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Blog Post 4: Peer and Co-worker Relationships at Kohl’s Department Store

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Part One: One of my peer relationships at Kohl’s I would consider to be a special peer relationship. There are high levels of self-disclosure on both of our ends. I have told her a lot about my family and some of the personal struggles that I have had and in turn, she’s told me about her family and her struggles. We have talked a lot and she’s become a true friend that I can confide in. With this level of self-disclosure, it leads to high levels of emotional support from both of us. Since we know a lot about each other, we can tell if we are having trouble trying to get through the shift due to personal struggles. There have been a few times she’s struggled to get through the shift and I so listen to what she’s going through and offer her advice, so it could boost her morale. I had recently had to call off and she reassured me that she knew what I was going through and she did not blame me for calling off. Part Two: a)     Proxemics does influence my...

Superior- Subordinate Communication

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Superior- Subordinate Communication at Kohl’s Department Store ·          Trust: Since I work in a department store, I have several mangers and so for this purpose I will focus on my direct manager that is a head of my department rather than my store manager. On a scale of 1 (no trust) to 10 (very trusting) of how much I trust my superior, I would have to seven. Behaviorally Consistent: One of the main managerial behaviors I have noticed from this manager is that he is behaviorally consistent, whereas he always has a good attitude whenever he comes into the store. This manager tends to always tends to be very forthright with knowledge and shows that he remembers the issues that I have mentioned that take place within the department. Behavioral Integrity: Out of all the managers, this one usually goes out of their way to help solve a problem if an associate has one and I know he will actually try to fix the situation. Over Chr...