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Don’t we all love those coffee breaks at work to catch up on the latest speculations and gossip at office? A study says 9 out of 10 office talks can be labelled as gossip.
Everyone says it’s a bad habit but there is good news for the gossiping lot at work! But a study done by a team of Dutch psychologists says that gossiping makes workers efficient. Gossip is used as a meaningful way to warn co-workers about others who are shirking working.
The study says gossip is healthy too (at times) as it acts as an indirect pressure to perform well.
But here are a few tips to indulge in healthy gossip:
Do not spread lies.
Keep it to a joke, don’t make any gossip sexist or derogatory in any manner.
Try to take it lightly if you come to know some gossip about you.
If anything serious gossip, which can harm your image, is talking place inform office HR.
So the next time someone tells you to stop gossiping at work, tell them you are improving your efficiency!
No one minds a bit of leg pulling but snatching clients or extracting information is not gossiping. It is sheer politics, stay away from such politically correct people.
Always try to lighten the atmosphere if the gossip at work includes character assassination.
Never bad mouth your senior or bosses. You never know what can come out and spread.
Gossiping can be a great way to get exclusive information, use it wisely.
Keep it healthy and have fun gossiping.
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