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How to Stop the Gossip

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I read an article called How to Stop the Gossip on Lynn Gaertner-Johnston’s blog that made the point of how important it is that we proofread our documents as well as do spell check and grammar checks. Tags: Spell Check gossip proofread grammar check. You never know who may be noticing and talking about it.

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Gossiping in the Workplace: A Poem by Lynn Crosbie

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If your workplace buddies are "gossip friends" Are they really someone you can trust in the end? People who gossip like to dig for "dirt" They may go too far and someone gets hurt They bring up rumours and hearsay too But do you really care, even if it were true? Tags: chatter hate gossip.

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The water cooler is leaking.

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but what about when the conversation turns to gossip? Gossip can be vicious and in some cases even lead to disciplinary action or getting fired if you are the one doing it. Have you ever been the brunt of office gossip? Because you don't have all the details, your reactions might further fuel the gossip and on and on it goes.

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When the sound of your mouse isn't the only "clique" in the office

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Cliques have sometimes been sources of hurtful gossip when they make it their business to talk about other people’s business. People start to get cozy and comfortable with each other and tend to pipe down when someone not in the clique comes around. That leaves those who are on the outside with a feeling of intruding. When you don't clique.

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The importance of having someone to talk to

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The problem that sometimes occurs with sharing with current co-workers is it can turn into office gossip. We do have to keep our company privacy in mind when sharing and never give specific details, but it is easy to give a general work situation and no one is the wiser as to who it is about and no company secrets are shared.

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Psst! I'm in a bad mood, pass it on.

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I wouldnt recommend talking about a co-worker with someone at the office or it ends up being gossip and spreads a bad feeling about that person. The good thing about apologizing is even though a bad mood was passed along, saying you are sorry goes a long way to making things right. (I