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“No Gossip Zone”

Posted: November 1st, 2007 | Author: admin | Filed under: good examples of bad advice | Tags: | No Comments »

A good example of crappy advice: According to a Careerbuilder.com article on “Five Common Workplace Dilemmas,” office gossip can lead to an atmosphere of negativity and cliquishness, but management can address the issue head-on by providing employees with statistics on how gossip hurts people and by “putting up flyers that say NO GOSSIP ZONE in conspicuous areas.”

Yeah, that should work pretty well, I think, because adults like to take their cues from Xeroxed flyers taped to the wall.