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YoUrBloNde13
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Registered: ‎03-10-2010

Work Place Rumors

‎02-10-2012 07:15 PM

I am in need of your advice—I have become good friends with my male co-worker over the several months. He is the only one in my department around my age, similar interests, go to the same bars, etc. We go to lunch a few days a week and talk a lot but he has a girlfriend that I have met several times and really like, and I am too busy taking care of my mom to really go out and he’s been a great person to talk to about everything with her. It really is innocent but all of our co-workers, and many people in our building are spreading rumors that he and I are dating.

I take even more offense to this given that before she went on long-term disability for lung cancer, my mom has given over 8 years of her life to the same place of work (different department), and everyone in my building knows what's going on with her but instead of asking me “hey, how’s your mom,” their spreading lies and rumors. It hurts and typing this I’m actually getting outraged. Have any of you dealt with this? If so, what did you do to make it stop? I already kick myself everyday for coming into work instead of being home with my mom and spending what time she has left with her, and now this, it’s just too much. I was thinking about going to HR but I don’t know what to say.{#emotions_dlg.crying}

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