Gossip is idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others. In some cases it is a crime or sin, if you can handle both descriptions in one sentence it was purposely described that way.
Workplace gossip
Peter Vajda identifies gossip as a form of workplace violence, noting that it is "essentially a form of attack." Accordingly, many companies have formal policies in their employee handbooks against gossip. Sometimes there is room for disagreement on exactly what constitutes unacceptable gossip, since workplace gossip may take the form of offhand remarks about someone's tendencies such as "He always takes a long lunch," or "Don’t worry, that’s just how she is. TLK Healthcare cites as examples of gossip, "tattletaling to the boss without intention of furthering a solution or speaking to co-workers about something someone else has done to upset us." Corporate email can be a particularly dangerous method of gossip delivery, as the medium is semi-permanent and messages are easily forwarded to unintended recipients; accordingly, a Mass High Tech article advised employers to instruct employees against using company email networks for gossip. Low self-esteem and a desire to "fit in" are frequently cited as motivations for workplace gossip. Some negative consequences of workplace gossip may include:
• Lost productivity and wasted time,
• Erosion of trust and morale,
• Increased anxiety among employees as rumors circulate without any clear information as to what is fact and what isn’t,
• Growing divisiveness among employees as people “take sides,"
• Hurt feelings and reputations,
• Jeopardized chances for the gossipers' advancement as they are perceived as unprofessional, and
• Attrition as good employees leave the company due to the unhealthy work atmosphere.
Other things may include you sitting on the high horse of your opinion, and what you thought you were doing right all of your life made you judge other people. However in the long run it might just make you another stupid lazy dickhead with nothing real to offer the world except appreciation for weakness or nothing at all. These are all things to consider at one point in your life.
For some strange reason Gossip and Prejudice seem to run together in my mind. It might just be my stupid crap of trying to put extremities into something justifiable. Or it might be a sense of insecurity that both subjects seem to project in the person that is committing the act/sin/crime.
What does this do to a person publicly? Are the rumors true or not? Do you know? Why do you repeat it? Why don't you just shut the F up and stop being a pitiful person! Do you have so much time on your hands that you can decide and help shape the future of others with your petty bullshit? Get a life dumbass.
Don't let others opinions automatically make you the bad person in the eyes of the beholder. DO NOT let it stress you at all. It is just opinions, and they are like assholes as the saying goes.
SEEYA!
