Now, it is true that we are living in a more relaxed age, and for the most part that is good. Dressing more casually more often and acting less formally has made business a friendlier endeavor. Do you miss your tie? I don’t.But there is a danger with all of this friendly casualness, and that is this: It’s still business.
Your boss isn’t your friend in the office, she is your boss. Too much friendliness can be easily misinterpreted. Your employee isn’t your friend, he works for you. Your customer is your customer. Sure it is nice to be open and make a few jokes but one drawback of this new age is that the line between business associate and casual friend has been blurred, and the consequences are potentially serious.
Misunderstandings that might easily be remedied in your social life can become fractured business relationships. By mistaking a customer, or boss, or associate, or employee for a friend, when really all they are is a business acquaintance, you run the real risk of having an otherwise offhanded comment or action taken wrong.
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danakeith on May 20th, 2008 at 12:49 am
Relationship between employee and employer were supposed to be keeping a gap, I mean.. Respect should be at the center, mingle as you want but don’t forget he/she still your boss.. Your head, keep your feet on the ground to avoid misunderstanding in the future..