I recommend anyone out there who has developed a crush to not get too obsessed, it can lead to hurt and bitter disappointment in the long run. Karen, Robert and James are among a sizeable minority with experience of the ever-growing phenomenon of J adore le boss , where people across the country have developed clandestine crushes on their employers. Although no statistics for its prevalence are currently available, J adore le boss is a social situation that, according to the Institute of Employment Rights, is on the increase. It is hard to know the full extent to which these crushes exist, because people will rarely speak out for fear that they may jeopardize their jobs, or be flatly rejected by a person who is way out of their league. According to leading expects, power is the key factor.
Many people like to have someone to look up to, as a role model or mentor.
They strive to be as powerful as their bosses, with entangled feelings of admiration and desire. The lure of the unobtainable is notoriously strong, another instance of fantasizing about something or someone that remains visible but out of reach, just as teenagers dream of meeting Ronan Keating or Britney Spears. With people working increasingly long hours, the office starts to become their real world, the basis of day to day reality according to leading specialist Kevin Jones. They have so little time to go to bars and clubs to find love, that they search for it at work. He goes on to caution, this can be dangerous though, because they can start to lose touch with reality, and begin living their life for this person.