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Lately, I’ve gotten into a bit of gossip at work. I don’t think people are gossiping about me, but I tend to lean in when I hear whispered voices nearby.

I don’t like this. Gossip has always been one of my weaknesses. It was this way at my old company too. It became really hard to find someone who would say nice things about anything work-related.

Don’t get me wrong. It’s good to keep your ears open and know what’s happening around you, but I certainly don’t want to get in the business of tearing people down. This is so easy to do. Even if you’re not bashing someone, the fact that you’re nodding along as the accusations fly doesn’t make you much better. I don’t agree with all of the gossip that I hear, but does listening to it imply consent? I think in many cases it does.

I’m not trying to put myself through some sort of guilt trip. I just know that situations seem much more dire than they need to be when nothing but negative statements have been passed around.