Category: Gossip

As humans, we often seek to find the imperfections of other people to make ourselves feel better. Salacious gossip about celebrity cheating scandals, chit-chat about new employees, or even conversations about a stingy neighbor occur daily and pique the interest of everyone. Researchers have confirmed that gossip is good for people, as it releases the…

At some point in your career, you will encounter certain problematic behaviors and issues that are rampant in many offices, regardless of what line of work you may belong to. In this case, we are going to talk about gossip According to The Balance Careers, gossip usually starts as a trivial thing since it stems…

It’s hard to imagine an office without them. ‘Have you heard that …?’ ‘Did you see what he said …?’ Such a simple phrase can be the introduction of a series of gossip often followed by an illusionist ‘but do not tell anyone.’ They are the classic gossip at work. There is no return to…

Throughout the story The piece of string, many would agree that the overall message shows the effects that gossip can have on someone and how others can be blind about the truth. This is demonstrated by the use of hyperbole, setting, and characterization. To begin, the act of no one believing in Maitre Hauchecome after…

Introduction Rumours and gossip are integrated into our everyday lives with almost two-thirds of conversations held in relation to social topics and having ties to a third party (Kiran, et al., 2018). It is because of this that it is impossible to separate it from organisational life (Baskin & Aronoff, 1989). While spreading rumours and…

It is human nature to gossip. Every day, people are introduced to news about celebrities, movie stars, and colleagues. While some of this information might be important, most of what people hear from others is baseless information that is meant to create a certain perception about the one being talked about. In most instances, gossip…

For centuries, celebrity focused magazines otherwise known as tabloids lining grocery stores stands and newsstand racks all over the country, have been used as the source of celebrity gossip since Americans seemed to be so much invested in such topics (Davies,2005). The 21st century saw the growth of many of these tabloids that they crowded…

Introduction to the issue/ problem You are a single parent with three young children. Your spouse has just passed away recently due to a motor-road accident. At work, you heard people are talking about your company being downsized and some of the employees will need to resign very soon. You asked some of your colleagues…

This has been said, knowledge is power. Unfortunately, many people like to talk about information or information about others, whether true or not. This is called chatter. Whatever name is used, people hurt themselves, feel good and feel empowered over others. The truth is less interesting, so people choose to chat. But talking about others…