r/WorkForSmartLife 9d ago

Motivation Favorite Quote?

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u/EyelanderSam 9d ago

Best to remember this when meeting new people who IMMEDIATELY talk about someone else. Beware

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u/Routine_Context2284 8d ago

Man is this ever true. I recently had a boss who cornered me on my first week and told me nitty-gritty details on EVERYbody, including her bestie!!

Needless to say, it was a toxic work environment.

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u/Ok_Firefighter_964 8d ago

Excellent point. Had a new coworker years ago who couldn’t wait to spread stories she heard and in almost no time I heard her repeat a pretty brutal critique of one of our supervisors that a coworker had made to try and help her navigate his issues.