Dizzy Dee

Pretending that none of us gossip is a farce. We all do it. Which of the gossip roles have you adopted? Are you “THE Office Gossip”, or the one who everyone gossips about? Do you like the gossip, and the occasional (sometimes regular) juicy stories that go around - do you help spread them, and add your own bits? Or are you the “goodie-two-shoes” who try to stop all grapevine activities that come your way - and even those that don’t come your way?Chances are, if you’re the office gossip, people also gossip about you, and say what a lousy person you are for gossip so much. On the other hand, if you’re the non-gossiping type, you won’t hear most of the stories, as people know how you feel about that sort of thing.

If I had to categorize myself? I’m a curious person, and therefore hear occasional rumors [Which I sometimes wish I hadn't] - however, since I’ve had to deal with the awkwardness of a co worker spreading stories about myself, I ask myself how I would feel if they were talking about me. I remind myself as often as I can to look for the good in a person. We all have mistakes, and by talking bad about someone else, indirectly I’m saying that I’m better than them.

One of the most important virutes in a relationship is respect. By gossiping about people you’re definitely NOT respecting them. I know it important for me that people respect me as a person, and I think its one of the least things that we can do for our co workers.

Its best not to listen to all the things that go around - those rumors build up preset ideas about people, which most of the time, are not true.

Badmouthing people doesn’t go down well with anyone, friends or fellow employees. Apart from it being very lousy, you need to remember not to burn your bridges. The person you’re gossiping about might just be your superior in a year’s time!

Besides that, every single person deserves to be treated with respect.