Gossip takes up 65 hours a year

Excerpted from the Executive Report: Managing Gossip: What You Need to Know to Keep the Rumor Mill in Check.

The Human Resources Department at Randstad USA reports that out of a survey of 1,540 U.S. employees, 60% revealed their biggest pet peeve in the workplace was employees who gossiped.

Beyond this, the American Society for Training and Development report on business ethics found 21% of workers admitted to frequently participating in gossip, and 64% reported gossiping sometimes.

The business communications company Equisys researched office gossip in 2002 and found 65 hours a year per employee are wasted gossiping about the workplace.

Multiply 65 by the number of your employees and the grapevine can suddenly look like an enormous money pit for your organization.

DIGGING DEEPER
Office gossip is a fact of life, but you can keep it from getting out of control. Find out more in the Executive Report: Managing Gossip: What You Need to Know to Keep the Rumor Mill in Check.

Comments

[heather]

keep in perspective, that's 1.25 hours per week and about 15 minutes a day, may occur during a break probably not, but giving a big number makes it seem like a larger problem.