Raindrop100 Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 Hi what would you do if you realise your colleagues in the next cubicle keep gossiping about you and other colleagues? Would you keep your ears shut, just ignore or something else? Link to post Share on other sites
whichwayisup Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 OK you can handle this in so many different ways... 1)Lean over and tell them to shut up, stop gossiping and grow the F up. Ask them to say it to your face. (If they can say it behind your back, then hopefully they have the balls to say it directly to your face!) Ha! I bet not. 2)Ignore completely and just pretend they don't exist. 3)Tell whoever they were talking about what was said behind their back. 4)Report them to your manager. 5)Annonymously report them. 6)Ask them nicely to please stop gossiping, it's bothering you and you find it quite distracting. To take it somewhere else. 7)Tell them to shutup or YOU will tell the person what they were saying behind their back. 8) Get up and walk away - Use another computer or find some other work to do far from where they're sitting. OK, well, there are some options...I'm sure more people will give you some other suggestions. Good luck. Link to post Share on other sites
westernxer Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 Are you doing something with another colleague that deserves to be talked about? Link to post Share on other sites
Author Raindrop100 Posted June 3, 2005 Author Share Posted June 3, 2005 not really. it's their ways of passing time. They will even gossip about each other within the group. I think it's human nature to pay attention to what people gossip about especially when you heard your name was mentioned. But it bothered me even more after finding out what they gossiped about...Maybe the best way is to just switch the ears off (provided there is a switch) I don't have the luxury of time to do that myself.... Link to post Share on other sites
westernxer Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 Just put on some headphones and ignore them... that's what I do. Link to post Share on other sites
Author Raindrop100 Posted June 4, 2005 Author Share Posted June 4, 2005 Have tried that too. But that's against company's rules. Definitely not a good rule... Link to post Share on other sites
westernxer Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 Time to find a new job, I'd say... Link to post Share on other sites
Marshbear Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 How about ear plugs? Link to post Share on other sites
westernxer Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 Originally posted by Marshbear How about ear plugs? Link to post Share on other sites
Author Raindrop100 Posted June 4, 2005 Author Share Posted June 4, 2005 Ya, you are right, it's more "invisible" than headphone. But wait, what if I can't hear what my boss says? Sometime she'll just shout over the cubicle when giving instruction to do work.. Tough ya?? : Link to post Share on other sites
westernxer Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 Tell her to shut up. Link to post Share on other sites
Author Raindrop100 Posted June 4, 2005 Author Share Posted June 4, 2005 well, i think this's a good one.......................................on my last day of work... Link to post Share on other sites
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