Jerry and Elaine are talking at lunch.

Jerry: "Did you have a good weekend?"

Elaine: "Yeah, how about you?"

Jerry: "It was pretty good except my neighbor kept dropping in unannounced."

Elaine: "Did you hear about George?"

Jerry: "No."

Elaine: "He has been coming in to work late a lot and I think the boss is going to fire him."

If Jerry wants to have more positive colleague relationships at work, what would be the best thing for him to do after this situation occurs?

a. explain to Elaine that he does not like to participate in gossip

b. tell George

c. avoid Elaine

d. spread the news about George to other people

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1 February, 18:59

Jerry and Elaine are talking at lunch.

Jerry: "Did you have a good weekend?"

Elaine: "Yeah, how about you?"

Jerry: "It was pretty good except my neighbor kept dropping in unannounced."

Elaine: "Did you hear about George?"

Jerry: "No."

Elaine: "He has been coming in to work late a lot and I think the boss is going to fire him."

If Jerry wants to have more positive colleague relationships at work, what would be the best thing for him to do after this situation occurs?

a. explain to Elaine that he does not like to participate in gossip

b. tell George

c. avoid Elaine

d. spread the news about George to other people

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Laura Cummings · Answer 1

Telling George something that could not be true isn't right, especially if he has something going on at home. Avoiding Elaine would ruin his relationship with her and spreading the news isn't nice either. His best choice would be to explain to Elaine that he doesn't like the gossip.

Answer: A.

Callie Finley · Answer 2

I would say the correct answer would be A.