Repeat after me…
gossip is bad.
Repeating gossip means
you can’t keep a secret.
No one rises in the ranks
in a company
without being able to keep a secret.
There is informing certain people
(like the boss)
and then there’s gossip,
yapping to anyone
and everyone who will listen.
The only thing worse
than gossiping
is gossiping about bad news.
Not only does everyone know
you can’t keep a secret
but the people hearing the gossip
won’t appreciate hearing it.
Bad news is usually associated with the teller.
That’s where we get the phrase
‘don’t shoot the messenger.’
If it is not your role
to pass along bad news,
don’t.
Heck, if it is not your role
to pass along any sort of secret news
and it won’t hurt the folks you should protect
(i.e. your boss),
don’t.