I used to follow that, exempting advances from flirty or relatable coworkers, but working in startups there are so many exceptions where you stay for a year or

I used to follow that, exempting advances from flirty or relatable coworkers, but working in startups there are so many exceptions where you stay for a year or two maybe. First, its not long enough to really get to the awkward part. This isn't an absolute clearly, but you should be able to play along during the various phases of attraction and relationships, as employees come and go, you being one of them. Second, there are many quirky work environments. Like when you sublet from a larger startup. Then you get the pool within your startup as well as all the other people in the other company that are totally fair game, where both people are immune to the other company's HR gimmicks. A more useful policy would be to understand the consequences, like adults.