Interpersonal Communication

INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

Formation of relationship

I joined Yclairs Molders in 2003 immediately after I finished my studies . I had been to the organization for more than 3 months during my field attachment . Therefore I had a prior knowledge of the organization and had interacted with several people . When they considered my application for a job , I was happy to join an organization which I had the values oriented towards outcome achievement and had a high degree of people orientation . I was now part and parcel of the organization

When I

joined the organization , I was lucky since I was put under the same department that I had served before . I was under the same supervisor who had supervised me during my field attachment . I did not have to be oriented much in the organization culture and other aspects of its operation since I had gone through the same socialization process before . But there was one person who had oriented me in the organization and who remained relevant to me even after I joined the organization for work . That was the secretary in the Production department where I was assigned as an assistant manager . She was still relevant to me as she showed me how I had to start my work and settled in my job . With time we became very close to one another . This was to end up in romantic relationship

In the development of our relationship , we had undergone the full Knapp 's relationship escalation model . I still remember the initiation stage of our relationship when I was directed to her office where she would orient me to the organization . The first 10 to 15 seconds were spent knowing about each other . There was a mutual attraction that developed between us that time as we observed each other 's appearance and manners . Our experimental phase was marked by the continuous interaction that we has as I worked with her guidance

I had a lot of uncertainties about her although I felt more attracted to her . I had to use several strategies in to reduce this level of uncertainties . Under the uncertainty reduction theory it took on actives and interactive strategies in to learn more about her This helped me to gain knowledge and understanding about her . In active strategies , I enquired about her from her friends and also set up several situations under which I would observe her closely like enquiring a lot about work from her . In the interactive strategies , I talked with her most of the time often brining in other s not related to work so that I would understand her more

Though our relationship remained at this phase when I was in my field attachment it dramatically changed its course when I started working in the company . Although I was assigned another secretary I would still rely on her most of the time and she was also supportive to orient my secretary to her work . We developed a liking for each...