Gossiping is disgusting
Yesterday I was with a group of colleague teachers whom I had not seen since lockdown started in March.I had some interesting one-by-one talks with some of them about how we felt being confined, or our concerns about next year. But it was very different when all of us weee together for coffee.
Then conversation topic was another colleague who was not present, and most people talked about him in not good terms. I spoke just a couple of times when I thought they were unfair, and another colleague remain silent. The rest of them happily indulged in talking about his behaviour and his new partner.
I was quite disgusted. I find gossiping about someone who is not present really hateful. Besides, I do not have problems with that colleague. He is overly critical and negative at times, but I prefer that to sugarcoating things. I used to be like that too when I arrived at my school, and wonder how many times I must have been the subject of similar conversations.
Most of all, it made me once again realise why I love insightful one-to-one conversations, and why I tend to avoid groups.
Then conversation topic was another colleague who was not present, and most people talked about him in not good terms. I spoke just a couple of times when I thought they were unfair, and another colleague remain silent. The rest of them happily indulged in talking about his behaviour and his new partner.
I was quite disgusted. I find gossiping about someone who is not present really hateful. Besides, I do not have problems with that colleague. He is overly critical and negative at times, but I prefer that to sugarcoating things. I used to be like that too when I arrived at my school, and wonder how many times I must have been the subject of similar conversations.
Most of all, it made me once again realise why I love insightful one-to-one conversations, and why I tend to avoid groups.
