Level 3 Roles

Candice Schofield December 29, 2015
Universal Care

The role of the Health & Social Care worker:

What is the difference between Working and Personal Relationships?
• Definitions of Working and Personal Relationships:
• The relationships between family members are personal relationships.
• The relationships that are formed between colleagues and boss and employees are called working relationships.
 
The main difference between working and personal relationships is the environment in which the relationship begins.
Man is a social animal and loves to make relations in all situations of life. This is true both at home as well as at workplace. Without relations, it is hard to imagine our existence. The moment we are born, we find ourselves in a web of relationships whether or not we like it. However, the relationships at work are totally different from personal relationships.
What are Working Relationships?
The relationships that are formed between colleagues and boss and employees are called working relationships. The relation between teacher and students is also referred to as working relationship. However, the situation becomes difficult if a work colleague who you have become friends with oversteps the boundaries in the work environment, the crux of the problem is the human nature to form relationships at all times and places. Whether at work or even in a classroom, we tend to make relations with others as we are comfortable perceiving ourselves in relationships.
In working relationships, the level of intimacy is usually low. We do not attempt to create bonds that go beyond the professional level in working contexts. Also in working relationships, there is a high level of formality, and people tend to behave in more or less the same manner all the time. Conversations in working relationships are more businesslike and mostly polite.
However, the situation turns tricky when relatives are found working closely at a workplace. This is when...