Chapter 14 - Workplace Relationships

 Workplace Relationships

Every job involves workplace relationships, whether that be between an employee and a supervisor or employee and employee, ect. We all have different relationships with the people we work with, and each are expressed in many ways. According to Reflect and Relate, workplace relationships are defined as,"any affiliation you have with a professional peer, supervisor, subordinate, or mentor." These relationships have different dimensions that include status, intimacy, and choice. All jobs are ranked with positions of power and each relationship within the workplace has different levels of intimacy, which we choose to be a part of.  At my workplace, we have our captain or boss, then the lieutenant and Seargent, who are the security departments supervisors, and then the officers, who are the employees. 

My relationship with my supervisor or boss may differ from my coworkers. With my boss, I act more professional and serious, whereas I might joke around more with certain coworkers, but I treat everyone I work with, with respect. With morning shift, I tend to keep my mouth more shut and watch what I say because they are a very gossiping group. On my shift, I have more of an intimate relationship because I spend the most time with them and have developed closer relationships. My relationships can vary, for example, I have a coworker who I consider as an older brother and I have a coworker who I strictly consider as a coworker, nothing less and nothing more.