Gossip etiquette
There is a girl in my office, who I have aptly named 'Satan', as that's what her name first comes up with in predictive text. Anyway, we work in an open plan office, and on a normal day she's overtly loud. Loud enough that when she gossips (even when she whispers) you know who she's talking about and why. It's distracting. She is poison. Shirley the best thing is to go and get a coffee instead of jibber jabbering to the world.
We also used to have a Greek girl who would gossip about people to another Greek girl in front of them. One day a girl they were bitching about turned around after half an hour of the blatant nasty chat to say to them: "My grandmother is Greek, I can understand what you're saying"
When do you become too old to gossip? Shirley this is something you, as an adult, have more sense to do out of earshot or not at all?
PEOPLE WHO.
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you're aware this is gossip aren't you?
Borderline.
hmmm
seriously better to keep your mouth shut and be positive about people
You will be happier, people will respect you more and you won't be so sullied by the noxious taint of the pathetic.
Do men gossip?
(Mr & Mrs Pigeon, say hello to Mr Cat...)
Yes. They do.
They don't really.
Not 'real' men.
THIS THREAD IS NOW ABOUT WORKING OUT THE WOMAN'S NAME
SAVAN?
Yes.
And no.
PAUBO
RATAM
Lucy (Fer)
PATBO
pavan
Poor Meowington
The greek story is great
I'm surrounded by Italians at my work and I occasionally suspect they're talking smack about me; I was gonna secretly learn Italian to check but that seemed like a lot of effort.
gossip isn't just discussing people is it?
it's specifically spreading rumours.
or is it?
is it?
It's more talking smack about someone
is it?
i thought it was just talking about stuff that hasn't been officially verified or announced?
In the colloquial sense
this isn't Heat magazine territory, just general nasty talk about someone
if someone has been a dick -
and i talk to someone else about them, and i'm all "they woz being a dick''
am i gossiping?
i'm with japes
i don't really get what it is?
like, is it just talking about people?
gos·sip
/?gäsip/Noun
Casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true.
Verb
Engage in gossip.
Synonyms
noun. tittle-tattle - tattle - scandal - slander - rumour
verb. tattle - tittle-tattle - talk - chatter - babble
thanks saps!
bd
I hate gossipy offices.
It's verging on unprofessional.
honestly, I understand that it's going to happen
just take it outside and out of earshot.
Even so,
I still think that it can undermine colleagues and team spirit, especially if it's gossip about someone's performance or ability.
It's more a symptom of a poor or failing company/management though.
That is very true
especially about our department specifically. Management are actually non-existant. It is sad.