The problem, though, is that most people picture immediately a very simple hierarchical structure with well-defined levels, such as the master-subordinate relationship.

尽管如此，问题是大多数人会立即绘制出拥有定义明确的层次的简单层次结构，例如主次关系。

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Even in companies that tolerate couples, they are not allowed to work in the same team or have a boss-subordinate relationship.

即便是那些不排斥情侣档的用人单位，也还是不允许两人在同一团队中工作，或是处于上下级关系。

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Your boss is probably not a great mentor for you because of your boss-subordinate relationship.

你的老板可能不能成为你的职业导师，因为你们毕竟是上下级关系。

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Under the organization's new policy on closer personal relationships in the workplace, a supervisor who has an intimate personal relationship with a subordinate must report that relationship to the ethics adviser, his or her supervisor or the human resources department "to seek resolution of potential conflict of interests and workplace fairness concerns, " the new standards say.

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Phaneesh Murthy, the Indian chief executive of outsourcing firm iGATE, has been sacked "for not disclosing a relationship with a subordinate".

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Triggered by complaints to the board, Best Buy is exploring whether Mr. Dunn misused company assets in the course of a relationship with a female subordinate, said people familiar with the matter.

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