Bad taughts about others bring down your immune system

             

‘Negativity and toxic thoughts about others brings down your immune system’

The effects of workplace gossip are mostly negative, especially for the person who is the subject of the gossip. The only way to reduce the negative effects of workplace gossip is to help silence it.

Many employees have a hard time confronting gossip in the workplace. It is not because it is difficult to talk about, too personal, or disrespectful. It is because gossip in the workplace is such an incredible waste of their time.

When an employee confides in another co-worker, the conversation should remain confidential. If words spoken in confidence become the subject of workplace gossip, it can result in co-workers losing trust in each other.

Gossipers come in two groups, the once that do not know the truth and talk in ignorance because someone else mentioned it, OR  the once that know the truth but are awfully jealous and feels that the person involved cannot or should not achieve such feat even if such feat is as minor as eating, sleeping or taking a vacation!

These gossipers forget that they also have very bad characters with loads of dirty linens and that every other person sees them as insensitive and immature in behaviour.

Dedicated managers and employees are pushing so much of the margin, there is no room for error. There is no extra time. There is no time to try to deal with gossip. And, not only do good employees not have the time to deal with office gossip, but most don’t have the temperament to deal with it.

When an employee is the subject of workplace gossip, it can also negatively affect her morale, so the best way to deal with it is to ignore it and assume that the gossipers are sadistic graduate fools..Lol

Gossip in the workplace can put a strain on teamwork and employee productivity. When someone becomes the subject of workplace gossip, it can become difficult for her to work with co-workers, specifically the ones who are participating in the gossip. This creates a toxic working environment with a lack of unity. If the employee is too focused on the gossip, she may not be able to focus on her work, and productivity suffers.

Show example by walking away if the discussion heads to destructive gossip.
Don't participate in the gossip; change the subject whenever the gossip starts. This sends the message to others that the behaviour is unacceptable. Eventually, your co-workers might take the hint.
Enjoy!