My boss gossips about her employees the second they leave for the day or walk out of the room for lunch break before they come back. She has gossiped about each and every one of us and it is one of the most unprofessional behaviors I have ever seen. We all know she does it, because we are there to witness how often it happens and when it happens. Sadly, because of how often she does it, it is expected to happen each time one of us is gone.

What makes it worse is that she is the MANAGER and she is the one who starts the gossip. She is always the one to bring up an employee’s personal business and create a group discussion out of it. She actively asks for everyone’s opinions about the employee she’s judging just to make them a part of the discussion and it sickens me. ALSO, if an employee has to improve on a work task or duty, she DOES NOT pull that employee aside and speak to them privately. Instead, she says it aloud and in front of everybody so all our coworkers could hear what that person is “screwing up” on. It’s humiliating, belittling, and NOT the way a boss should treat an employee. None of us are the type to gossip. She is the only one who finds the need to do it. There will always be something for her to gossip and complain about.

I left early from work last Friday because I had to drive out of town for a weekend family reunion. I heard from a fellow coworker that the minute I left, she began to talk about me and my work performance during the beginning of last week (I was feeling very sick Monday and Tuesday and could not concentrate well on my work so I tried the best I could.) What a very unproductive way to spend time at work. If she needs to pull me aside and speak to me privately about my quality of work, then that would be much more appreciated than for her to go to my coworkers and tell them. Funny thing is, when I came back to work on Monday, she never even mentioned her concerns about my work performance. So...wait...she told them but not me?? How am I supposed to be aware of and / or improve or focus on the issue if she’s not even going to tell me? And also, it is not very understanding for her to get mad at me for making mistake when I was feeling sick and could not control it. Why can’t she just say these things to our faces? Why does she always have to tell everybody else BUT the actual person? Does it make her feel better about herself to always complain about us?

I don’t know but, I hate feeling as though I know I’ll get gossiped about each and every time I leave. I am sure everybody feels that way because everybody knows what she does! We all know she gossips about us. I am trying to find a way or ways that I can approach her about this issue. I have been thinking about reaching HR or just quitting after finding a different job. I will never miss this kind of attitude from a boss. This is intolerable.