I'm Microsoft's ex-VP of HR. Not all workplace romance is a mistake — but it can get messy quickly.

Chris Williams is a former VP of HR at Microsoft and an executive-level advisor and consultant. He writes that mixing work and romantic relationships is complicated; he met his wife at work. While Nvidia's recent turmoil is an extreme case, mixing business and romance gets messy quickly. The recent turmoil with the former CEO of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, is an extreme example of the danger of romantic relationships at work, especially extramarital ones. Add in allegations of international espionage and cutting-edge technology angles, and you have a world-class scandal — at the root of which is a tale as old as time: Mixing business and romance is complicated. I'm the former VP of HR at Microsoft, and I've also been happily married for 43 years to someone I met at work. I understand why one's job is a place to meet people, and I reject the assumption that all workplace romance is a mistake.

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