gossiping boss.

@asliah (11137)
Philippines
January 8, 2013 4:51am CST
greetings to all of you guys,what can you say about the bosses who always do gossip in the office even if its not there break time?and take note what if they are all male,actually here in the office where i work,the bosses of sales are in our behind in one room,and we always pissed off and annoyed when they always gossiping and maybe bragging too in each other about their car and bicycles,and sometimes they gossip about other regular employee in the company too.have you experience this?what would you feel?
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13 responses
@JohnRok1 (2051)
9 Jan 13
Bit risky this, but could you get them surreptitiously tape recorded, and then get someone not known to the company to broadcast the tape recording into the senior board meeting in the hearing of the big boss(es) (say, from outside the window)?
@kokomo (1867)
• Philippines
9 Jan 13
Oh well, they are already boss and you are just an employee so they can do what they want inside the office and you can not please them to do what they want to do even if it is irritating with you. Wait until you become a boss. hehe.
• United States
8 Jan 13
That's what guys do, they have to compete with each other. One thing you will never hear them brag about is their girlfriends because there is always a better looking girl around the corner. Let them have their male bonding time, as long as they don't start rumours about people in the company, then they will need be taken down a notch. I've worked with guys like this and eventually they will run out of junk to brag about.
@Shavkat (137214)
• Philippines
8 Jan 13
For work etiquette, that's not appropriate. The bad thing is the gossiper seems starting to be visible to male population. If they can do it, the followers will do the same thing. A chain reaction that can be viral too.
@edvc77 (2140)
• Philippines
9 Jan 13
I don't like loafers. It is not good to gossip and a real turn off for a boss who gossips. I don't like gossiping. I can't get something good from it. Have a nice day!
• Philippines
9 Jan 13
Never been there but maybe one day when I start my job as a call center agent.
• Philippines
8 Jan 13
Sometimes our bosses get noisy. They talk in their language so we can't understand them. But we know when they are referring to us because our names are audible. LOL. They talk loud. Their only task is to receive calls from their clients and relay the messages to us. So they can gossip 24/7 unless there are no calls. LOL. I hope your bosses will minimize gossping. They should be the role models in your office.
@maezee (41997)
• United States
8 Jan 13
That would be such a bad position to be in. Are they the owner, or can you report their gossiping habits to their boss? That is definitely not fair or a position I would want to be in. Best of luck.
@namiya (1713)
• Philippines
8 Jan 13
Gossiping is common practice in any office or in most places. For a boss however to be obviously engage in this activity is sort of unbecoming. Somehow this would cost a loss of trust and respect for him not only from his subordinates but from friends and associates too.
@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
8 Jan 13
Gossiping for men is a bit of unusual. I rarely encounter men who gossip. Men would usually talk about sports and those things and i don't mind, but if they talk about other people, then I would really lose my respect. As superiors in a company, one should set example for their employees. Respect doesn't come with the position.
@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
8 Jan 13
Yes, but not during work during gig time and usually not n the manner of putting the person down but more on commending.i It is very unprofessional. Specially when done in the office and during work. And not a good role model and when you hear them you might have the idea that they are gossiping about you also.
@vernaC (1491)
• Romania
8 Jan 13
I like reading gossips about celebrities, I'm following a blog about it. It's for entertainment for me but never when it's about neighbors, friends and families. It's a normal habit when you're in a crowd and I can accpet this as long as someone is taking responsible for the words they spoke.
• China
8 Jan 13
We have no boss in our office, so many colleagues will come to our office to gossip during the break time. And our boss will not come to our office and gossip with us, she will bring tasks to us.