Do you talk much to your spouse about your job, company and employer?

[Hopes]

Hubby always tells me stories about his work. The stories are usually very entertaining. He sometimes presents a problem for my input and advice. I rarely talk about my work with my husband though because my work life isn't half as entertaining as his. When I'm dealing with something specifically difficult, I will present the problem to him to brainstorm ideas with him. We rarely complain about work to each other. We are happy with our careers.

I strongly oppose family of any sort visiting at work. I frown upon subordinates who invite family to work. Employees should never bring their personal lives to work. The only exception is a family member waiting in the lobby for a lunch date. Don't bring the relative into the office to introduce to everyone. Few people care to meet your family and those who do care already know you outside of the office.

[Hopes]

Originally Posted by Avienne

I do, however, hear the best stories from my SO about his workplace. I keep telling him to take notes so I can fictionalize them into a series of short stories.

Same here! I think it's just because our husbands are very funny men! My husband can make even the most boring story funny!

[kodaka]

I try not to talk about work too much with my SO and vice versa. We could, but that just means we are thinking about work longer. It's more relaxing to turn that part off when we get home and spend time talking about other aspects of our lives.

The only people I know who completely don't talk about work at home are those whose jobs are classified. And their spouse doesn't know exactly what they do, but they do have a general idea, and know what company/agency they work for.

[bande1102]

We know what the other does, but it's not a big topic of conversation. We have so little time together that the last thing we want to do is talk about work. He's unhappy so it is incredibly boring and tedious for me to listen to his complaints, but I try.

Anyone see the episode of "how I met your mother" where Robin doesn't listent to Ted (think the episode was "ted the architect" or something like that)? I can so relate. When I find my self on the verge of telling the spouse to quit whining, I just picture Barney (as Ted the architect) with that girl on his back and I get a little more patience

[icibiu]

My husbands work is somewhat complicated and it took me a long time to really understand what it is he does; the bulk of the material I work on I cannot talk about due to government regulations.

But we do talk about certain work related events or co-workers on occasion. I can always tell when I've been putting in waaaaay too much overtime because I have nothing to talk about that is not work related. He'll notice i'm being quiet and ask me what's wrong and I'll tell him "All work and no play make Icibiu a dull girl"

I have been to his office once because the building is stunning in a somewhat "special" location and he wanted to show me the view. He came to my office once when Valentine's Day fell on a Sunday and I had to work, he dropped off a flower arrangement and left.

[CTR36]

Yes I do but he really doesn't understand what I do. I love to hear about his day though! Some of the things he sees/hears are OUTRAGEOUS! (he's a handyman btw)

[Bigbluelandrover]

Once I leave the job I try to avoid talking about it as much as possible. Even with my friends I tell them that my job is something I do not care to talk about.

Hubby on the other hand can complain for hours on end about his job. I am usually cross-eyed and have a headache once he is done.

[juggler]

I only talk high level stuff with my spouse, and occasional funny anecdotes. If I launch into the nitty gritty technical details about problems I am having designing the latest smart phone, her eyes will glaze over and she may fall asleep.