Relationships at workplace(Workplace Friendship or Romance Good or Bad)
You can be friendly in the workplace or in business, and have friends, without putting yourself or your job in jeopardy. I personally like to keep my friendship with my peers in a casual mode, it is very open and we are able to horseplay but we all know there is a line not to be cross. We are more like a family, everyone looks out for each other, but we always maintain a line where the intimate friendship begins, because we all know very well –by the mistakes others have made- how dangerous an intimate relationship can be; in my field, sexual harassment will end an officers career. Also, I personally try to avoid those friends that can present a harmful or destructive friendships; the one where someone else says to you, “I need to talk to you about your friend so-and-so.” No thanks!
Relationships in the workplace demand a particular kind of balance. When something isn’t working, walking away isn’t always a valid option, and emotional outbursts are hardly advisable. I see my relationship with my boss, co-workers and subordinate most like those with my family members - I may not always get along, but I can’t really avoid them. It’s usually our communication style that makes the difference between suffering people you work around and building relationships that work for you.
We all know that people are more productive, and generally more cooperative, when treated with respect; in my work I do the schedule, and I have to make sure a have a police officer covering the campuses 24/7; this is the most difficult part of my work, but I have manage to have a good relationship with my guys, and they will always be ready to help when I call then in a short notes time, I always try to ask as reasonable and courteously worded as possible, I also think is good when a friendly relationship at work is able to know when to stop being friendly and be able to get the work done, my boss let us have few minutes to share and talk about what is going on, but we all know that there is a job to get done, and that we need to go do it.
I do not have experiences about romance at work, but the ones I have see from peers, had never end well. I think it is very important to know what you want and what your priorities are; if romance takes place, the best would be to try to keep it outside the work are
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Relationships in the workplace demand a particular kind of balance. When something isn’t working, walking away isn’t always a valid option, and emotional outbursts are hardly advisable. I see my relationship with my boss, co-workers and subordinate most like those with my family members - I may not always get along, but I can’t really avoid them. It’s usually our communication style that makes the difference between suffering people you work around and building relationships that work for you.
We all know that people are more productive, and generally more cooperative, when treated with respect; in my work I do the schedule, and I have to make sure a have a police officer covering the campuses 24/7; this is the most difficult part of my work, but I have manage to have a good relationship with my guys, and they will always be ready to help when I call then in a short notes time, I always try to ask as reasonable and courteously worded as possible, I also think is good when a friendly relationship at work is able to know when to stop being friendly and be able to get the work done, my boss let us have few minutes to share and talk about what is going on, but we all know that there is a job to get done, and that we need to go do it.
I do not have experiences about romance at work, but the ones I have see from peers, had never end well. I think it is very important to know what you want and what your priorities are; if romance takes place, the best would be to try to keep it outside the work are
More articles at http://www.cafeflower.com/
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