Or would you working together have any negative effect?

We wouldn't be in the same area at all. I would never have any reason to interact with him in the course of my job.

Then I'm going with meara about checking the employee handbook.

Check a handbook if you can. You don't want to be seen as hiding anything but you also don't want to flamboyantly advertise it.

eta:

Obviously, we don't want the vibe to be "You must hire me because of my wife," but especially with this place being such a big employer in the area, it's got to happen occasionally.

Precisely.

I dunno, I think it depends on the field. Mine is incestuous so it is not weird to bring it up (especially at the scientist level; the two body issue is kinda big in this field, and it's not unheard of to try to find available positions for spouses, esp. when hiring a really competitive candidate.) I didn't mention my father, but since I sent my resume in through his former grad students, and my potential corporate boss was in grad school with him and easily put 2 and 2 together (hello, I got a job in high school working at the observatory next to my dad's one summer!) shrug. Hard to miss.

I have versions of this sketcher [link] in black, brown and mesh. I don't so much wear them for work (I like wearing heels at work) but they are suitable (except most of my pants are long for heels, so...)

Those are the ones I have, sarameg!

Me too! Skecher buddies!

Mine are getting kinda beat up. I've had them for years and wore the hell out of them.

I just had to correct a meeting date three times on an email I sent out. *facepalm* I really suck at committee work.

Also, I just saw that ad with the guy doing the "news" off Facebook and Twitter:

I keep hearing the one with "This just in - 40 year old bachelor has just enrolled in karate" and keep thinking "Where? Where?"

flea- I know the neck thing you are talking about, although it read more "thick" than "swollen" to me. My lanky BFF from high school now has a neck just like his dad!