This document discusses workplace relationships and how they have evolved over time and may change in the future. It provides the following key points: - Workplace relationships directly impact worker success and can be positive or negative. They include relationships with superiors, peers, and sometimes adversaries. - Historically, work relationships have changed from master-slave models to more peer-based relationships between employers and employees. Modern relationships are less hierarchical with trends like remote work. - Good work relationships lead to benefits like higher motivation, productivity, job satisfaction and involvement. Bad relationships can damage progress. - The future of work may involve more remote and flexible work arrangements as relationships between employers and employees become less standardized. Lif