Gossip is a common phenomenon at work. Virtually all employees find themselves
producing, hearing or otherwise participating in evaluative comments about someone who
is not present in the conversation. Gossip is often seen as informal, casual or unconstrained
conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not
confirmed as being true (Foster, 2004; Kurland & Pelled, 2000). Scholars indicate that
14% workplace coffee-break chat is actually gossip and about 66% of general conversion
between employees is related to social topics concerning talk about other people (Cole &
Dalton, 2009). Thus, gossip provides a channel of informal communication and
information exchange, although the information conveyed in gossip may not be accurate
or complete.
Gossip is a common phenomenon at work. Virtually all employees find themselvesproducing, hearing or otherwise participating in evaluative comments about someone whois not present in the conversation. Gossip is often seen as informal, casual or unconstrainedconversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are notconfirmed as being true (Foster, 2004; Kurland & Pelled, 2000). Scholars indicate that14% workplace coffee-break chat is actually gossip and about 66% of general conversionbetween employees is related to social topics concerning talk about other people (Cole &Dalton, 2009). Thus, gossip provides a channel of informal communication andinformation exchange, although the information conveyed in gossip may not be accurateor complete.
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