for sexual harassment. BTW he must wear his seat belt and obey traffic laws while driving or he is violation of OSHA reg.s.
Long and short, this is business. If you cannot trust husband to do his job you have some serious issues.
2007-03-19 04:07:27 · answer #2 · answered by Flagger 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Likely, no prob. More data would be helpful, though. Is that 5 hours round trip, or 5 hours each way? Staying overnight? What does the hubby of "another employee's wife" think? Importantly, if you know all these people, what set off the alarm bells in your mind?
2007-03-19 04:03:08 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there is anything to worry about. This is another employee's wife and someone he has never met. Since his employer has asked him to do this, he is probably obligated. You know your husband better than anyone on yahoo and if he has been a good and faithful husband, there is nothing to worry about. He may find it uncomfortable as well.
2007-03-19 03:52:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why would you even give this a second thought? Do you think your husband is that much of a horn dog? Stay cool, stay calm and let him drive the other employee's wife. Its not like they are staying in a hotel room together. Its just a car ride.
2007-03-19 03:49:58 · answer #5 · answered by MonkeyMomma 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there's anything wrong with it unless you already have trust issues in your marriage or if your husband constantly had 5 hour car trips for work. Otherwise I don't think it's a big deal and if it were something that bad he probably wouldn't have told you about it.
2007-03-19 04:08:03 · answer #6 · answered by Vivita 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are there some problems that has been going on between your relationship with your husband? If not, I don't see the reason why you will actually get worried about this situation. He is just doing his co-worker a favour.
2007-03-19 03:59:24 · answer #7 · answered by isabella 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like most have said already... it's about trust.
I think it is a little wierd to have such a request posed from an employer but I personally would make sure I tended to my husband's needs very very well prior to his trip ( ofcourse I would do it before he left the house everyday! I KNOW my husband doesn't cheat... you have to drain the lust right out of him!) If you sit and worry about it AND tell him you are worried you risk putting ideas in his head he mioght NOt otherwise ave thought of. But hey, if he does cheat you won't know about it anyway. Thnk good thoughts abotu your husband and don't sit fretting about something like this...and if you are fighting about it you will only push him to do what you dread.
2007-03-19 03:58:34 · answer #8 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Shouldn't be an issue unless you don't trust your husband, if another employees wife is going maybe you should go too.
2007-03-19 03:53:45 · answer #9 · answered by 400lbtwins 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't understand why this is a problem? If it's work related and the married man is totally committed to his wife and vice versa what's the big deal?? You sometimes have to do uncomfortable things in the workforce to get ahead.....
2007-03-19 04:08:18 · answer #10 · answered by Mom of One in Wisconsin 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋