An unbalanced power relationship is exhausting and unfair. If you are the person with more power, you make all the rules. What you say goes and no one is able to argue that. In some situations, it is important for one person to have the power. For example, parent to child relationships. Although it is important for the parent(s) to have the power or control, it is important for them to still have a healthy and balanced relationship with their children. Even in situations where it is normal to have a person with more power, it is important for them to not completely dominate the other person.
If you are the person with less power, you are at a great disadvantage. It is tiring and draining when you are always being told what to do and how to do it. I often feel bad for the janitors at my job. Most of them do not have great English speaking skills and are women in their forties. Rather than create a relationship with the house keeping staff, I have seen a lot of my coworkers and managers boss them around. Although they may not be out on the sales floor or in meetings all day, their jobs are just as important as ours. If we did not have the housekeeping staff, we would not be able to function. Rather than have an unbalanced power relationship where I am always demanding things from them, I have shown the staff that I appreciate what they do and am always thanking them for their assistance. I have shown them that I do not think that I have power over them, because I don’t. We are all a team and should work together to create a happy environment.
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