by Anil Machado

Created on: November 09, 2008   Last Updated: May 11, 2011

A conversation with your colleagues at a pantry, over tea or at your desk could sometimes lead into a degrading gossip. One could start a conversation over a co-workers promotion, dressing style, manners or tasks. The motive could merely be sharing information and get into a different turn. Gossip is so contagious that we won't even realize before getting into one. Some workers will share their piece of information amongst group of workers to feel important, but the result of it won't be same. Some worker could start a discussion with his/her frustration over work, maybe he/she didn't get an increment or maybe they feel discriminated. Some people in the company could just use such gossip mongers for their personal interests or to know how others react with their share in this gossip. There are no indicative trainings in most of the organizations that train against gossip. Perhaps, it's only the organization culture or the top/middle management that could let staff loose in terms of gossip. Maybe different department's culture in an organization could lead to being gossip oriented depending upon the department head or it's Manager. Some Managers would invite gossip right up to their desk by some of their closet subordinates.

However, running into a gossip doesn't make one powerful or a centrifugal force in an organization. It only makes one loose their own face value or credibility. Gossipers not only tarnish someone's image but they also spread the negativity and a bad organizational culture and eventually the waste of time in business. Therefore, the Managers, owners, Executives or even ordinary staff should stick to their most important path in their companies and that just doing the job what they paid for. A business does not generate profits with gossip mongers around in their set up. Waste of time is waste of money, at least looking at our own self and considering our own selfishness towards success, its better not to gossip or get closer to a gossip, knowingly or unknowingly.

To say No' to a gossiper is not at all difficult but as humans we tend to give it away. We forget that its not only the gossiper but also ourselves, we loose our self-respect and credibility around in the organization. We drive away from our basic responsibilities by doing a gossip or even getting involved. Ultimately we blame god, others and situations around us for our failures.

I have got two staff in my department Mr. Y is working since 4 years and hasn't been promoted since

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