Date Your Boss, if You Are a Man: C-Suite Strategies (A Special Report) --- The Financial Implications From Having A Relationship With Your Boss: New research shows how much that subordinates can make -- and how much they stand to lose

 

“Most people know someone who's dated their boss.

 

In fact, office romances, especially those with power imbalances, are so common that they barely register as scandal -- more than 25% of U.S. workers have engaged in a romantic relationship with a colleague, 18% of which were with a superior, according to SHRM, formerly the Society for Human Resource Management.

 

But there has been little evidence on the financial impact of these relationships on the people involved.

 

Now, new research finds that the financial benefits and costs are substantial -- especially for women.

 

Previous research on office romances "focused on clearly unacceptable behavior, where the lines are pretty black and white," says Emily Nix, an associate professor of finance and business economics at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business. "But no one really looked at consensual relationships."

 

Nix couldn't find good data sets in the U.S., but she did find it in Finland. She was able to examine heterosexual couples working in the same establishment, and where one partner is a manager and the other is not. She then compared them to workers with the same background who also date managers employed elsewhere. Nix then tracked the subordinates' earnings before and after relationships began and ended.

 

Her findings were clear: When a female subordinate enters a relationship with a male manager at the same workplace, the subordinate's earnings rise by about 6% over two years, on top of typical wage increases. "Even in years three and four into the relationship, her gains are still larger than a similar woman who also dates a manager, but at a different workplace," Nix says.

 

When men date a boss, the increase in wages is even more pronounced -- more than twice what women experienced, she says. However, those situations are much rarer.

 

Then there is the downside: When these office relationships end, women subordinates see their earnings drop roughly 18% the year after the breakup -- mainly because many of them end up leaving the company. And their salaries remain substantially lower than what they had been for at least four years.

 

By contrast, Nix didn't find a significant income effect for men after breakups with their female managers. Again, the reason is primarily due to the fact that far fewer men end up leaving the company when a relationship ends.

 

Nix points to two possible reasons why office relationships can be both beneficial and so costly. On the upside, there is obvious nepotism: Managers may favor their romantic partners when handing out raises, bonuses or promotions.

 

Also, managers may mentor their partners, increasing their skills and productivity.

 

For co-workers, she says, both reasons can hurt morale. The result is that when a manager --subordinate relationship begins, the retention rate among other workers at the same establishment falls by 6 percentage points. The churn is especially pronounced in small firms, where favoritism is hard to hide and easy to resent.

 

Rather than forbidding relationships, which is likely to be ineffective and unpopular, Nix suggests that firms can limit their impact by at minimum removing managers from making decisions about the pay, bonuses and promotions of romantic partners. That kind of firewall, she argues, can reduce perceptions of favoritism and protect subordinates (who are mostly women) if the relationship ends.

 

For employees, Nix suggests they first talk to their HR departments to see what protections are in place, so their career trajectories don't depend on the success of their in-office romance. "They should also have a game plan for what they would do if the relationship were to end," Nix adds.

 

Dating at work isn't going away, but the impact can't be understated, she says. "Dating the boss is a double-edged sword," she says. "There may be some benefits to you personally, but there will always be a question mark around you and your success."” [1]

 

1. C-Suite Strategies (A Special Report) --- The Financial Implications From Having A Relationship With Your Boss: New research shows how much that subordinates can make -- and how much they stand to lose. Mitchell, Heidi.  Wall Street Journal, Eastern edition; New York, N.Y.. 02 Mar 2026: R6.

Lazy chebureks from tortillas - always work out

"Ingredients

Large tortillas 4 pcs.

Minced pork 400 g

Onion 1 pc.

Water 4 tbsp.

Eggs 1 pc.

Ground pepper

 

Make chebureks using tortillas. When you don't need to prepare the dough, you have more time to experiment with the filling. The classic option is minced pork with onion, salt and pepper. However, meat lovers can safely use minced chicken or turkey - the dish comes out lighter. Cheese and vegetables will also go well with the meat. If you want a brighter aroma - it is worth adding fresh garlic, chopped dill or parsley to the filling. For those who like it spicier - a pinch of chili pepper or a teaspoon of adjika will do the trick. Lazy chebureks always work out.

 

Cooking process

 

Finely chop the onion and mix with the meat. Add cold water or broth, season with salt and pepper. Mix well - the filling should be smooth and slightly moist.

 

Place a thin layer of filling on one side of the tortilla, leaving about 1-2 centimeters at the edge. Brush the edges with beaten egg, fold the tortilla and press them firmly with a fork or just your fingers.

 

If frying in a pan: fry in a pan over medium heat on both sides for 3-4 minutes, until the tortilla is golden and crispy. Place on a paper towel to absorb the oil.

 

If baking in the oven: brush the tortillas with beaten egg (you can also sprinkle with sesame seeds), place on a baking sheet lined with baking paper, place in an oven preheated to 200 ° C and bake for 12-15 minutes. You can also turn them over once after half the time to brown better on both sides.

 

If you fry in a hot air fryer: 180 °C and about 8-10 minutes will be enough, turning once. Also brush with beaten egg.

 

Serve immediately - with sour cream, adjika or just by itself.”

 

Tinginių čeburekai iš tortilijų – visada pasiteisina

“Ingredientai

Didelės tortilijos 4 vnt.

Smulkinta kiauliena 400 g

Svogūnas 1 vnt.

Vanduo 4 v. š.

Kiaušiniai 1 vnt.

Malti pipirai

 

Gaminkite čeburekus panaudodami tortilijas. Kai nereikia ruošti tešlos, lieka daugiau laiko ir eksperimentams su įdaru. Klasikinis variantas – smulkinta kiauliena su svogūnu, druska ir pipirais. Tačiau mėsos mėgėjai gali drąsiai naudoti smulkintą vištieną ar kalakutieną – patiekalas išeina lengvesnis. Prie mėsos derės ir sūris, daržovės. Norinti ryškesnio aromato – verta į įdarą įdėti šviežio česnako, smulkintų krapų ar petražolių. Kas mėgsta aštriau – žiupsnelis aitriųjų paprikų pipirų ar šaukštelis adžikos padarys savo. Tinginių čeburekai visada pasiteisina.

 

Gaminimo eiga

 

    Svogūną smulkiai sukapokite ir sumaišykite su mėsa. Įpilkite šalto vandens ar sultinio, pagardinkite druska ir pipirais. Gerai išmaišykite – įdaras turi būti vientisas ir šiek tiek drėgnas.

 

    Ant vienos tortilijos pusės dėkite nestorą įdaro sluoksnį, paliekant apie 1-2 centimetrus krašte. Kraštus patepkite išplaktu kiaušiniu, sulenkite tortiliją ir juos tvirtai prispauskite šakutė ar tiesiog pirštais.

 

    Jei kepate keptuvėje: kepkite ant vidutinės kaitros keptuvėje iš abiejų pusių po 3–4 minutes, kol tortilija taps auksinė ir traški. Padėkite ant popierinio rankšluosčio, kad susigertų aliejus.

 

    Jei kepate orkaitėje: aptepkite tortilijas kiaušinio plakiniu (galite ir pabarstyti sezamų sėklomis), išdėliokite ant kepimo popieriumi išklotos skardos, dėkite į iki 200 °C įkaitintą orkaitę ir kepkite 12-15 minučių. Galima ir kartą apversti praėjus pusei laiko, kad geriau apskrustų iš abiejų pusių.

 

    Jei kepate karšto oro gruzdintuvėje: pakaks 180 °C ir maždaug 8–10 minučių, kartą apverčiant. Dėkite irgi aptepę plaktu kiaušiniu.

 

    Patiekite iškart – su grietine, adžika ar tiesiog vienus.”

 

Lithuania Really Does Not Have Independence: Farmers say that the new tax introduced by the EU takes away all profits, we will not last long. We will be left without agriculture

 

“Lithuania, as an EU member, is currently implementing the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) – a “carbon tax” on goods imported from non-EU countries that apply less stringent environmental standards.

 

Grain growers calculate that it will “eat up” all their profits, because last year, when it was a difficult year, profitability per hectare reached only 50 euros, and due to the tax, fertilizers will “eat up” this income. Metals imported from third countries are also becoming more expensive, and it is likely that this will also affect cement. This tax is intended to curb the import of cheap products from third countries, such as Russia and China.

 

However, industrialists say that although CBAM will hit agriculture hard, when viewed on a national scale, it may be beneficial. For example, Achema, which has had difficulty competing with cheap Russian fertilizers (sanctions do not apply to them), will be able to recover as prices will rise.

 

Audrius Vanagas, chairman of the Lithuanian Grain Growers Association, and Rimas Varkulevičius, secretary general of the Kaunas Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts, discuss the benefits and harms of CMAB on the show “Business Attitude”.

 

“A new reality, a new madness. Since autumn, prices have already risen by 60 euros per ton of nitrogen fertilizers and this is not the end. It is likely that they will rise by the same amount in March. We all know very well that only 50-60 percent of those who have secured them for spring fertilization. Fertilizers from third-party fertilizers are practically not imported, because there is chaos with the calculation methodology itself. Local manufacturers are using this. Our politicians are silent,” explains A. Vanagas and says that this year it will cost Lithuanian farmers an additional 60-100 million euros. The amount will continue to increase until 2034. The problem is big, because it is unclear how the tax itself will be calculated, because two options can be used: based on actual or assumed emissions.

 

According to A. Vanagas, accredited assessors who will inspect factories in third countries have not even been verified yet. The tax is extremely confusing and very difficult for an ordinary farmer to understand. Ammonium nitrate itself may not cost anything, you will have to pay 300 euros for taxes alone.

 

According to the association's calculations, the price per hectare will increase by 50-60 euros. Last year, when the year was bad, there was a full profit. On average, the profitability of grain crops in normal years is about 300 euros per hectare.

 

"Farmers joke that money has decarbonized and we have reached zero balance sheet values. If the price of grain continues to remain at eight-year lows, we will not last long," says A. Vanagas, who does not lose optimism.

 

R. Varkulevičius says that this should sound like honey to some industries, but there is concern. Products, especially those consumed on the local market, are becoming more expensive due to the tax and the market is disappearing. There must be compensation and support mechanisms.

 

“Industry is not only about fertilizer production. For a sheet of metal that costs 700 euros, you have to pay an additional 150 euros in this tax. This eats up all the profits of companies. In addition, there are problems with competitiveness,” R. Varkulevičius argues, and says that it is strange to talk about clean air when we spend money on weapons. It is also strange that no one is talking about preserving the industrial and agricultural sectors, although it is clear that this will require huge financial resources. Support must be provided now, not in 2034, because by that time there will be neither farmers nor the chemical industry.

 

“We have repeatedly expressed our opinion on green policy issues to our MEPs and suggested that they wake up. This is not 2010, when we joined the prosperous EU. We need to take into account the USA, free trade agreements with South America or India,” R. Varkulevičius argues and says that he tried to explain to metal importers how to calculate CBAM, but there was no clarity.

 

A. Vanagas says that farmers are the primary link that absorbs everything in the local market. The cost of construction, implements, and machinery is increasing. For example, one turnip, which is used for a plow, has become 30 percent more expensive because taxes have increased. This will automatically increase inflation.

 

“This is a slow death,” A. Vanagas assures.

 

R. Varkulevičius says that a signal has been sent to the industry that it can recover because it will have protection, but in the long run, consumption will fall. Another question is where the increased VAT collection and increased cash flows from this tax will go, as will the increased prices. There must be compensation mechanisms so that the consumer does not suffer.”

 

 

 

Tikrai Lietuva neturi nepriklausomybės: ūkininkai sako, kad naujas, ES įvedamas, mokestis atima visą pelną, ilgai taip netempsim. Liksim be žemės ūkio

“Lietuva, kaip ES narė, šiuo metu įgyvendina Pasienio anglies dioksido korekcinį mechanizmą (angl. CBAM) – „anglies mokestį“ prekėms, įvežamoms iš ne ES šalių, kurios taiko ne tokius griežtus aplinkosaugos standartus.

 

Grūdų augintojai skaičiuoja, kad jis „suvalgys“ visą jų pelną, nes pernai, kai buvo sudėtingi metai, pelningumas iš hektaro siekė tik 50 eurų, o dėl mokesčio brangusios trąšos šį uždarbį ir „suvalgys“. Brangsta ir iš trečiųjų šalių įvežami metalai, tikėtina, tai palies ir cementą. Šis mokestis skirtas pristabdyti pigių produktų importą iš trečiųjų šalių, tokių kaip Rusija ir Kinija.

 

Tačiau pramonininkai sako, kad nors žemės ūkiui CBAM smogs skaudžiai, vertinant visos šalies mastu, jis gali būti naudingas. Pavyzdžiui, „Achemai“, kuriai buvo sudėtinga konkuruoti su pigiomis rusiškomis trąšomis (sankcijos joms netaikomos) leis atsigauti, nes kainos kils.

 

Apie CMAB naudą ir žalą laidoje „Verslo požiūris“ diskutuoja Audrius Vanagas, Lietuvos grūdų augintojų asociacijos pirmininkas ir Rimas Varkulevičius, Kauno prekybos, pramonės ir amatų rūmų generalinis sekretorius.

 

„Nauja realybė, nauja beprotybė. Nuo rudens kainos jau pakilo 60 eurų už azotinių trąšų toną ir tai ne pabaiga. Tikėtina, dar tiek pat brangs ir kovą. Visi puikiai žinome, kad pavasariniam tręšimui jomis apsirūpinę tik 50-60 proc. trąšos iš trečiųjų trąšų praktiškai neįvežamos, nes vyksta chaosas su pačia skaičiavimo metodika. Tuo naudojasi vietiniai gamintojai. Mūsų politikai tyli“, – aiškina A. Vanagas ir sako, kad Lietuvos ūkininkams šiemet papildomai kainuos 60-100 mln. eurų. Suma vis didės iki 2034 m. Rėžis didelis, nes neaišku, kaip pats mokestis bus skaičiuojamas, nes galima naudoti du variantus: pagal faktines arba numatytąsias emisijas.

 

Pasak A. Vanago, dar net nėra patikrinti akredituoti vertintojai, kurie tikrins gamyklas trečiosiose šalyse. Mokestis ypatingai painus ir jį suprasti eiliniam ūkininkui labai sudėtinga. Pati amonio salietra gali nieko nekainuoti, vien mokesčiams reikės atiduoti 300 eurų.

 

Asociacijos skaičiavimu, hektarui kaina didės 50-60 eurų. Pernai, kai metai buvo prasti, buvo visas pelnas. Vidutiniškai grūdinių kultūrų pelningumas normaliais metais apie 300 eurų iš hektaro.

 

„Ūkininkai juokauja, kad įvyko pinigų dekarbonizacija ir pasiekėme nulines balansines vertes. Jei grūdų kaina toliau liks aštuonerių metų žemumose, tai ilgai netempsim“, – optimizmo nepraranda A. Vanagas.

 

R. Varkulevičius sako, kad kai kurioms pramonės šakoms tai turėtų skambėti kaip medus, tačiau kyla nerimas. Produkcijos, ypatingai vartojama vietos rinkoje, dėl mokesčio brangsta ir rinka nyksta. Turi būti kompensaciniai ir paramos mechanizmai.

 

„Pramonė ne tik trąšų gamyba. Už metalo lakštą, kuris kainuoja 700 eurų, papildomai šio mokesčio reikia sumokėti 150 eurų. Tai suryja visas įmonių pelnus. Be to, atsiranda ir problemos dėl konkurencingumo“, – dėlioja R. Varkulevičius ir sako, kad keista kalbėti apie tyrą orą kai leidžiame pinigus ginklams. Keista ir tai, kad apie pramonės ir žemės ūkio sektoriaus išsaugojimą niekas nekalba, nors aišku, kad tam reikės didžiulių finansinių išteklių. Parama turi būti dabar, o ne 2034 m., nes iki to laiko neliks nei ūkininkų, nei chemijos pramonės.

 

„Mes ne kartą mūsų europarlamentarams pareiškiame nuomonę apie žaliosios politikos reikalus ir siūlome atsibusti. Dabar ne 2010 m., kai mes stojome į klestinčią ES. Reikia atsižvelgti į JAV, laisvos prekybos sutartis su Pietų Amerika ar Indija“, – dėlioja R. Varkulevičius ir sako, kad pamėgino su metalo importuotojais pasiaiškinti, kaip skaičiuoti CBAM, tačiau aiškumo nepadaugėjo.

 

A. Vanagas sako, kad ūkininkai pirminė grandis, kuri vietos rinkoje viską sugeria. Didėja statybų, padargų, technikos kaina. Pavyzdžiui, viena verstuvė, kuri naudojama plūgui, pabrango 30 proc., nes didėjo mokesčiai. Tai automatiškai didins ir infliaciją.

 

„Tai lėta mirtis“, – tikina A. Vanagas.

 

R. Varkulevičius sako, kad pramonei pasiųstas signalas, jog ji gali atsigauti, nes turės apsaugą, tačiau ilgainiui kris vartojimas. Kitas klausimas, kur pateks iš šio mokesčio ir dėl augančių kainų didėsiantis PVM surinkimas, gauti didesni pinigų srautai. Turi būti kompensaciniai mechanizmai, kad vartotojas nekentėtų.”