genome Professional and romantic relationships are two entirely different things.
Contract work and permanent employment are two entirely different things too.
I'm a graphic designer and when I take on a client, accepting payments from them, and get them to invest in materials and cover expenses, they would be livid if I then fcuked off to chat with another client and flirt with ditching them, project incomplete and barely off the ground.
I don't think comparing this to going for an interview at Lidl is particularly helpful.