In most office the rumor mill can take the form of a person or just the environment. At my office we have both.
We have a unspoken rumor mill spokeswoman and then we have the sometimes stifling environment feel when something is just too good that it seeps into the air and you cant hide. Atleast the first one you can avoid, provided the person has been identified. I swear sometimes they work like spies. I guess thats how they get their info.
Today I got a lil visit from my dept rumor mill person. You know how the conversation starts, "Did you hear?..."
I was good today. I simply cut them off and said I was busy. It seems like the only way to get rid of them and sometimes even then it doesn't work.
Its best to cut them off because you never know...next time it could be you at the end of ..."Hey, did you hear?.."
