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Gossip is defined as conversation about the personal details of other people's lives, whether rumour or fact, especially when malicious.

However, in many offices, gossipers have made a lot of psychological imbalances in the lives of co-employees at one time or the other.

The Question is: Is Gossip An ideal Thing?

The impact of gossipers in lives of co-employees could either "MAKE" or "MAR" the success of others!

The truth is, often times, gossip is always in the BAD DIRECTION!

Have you ever been affected before?

Do you gossip?

Is it an ideal attitude?

Does it have "multiplier effects or not?

Let's here our view?

shandy says ...

Gossip mar others particularly at work place.  A case study of my former place of work.

I got to this particular company through a brother , that is married with four kids.  This male friend of mine talks a lot and he is fond of talking about others in a negative way.  He has been in the company before i came in, so he knows everybody.  He took it upon himself to introduce everybody jn a negative way, he talks about them in a negative way, basically he gossips everybody that he does not like and say bad and negative things about them.  Initially, i was enjoying the gossips,, later i realise that he has poison my mind against this set of people, that no matter what you say about them, i always see them in a negative light.  I decided there and then to avoid this friend of mine, not only avoid him, but avoid him completely!  Of course what do you expect?  He gossiped  about me also, that  am ungrateful. and that i have neglected him that brought myself to the company!  Its was actually absurd!

Basically, gossips, poisons the mind of another person against another, and when that happens, it breeds nothing but hatred, enemity, malice, unfriendly envinroment, and i can bet you that is not good for work envinroment!  Gossips should be discouraged!  Anyhow it should!  And this starts with  everyone!  You do your own part, dont listen to gossips, and if you do, disregard it!

Thanks a  lot for responding to my discussion.

I must confess, your contribution shows a real live scenario.

Above all, gossipers can mar others.

We need to desist from gossiping!

jessica76 says ...

 

I agree Shandy... gossiping IS poison. I was caught up in all the gossip at work and was almost obsessed with the next wave of gossip. One day I saw and heard some outrageous things being said about someone I worked with which was totally false. I knew this woman very well and was mocked for defending her. From that moment on, I never participated in the gossip circles. Furthermore, another assistant in the office was written up because of false rumors, gossip about her and she nearly lost her job because of it. In the end... not a good thing!

Thanks Jessica76,

for sharing your real life experince with your associates and the world at large.

Gossipping doesn't make anyone progresses, it's more poisonous than python, in the words of shandy.

I make it clear when I start anywhere that I'm not interested in gossip.  I'm very sociable, of course -- if anybody's up for a discussion about books, movies, whatever kind of articles that they saw on WebMD, restaurants I should try... that's safe.  When it comes to gossip, though, I entirely ignore it.  I don't need to know any more information about someone than what that individual is willing to share with me (and that I accept).