I have very few friends at work, 2 to be exact. Over the years, I learned, the less friends and the less you talk at work is beneficial in the long run. When you keep everything professional and focus on your work, there's less drama and distractions. I happened to like my job and like to spend time working ! Strange I know :-) I try not to share too much about my personal life, where I live, what car I drive, what dwelling I live in, what my husband do for a living, etc. I noticed the more you share the more criticism you will draw to yourself. I always remind myself to keep those personal conversations to companies of few.
What I know now I learned from experience off course ! There once was a colleague whom I talked to often and naturally over the years we gotten to know more details of each other's lives. It was great to know their hobbies, their up bringing, their opinions, their dreams. Then one day another colleague kinda make a comment to me, about me, about things I know I didn't tell them. I then found out that the trusted colleague whom I talked most to, often share my stories to some other colleagues. That was hurtful and quite un-necessary. It benefited no one. It was rather just to have "something to talk about". And I know, when a convo is repeated from another person, it's never 100% of what was said. That was my first brush with office gossip.
What will come will come, it's inevitable. Our organization is going through restructuring. Everyone is replaceable. It's not over until it's over so don't ever go making useless assumptions. I try to stay away from fear mongers ! We all need to work, we don't know who's going through what, or what other burdens they have, so we all need to be kind and thoughtful in times like this. Know that it's not personal, it's all business. There will be casualties, it's inevitable. More talk = more fear = low morale.
Talk about morale, it's at obvious low around here. I feel everyone is down and there's a sense of instability. I've never been through it so this is very new for me. The environment is a little different, I don't know how to say it, but there's a change in the air. Good or bad I've yet to know. I'm also off on mat leave soon so I won't be able to see how all these will pan out. But for sure, after 1 year when I'm back things will be different from now.
What I know now I learned from experience off course ! There once was a colleague whom I talked to often and naturally over the years we gotten to know more details of each other's lives. It was great to know their hobbies, their up bringing, their opinions, their dreams. Then one day another colleague kinda make a comment to me, about me, about things I know I didn't tell them. I then found out that the trusted colleague whom I talked most to, often share my stories to some other colleagues. That was hurtful and quite un-necessary. It benefited no one. It was rather just to have "something to talk about". And I know, when a convo is repeated from another person, it's never 100% of what was said. That was my first brush with office gossip.
Talk about morale, it's at obvious low around here. I feel everyone is down and there's a sense of instability. I've never been through it so this is very new for me. The environment is a little different, I don't know how to say it, but there's a change in the air. Good or bad I've yet to know. I'm also off on mat leave soon so I won't be able to see how all these will pan out. But for sure, after 1 year when I'm back things will be different from now.
