Comments on: Fired For Gossiping? Here’s A Gemini Story! Astrology In The Mainstream News (Inadvertantly)

By: Z

Thu, 24 May 2007 10:50:23 +0000

I agree, gossip when it tarnishes reputations and gets carried too far can make work life very difficult for the person being discussed and work is hard enough. A woman i used to work with was the subject of much gossip despite not really doing anything except working hard and having a relationship with another colleague. It almost became a hate campaign and was quite hard on her though she dealt with it well. Its a form of bullying in my mind.

By: Hans

Hans — Wed, 23 May 2007 17:06:47 +0000

Apparently some people, including the gossipers mentioned in the article, don’t understand that what they do can be *very* damaging to other people. As such, I would not describe it as “healthy”. But maybe this is hard to grasp if you haven’t been on the receiving end of it.

By: Daeshii

Daeshii — Wed, 23 May 2007 15:27:44 +0000

If it becomes all consuming, I can see it being a work issue. How productive can employees be if they are too busy discussing the next level of a supposed scandal?

By: alovlylife

alovlylife — Wed, 23 May 2007 06:32:29 +0000

I can see where gossiping can interfere with work.. if so sure. I dont think that gossiping is the right thing to do, but I dont think that if it is done at break or lunch that its something to get fired over.

By: Melody Zindell

Melody Zindell — Wed, 23 May 2007 03:11:52 +0000

Well, we Geminis do love to gossip….and these people are obviously not keeping current with the numerous articles that I read many years ago as a corporate executive explaining how gossip is viewed as a healthy thing on many levels, including getting information that cannot be had any other way (survival mechanism) group cohesiveness and social bonding, and other things I am still too sick to remember