Message #70347

[msmarieh]

gee, in all honesty, I would be a lot less worried about what will be happening (or not happening) with your boss and a lot more concerned about that fact that you are not plugged into the office grapevine. I know that you feel strongly about  not gossiping in the office (and I agree with you in not wanting that), but the reality is that every employee and particularly every administrative professional needs to be plugged into the office grapevine. Studies show that it is accurate about 75-95% of the time.

It's important that you find a way to participate in this so that you are more aware of "common knowledge". This will take effort and outreach on your part, but I think it's important to your career to develop that skill.

I am not suggesting that you should share gossip or that you need to pass on rumors yourself. I am however suggesting that you need to get on the "Party line" (old fashioned term with the telephone where everyone could listen to someone's phone calls).