I do my own thing. I don’t talk badly about people. If I overhear it - I just ignore it. And I don’t hang out with my coworkers after work. I’ve been told I’m too quiet. But as long as my boss is happy I guess I just got to deal with it.

Get a nice earphone for work

Everybody talks about everybody, leave the room and they talk about you. I listen to it purely for the entertainment.....listen, but don't spread it. We were in a meeting with Administration, and before leaving was told that anything discussed does not leave the room.....we all (including the Administrator) rolled our eyes with a slight laugh, knowing somehow, word would get out with hours....not from me though.

You just have to be near it for more hours every day. If someone gossips to me I don't do anything to feed it, prolong it, don't pass it on, nothing. Eventually gossips realize they don't get much satisfaction from telling me garbage. But, you also have to be squeaky clean yourself, or you might find yourself at the mercy of a desperate gossip you happen to make feel guilty.

Office gossip is very normal. People are allowed to gossip as they choose. It's impractical to work in a workplace without the ability to tolerate gossip. There's no law to say you cannot gossip. What is not helpful nor conducive for an individual in a vulnerable position is to take notice of other peoples' bad behavior, and then act in relation on it. It's normal for people to test each others' boundaries. Complaining that people are saying this and that in a workplace, come on, grow up. If you are saying that it's wrong to dismiss a person who can't deal with ordinary gossip at work, I would disagree, like most people.

I would never work anywhere where the boss (and spouse) talk bad about their employees to other employees!

You quickly learn when working in an office of adults is really no different than junior high school. A bunch of gossip addicts, whining cry babies, bad mouthers, immature morons and the list goes on. Only now the idiot wears a suit and gets paid.

One trick I have used on many occasions."Hey , talking about people is low class, dont get me involved" I would say it loud and clear so everyone gets to hear it. Gossip hurts, why not talk about sports?

All of my jobs have been in direct contact with clients most of the day and very little time in a group office, thankfully. In one of them, I frequently had to visit the main office, where 4 people worked in a very large room together. The cattiness and gossip and general mind games played in there drove me crazy. It was like a festering cancer of negativity. I don't know how people do it. I think the smaller the space and the more people in the space, the worse it seems to be.

I hate gossip. People try to draw you into their drama and I am way over drama. Like GraceKrispy said, " a festering cancer of negativity" that I am so happy to live without. It soon becomes a game of he said, she said. No thank you.

I hate that. Unfortunately, I have found no way to really avoid it. I try to keep to myself, but I become part of the gossip. One manager thinks I have a mental disability because I'm quiet, wtf. I even hear her talk about other people, and so do the associates alongside with her. I am a nice person, I say hi to people, or if I need someone to do something I ask. People like to be *******s. It's life. High school mentalities never go away. I just want my paycheck and enjoy my life away from there. All you can do is distance yourself. It's not a solution, but it will help significantly.

I just let them gossip because the way I see it if they have nothing better to do than talk about me - I’m flattered. Lol

You were eventually going to become the topic by not joining, that's inevitable. But by being professional and not taking part they will learn to respect you. When someone does not join in these gossip fests, it is important to remember you need to put the effort in to connect with these people on something other than work, in order to establish relationships. Gossip, unfortunately, it what binds many people together.

I avoid it. Nothing positive comes from it.

Gossip is the first inclination of a workplace gone away.