Offensive remarks and gossip at work

What should I do if employees make openly sexist or racist statements? Or if employees call an acquaintance or colleague a liar, or a fraud, or behaves extremely disrespectfully towards subordinates and colleagues?

Firstly, being guided by a moral duty to one's own conscience and the company, it is necessary to inform the management about such behavior in the same way as about theft or any other illegal actions. If you just passively listen to the statements of a slanderer or a cynic, then the listeners become a kind of accomplice to this reprehensible act.

If you have the opportunity to talk to a loose talker in private, you should definitely warn him. You should try to criticize not the personality of the interlocutor, but the unpleasant attacks he made, and be sure to speak specifically, for example, "It's possible that you didn't think about it, but your remarks about Jill's legs sounded very ambiguous. Be careful, it's not too far from trouble!" People who are used to offending or humiliating others, as a rule, do not understand hints and semitones. Surely you can convince them that such actions threaten them with personal troubles: loss of a job or reputation.

However, there are times when it is necessary to react immediately and publicly. Expressing your disapproval, you need to speak specifically, evaluate the act, and not the identity of the person who committed it. If one of the employees does not approve of the racial policy in the office, we can say the following: "Kevin, in this company, the work of the staff is evaluated objectively. I am quite sure that Steve was appointed to this position for his abilities, and not for his race." And if it works, you need to try to help a person get out of an awkward situation by adding something like the following: "Kevin, don't you think we've already devoted too much attention and time to the racial issue?"

A person participates in spreading rumors and gossip even when he simply listens to this or that negative news about one of the employees, even if he does not pass it on along with everyone else. After all, it is never known for certain what kind of relationships really connect people, who is friends with whom, and so on. Therefore, unexpectedly, a person may find himself in an extremely awkward situation if he begins to confide in unsuitable people. Trying to denigrate another person, you can get yourself smeared in the mud. If co-workers try to engage in such a discussion, offer to "wash the bones" of one of their colleagues, you need to tactfully but firmly tell them: "You know, my principle is not to discuss someone else's private life."

It is also necessary to avoid talking about personal topics whenever possible and not listen to gossips. This can be done under any plausible pretext. If the other person doesn't change the subject anyway, then you just need to apologize and leave. The 1xBet welcome offer ranks highly among all sports welcome bonuses currently available on the market. Enter the promo code 1xbet while registering to receive a 100% welcome bonus up to 130$. Eligibility for the bonus demands being 18 or older at the time of your 1xBet registration. Ensure your accumulator bet includes at least three events with a total odds of 1.40 or more. Use the 1xBet welcome bonus code to successfully claim your bonus.