Gossip In The Office And Workplace / Educational Video

Gossip In The Office And Workplace / Educational Video. Production Company: Calvin Company; Keywords: workplace politics. Gossip in the workplace is a form of social interaction between two or more co-workers in which speculation and opinion about other individuals becomes the topic of discussion. Gossip can usually be dismissed as idle chitchat, but if you're not careful, workplace gossip can turn into malicious behavior that can tear teams and departments apart. In a recent survey conducted by Harris Interactive, more than 2,000 employees were asked to pick their biggest pet peeve. Sixty percent picked workplace gossip as their No. 1 annoyance. Some companies are taking drastic measures to ensure workplace gossip doesn't interfere with productivity and employee morale. Empower Public Relations, a Chicago PR firm, has taken steps to prevent workplace gossip by dubbing their workplace "a gossip-free zone." If anyone is caught engaging in small talk about another person that they wouldn't say to their face, they are immediately terminated. According to the CEO of Empower Public Relations, Sam Chapman recently said in an interview with CNN, "Gossip can ruin people's lives." A small not-so-pleasant observation made from one employee about another can blow up into a major firestorm of negative comments from co-workers about the employee, ultimately resulting in the employee establishing a bad reputation by no fault of their own. If the issue that was being talked about by other employees is immediately addressed, the problem that existed could have been resolved without jeopardizing the other person's career or reputation. Here are a few simple ways that can stop you from engaging in workplace gossip. Don't surround yourself with individuals who gossip. Don't be afraid to report the gossip to your superior. Do keep your personal life private. Do let any gossip you overhear end with you. Don't be afraid to let others know that it makes you uncomfortable to be a part of those types of conversations. Let's face it, it's human nature to want to engage in office conversations and often times, individuals enjoy the juicy details of potential drama in the workplace. But you must remember, a real person is involved and the potential damage you or fellow employees can create can be devastating. If you find yourself in the middle of a conversation that you think might be hurtful to the person you're talking about, try using these guidelines and eventually, your co-workers will start to realize that you don't want to participate in workplace gossip. A negative work environment is a less productive work environment. Gossip in the workplace can create an uncomfortable atmosphere for not only the person the gossip is about, but for everyone in the workplace. Gossip can often become likened to the old childhood game of "Telephone", where one person starts the spread of information, and by the time it reaches the last person, it has evolved and changed into something entirely different. Some bits of gossip may have truth to it, while other bits of information carried on the gossip relay may be false. Either way, gossip is a hurtful means of communication and should be avoided at all cost. Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Education

Tags:

• gossip
• workplace
• office
• politics
• slander
• lies
• gossiper
• slanderer
• rumor
• rumors
• reputations
• reputation
• calumny
• ethics
• hate

[rainslave]

Add 50lbs to those ladies, and you will notice that nothing much has changed over the years..."golly gee, for pete's sake!"

[Seyahhsod]

Now now, ALICE... you know what to do to change Mr. Stones mind so just take em off!

You heard him.

He's going to send his very BEST girl, the "expert operator" and "Helen and Sally are two of his best girls"

Both GIRLS are going to be trained on the new "machine" and we can get out more work with less effort.

"I can guarantee you that you're going to LIKE ITand he girls will like i too once they learn how to USE IT"!

"Within a week both my GIRLS will be OLD HAMS at it"

LOL!! (1950's ) LOL!

[Smarkomatic]

How can he stop the rumors from getting started? COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR EMPLOYEES YOU IDIOT !! Funny though, 90% of employees ARE scared of going to talk to the boss because 90% of the time when asked,the BOSS has proven to be a condensending ASS thinking everybody else is less than he/she. A good boos should be even tempered and talk to their employees regardless of personal issues. Stop by the offices and say "hello" A good boss leads by example not by being a tyrant.

[GGantuatu]

This is exactly the sort of film all employees should sit in on. . .a film about jumping the gun & personnel assumptions. People take liberties instead of SHOWING face to ask dirrect questions. Well one has to be close and trust their Employer if they are to inform or clarify on a matter. Distortions begin so subtle it is almost impossible to know WHO was the one or who have the tendency for maligning communication system and structure protocols.

WHO hired these types of personalities?

[indigothecat]

Hehe, most of the gossip I hear in the workplace is complaints about managers and supervisors, or that they unfairly terminated or reprimanded people below them just so they could either make room for someone else or blame a bad situation on someone they don't like.

[darrencornell1]

hilarious,loved it !

[HecterPlasmic]

Mr Stone has more restraint than me. I'd have thrown those two mouthy bitches out the window.

[belladeballe]

Oh, no! Not CLEVELAND!!! LOL

[selfidentity1]

yeahh its only females that gossip, ahahahh gosh I work in 99% male environment and they are sooo much worse than girls.

[selfidentity1]

new computer in the 50's?? very modern