Working Relationships
Crisis and resilience at the heart of employee experience
Working Relationships is an original exploration of the interplay between crisis, resilience, and employee experience in the workplace. The book delves into how working relationships - the relationships we develop with the work that we do, the people with whom we work, and the organizations for which we work - are formed and sustained, focusing on four key elements: continuity, reciprocity, purpose, and hope. These components are essential in shaping our work experiences and contribute to both personal and organizational resilience.
Insights are drawn from extensive ethnographic research and personal experiences, providing an anthropological examination of the dynamics at play in professional environments and the importance of nurturing healthy, productive working relationships.
Read Working Relationships: A Field Draft
This edition is a field draft—an early articulation of ideas still in motion, offered freely as part of a wider conversation.
It was originally published in collaboration with The Starr Conspiracy, and is currently available under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 License, reflecting the spirit of reciprocity and open inquiry that first made the project possible.
That spirit remains.
You’re welcome to read this field edition, share it, and pass it along—just don’t sell it or remix it without permission.
If you’d like to read it, I’d love to know what brings you here.
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However you access this early edition, thank you—you are part of the conversation that shaped it.
Suggested Citation
Delgaty, Aaron. Working Relationships. Note & Niche, 2025. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
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