Free Relationship Advice

Gossip can spread like wildfire — especially with technology offering the speed for information that it does today. The problem with this speed is that sometimes the gossip can get misconstrued along the way, so it spreads quickly — and with misinformation!

Gossip can be helpful because it is information and if the information is correct and useful to someone, they can use it as a tool. The problem comes when it’s incorrect.

Gossip that spreads so far and wide that it gets to the boss or back to the person who started it can become a problem if it’s not quashed. The boss or the person who started it has a responsibility to set the record straight.

But more often than not, gossip is usually a cry for help in processing information and/or fears. People talk about things because they need to work something out and because the information that is the gossip triggers emotions.