The work place

There is nothing like trying to navigate work place relationships, they seem to be the most complex of all, and everything you do and say seems to have far reaching consequences. And what adds to this is that:

• People's self esteem (including mine) is closely attached to what they do at work, so if you even begin to disagree with what they are doing, you are personally attacking them.
• At times, it seems integral to fight for the smallest of advantages, to gain that rather meaningless (in the grander scale of things) feeling of importance....Which incidentally is so transient that new and improved power games have to be played, just to keep any semblance of worth.

However, I write this knowing for well that my own work place limitations play a part in causing conflicts, particularly because all relationships are co-created. But isn't the essence of any sort of relationship communication? Particularly having those difficult discussions which bring a sense of newness...... And it's this fundamental thing which is missing in my work situation at the moment.....