Tips to Avoid Being Troubled by Gossip

Gossiping might be fun, but imagine if you were the one who were being gossiped. For those who have that kind of experience must be understand the burden, especially if the gossip was spread in the workplace. Gossip can be very troubling, especially if it starts to affect you socially and professionally.

So how to avoid being troubled or carried off by gossip ? Here are some practical tips.

1. Build your image

Usually, people will not be easily carried off by a gossip about someone if they think that someone is unlikely to do such things. Build and polish your image as a tough worker with good, strong personality. If a bad gossip about you is spreading, you will ultimately find strong supporters that will not easily believe that. And if you think that gossip is not worthy to be fussed about, keep yourself calm.

2. Avoid talking about personal problems
Unless you could trust the person you are talking too. We do not know what kind of personality trait people might hide under their façade in professional world, so do not put too much trust on someone you do not know much about. When they spread your problems in a form of gossip, some fictional twists might have been added.

3. Be close with the culprit

Sounds weird, but being close with the gossip culprit means you can update yourself with ‘breaking news’ about what he or she will likely to spread in the office. Plus, it can avoid you from risk of being gossiped, and perhaps help you in facing the office politic.

4. Silence is golden

If you talk too much, you will likely say something that you will regret later, including a vicious gossip. If you do not have something deep, interesting, or meaningful to say in a conversation, restrain yourself from talking and be silent.

5. Do not gossip about your boss
This is a big ruling out in the world of work; you are not supposed to bite the hand of someone who feed you. If your boss knows about that, it can pretty much threaten your career as well as your image.