Jordan Cochrum
Blog Post 4:
PEER AND CO-WORKER RELATIONSHIPS:
While working with Living Word Christian, I would say that I have numerous special peer relationships with my co-workers. Mainly because they are family, and also because we have all worked together toward a common goal. So you could say we are used to each other on all levels. For this blog I will be using an example of a collegial peer.
Last year, I met a friend of mind named Luke. We sat right by each other in class, and our friendship was formed only because we had to be at class and we happened to sit by each other. Our friendship began as just talking about the professor, where we were from, and what career paths we were planning on taking. As the year went on, our friendship began to evolve in 4 ways.
1. Emotional Support:
- Getting a good grade is always important, but there would be times when either I or Luke could tell the other person was just having a bad day. This could be due to getting a bad grade on a test, not feeling well, or just stress from school. Being right by each other, sometimes we would speak about life out of class and how we were doing individually.
2. Trust:
- As there year continued, there would be times when one of us would miss class for whatever reason. The class we were taking was very note heavy, so missing wasn't always ideal. Nonetheless, in the event once of us had to miss, we always had each other covered when it came to good notes.
3. Self Disclosure:
- Whenever Luke and I would wait for class to start or there was a time when our professor was preparing the power point, Luke and I would also talk about our interests, weekend activities, and other miscellaneous things.
4. Finally, after taking the time to learn about Luke's interest, family, and career paths, I would consider him a friend. We always send a "Hello" or "What's up" each others way whenever one of us sees each other.
Two individual benefits I have received through my friendship with Luke would be information exchange and social support. Through the semester Luke and I would offer social support in terms of completing tasks. I would never get worried about asking him for help or advice on certain assignments throughout the class. In addition, I would say that I benefit from our friendship through information exchange. Being close in age, Luke and I would always exchange information on certain classes and or work experiences we found beneficial.
In other work relationships, I would say that I have fallen victim to commodity. One time at Red Robin, I needed a night off to take care of some personal matters. My co worker agreed and everything worked out. A few weeks later they needed a night off and approached me stating that since they covered me a few weeks ago, that I needed to do the same in return. I was already willing to repay the favor out of principal, but I was slightly irritated when they approached me as if I was expected to do them a favor.
Blog Post 4:
PEER AND CO-WORKER RELATIONSHIPS:
While working with Living Word Christian, I would say that I have numerous special peer relationships with my co-workers. Mainly because they are family, and also because we have all worked together toward a common goal. So you could say we are used to each other on all levels. For this blog I will be using an example of a collegial peer.
Last year, I met a friend of mind named Luke. We sat right by each other in class, and our friendship was formed only because we had to be at class and we happened to sit by each other. Our friendship began as just talking about the professor, where we were from, and what career paths we were planning on taking. As the year went on, our friendship began to evolve in 4 ways.
1. Emotional Support:
- Getting a good grade is always important, but there would be times when either I or Luke could tell the other person was just having a bad day. This could be due to getting a bad grade on a test, not feeling well, or just stress from school. Being right by each other, sometimes we would speak about life out of class and how we were doing individually.
2. Trust:
- As there year continued, there would be times when one of us would miss class for whatever reason. The class we were taking was very note heavy, so missing wasn't always ideal. Nonetheless, in the event once of us had to miss, we always had each other covered when it came to good notes.
3. Self Disclosure:
- Whenever Luke and I would wait for class to start or there was a time when our professor was preparing the power point, Luke and I would also talk about our interests, weekend activities, and other miscellaneous things.
4. Finally, after taking the time to learn about Luke's interest, family, and career paths, I would consider him a friend. We always send a "Hello" or "What's up" each others way whenever one of us sees each other.
Two individual benefits I have received through my friendship with Luke would be information exchange and social support. Through the semester Luke and I would offer social support in terms of completing tasks. I would never get worried about asking him for help or advice on certain assignments throughout the class. In addition, I would say that I benefit from our friendship through information exchange. Being close in age, Luke and I would always exchange information on certain classes and or work experiences we found beneficial.
In other work relationships, I would say that I have fallen victim to commodity. One time at Red Robin, I needed a night off to take care of some personal matters. My co worker agreed and everything worked out. A few weeks later they needed a night off and approached me stating that since they covered me a few weeks ago, that I needed to do the same in return. I was already willing to repay the favor out of principal, but I was slightly irritated when they approached me as if I was expected to do them a favor.
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