Rumor Spreading - Not Helping Anyone/ Only Hurting yourself?
My dear friends,
Over the past week, we have made some posts about restructuring our team. I know this is hard to hear. It is hard for me too.
As we have been navigating this news, it is clear that rumors are spreading and I would like to professionally ask you to stop.
If you hear a rumor, please do not spread it. And please do not assume that the information you have received is true - it's likely not. I ask you to step up, be the bigger person and act in a professional way - remind your friends, peers, and listeners that spreading rumors is not the answer.
Rumor spreading is hurtful to our entire community. And most importantly, it does not resolve pain. Remember, 7 Cups is a professional organization. We expect you all to act in a way that represents the best interest of yourself and our entire community. Rumors break us down. Now is the time to be building one another, not bringing one another down.
If you are in pain, please do self-care and take care of yourself. Please use a healthy outlet for relieving your pain. I want each of you to be healthy and well.
Out of respect for everyone involved, please stop spreading, sharing rumors.
PS - if you do need to blurt your gossip out - please use the gossip dump form. I will not read the submissions.
Thank you.
I haven't heard rumors but I have seen a lot of listeners and members have issues with things and not know where to take them.... I think they are intimidated... Any link for a suggestion box?
@Pumpkin74 That is a good point Pumpkin its not so easy to know where to take things sometimes and you often end up sitting with things not knowing where to turn.
@Laura So glad you made this post. I sure hope people have enough sense and respect to listen. Thanks for posting this.
@Laura thanks for this reminder not to react to everything we hear. It is so easy to just let the gut response take over but when we self reflect it may be easier to see a way through the challenges we face.
Havent heard any rumors but wouldnt believe or spread them, period. 
@Laura, thanks for addressing this. I did notice this happening and have been reminding others to not impose ideas whilst informing everyone. It's important to raise our thoughts on it and also, great how there's a gossip dump form.
Gossiping hurts everyone involved and is something that should be banished, so thank you for spending time on working on minimising gossip and rumours about the organisation and more.
Could always get rid of and ban indefinitely what ever person or persons responsible for causing trouble. Cause let's face it a slap on the wrist will never work and apparently has not.
