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Chapter 8 was a great chapter on organizational communication and its concepts about workplace relationships. This demonstrated the importance of getting along in organizations which means more than simply passing on information efficiently or getting one's reports in on time. It also involves creating healthy relationships with one's coworkers. This is important because every social environment needs a type of relationship whether it's intimate or just a work relationship. Whichever the case, it is still important to develop relationships that are understood and acknowledged by other people to establish an honest relationship that is naturally and personally made. Work relationships can often complicate an organization only because it involves feelings that often get in the way of working in an environment that is strictly for one purpose. If a person begins to participate in a more intimate relationship, then the work performance usually slacks off or becomes less pertinent to the person's daily objective. Sometimes managing a personal relationship that is both time consuming and heart consuming. I have personally been in a situation that has interfered in a work situation and it did not end so well. It started off great because you get to see the person everyday, however when the relationship does not work out, it affects your work effort.