Why are women so catty!! meow....:)

@Glow1971 (354)
Spain
May 15, 2009 5:49pm CST
I work with two other women who are great coworkers, however, in the past there have been arguments between them about many things. I try to stay out of trouble because I just hate gossip but these women always come to me to talk about each other and I feel like I'm in the middle. There have been arguments from cleaning the kitchen to quality of their work. The last gossip I heard was one of them was talking about the other over the phone and she was caught! That was a major issue in the office. At times it makes me feel uncomfortable and I just try to listen but sometimes it gets on my nerves and at times I don't know how to deal with it. How would you handle this situation and are you experiencing the same thing? If so, tell me your story.
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13 responses
• China
16 May 09
In fact,i experienced the same thing.I don't konw what happened to women,so as to women always performance so scatty,but also lovely,at the same time. i want to share the way to resolve the problem. You should konw that everyone has a common feature,that is everyone prefer praise usually.So if one of them come to you to complain about each other again,you can make a goodwill lies.For example,you can tell the people who complains that the other one said she was kind or something at some time. Because,people who speaks ill behind one's back,always exists;but,people who speaks well behind one's back,impressed us deeply.In China,we often respect people who speaks well behind one's back and in my opinion they worth the respect.
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@Glow1971 (354)
• Spain
16 May 09
I like your answer and I'll remember this. Thank you.
• China
16 May 09
You are welcome,and for your happiness.
• United States
16 May 09
It is in their DNA. They are really just showing their insecurities. They feel they are in a competition. My past experiences are that they are that way in every aspect of their life not just at the office. They are just unfulfilled. I had a friend one time that would absolutely go ballistic on you if you thought you knew anything about cooking that she did not know. Another one hated it when guys talked to any of her friends instead of her when they were in a group. they will eventually turn on you...be ready.
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• India
20 May 09
DNA abd all sort of things..ARe out of a mind for an engineer like me.But beleive me that there is a separate subject like social engineering..which takes care of these matters too..!
@Glow1971 (354)
• Spain
16 May 09
You are absolutely right! They're insecure and feel they have to compete with one another instead of just trying to cooperate in the office and try to remain civil for the rest of the office workers. Thanks for your post!
• United States
16 May 09
i agree
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
16 May 09
Hi Glow, I think most women are catty by nature. I find it so frustrating because it is difficult to share things with most ladies, the next minute you know it is all over the town in a different form altogether. I have had many such experiences where I have been told a secret and while I faithfully kept it to myself, some other friend comes and tells me the same news and I had to pretend as if I dint know it, and comes another friend with the same secret news...I am at a loss as to how to react, most of the time I ignore the news and the news makers..
@Glow1971 (354)
• Spain
16 May 09
I have had this happen to me before too! you have to be careful what you say because you never know who they will tell. thanks for your post.
@yoyozhou (356)
• China
16 May 09
I have the same situation. In my office all colleagues are women. So there are many arguments among them. I am just in the middle.That make me uncomfortable all the time but I think I can do nothing about this.They just want to get right in the company so they always say other's shortcomings each other.I am so tired of that.I just want to finish my job quietly.I don't care who is wrong and who is right. Until now I don't know how to deal with the matter.
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@geniustiger (1694)
• Philippines
16 May 09
it's a behaviour of one's person that she is used to. so hard to handle this es[pecially if they are our co- workers. weare definitely affected coz we are in 1 group. i also experienced this case but try my best to avoid the situation but if there's a need im not afraid to say truth whatever happens as long as you good for them not to step ones foot.
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• United States
16 May 09
Women are much more emotional than men and they get their feelings involved in every aspect of life. They also feel like they have to express themselves to eachother. Armed with this knowledge,a good manager or supervisor, in my opinion, can provide some control over these situations by having an "open door" policy. That allows people to come and talk about situations but the supervisor remains neutral. Sometimes that is all it takes is somebody to be a sounding board.
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@sid556 (30959)
• United States
16 May 09
I work with a couple of women that despise each other. I like both of them and refuse to get in the middle of it. One is rather quiet about her feelings toward the other and rarely says anything bad about her. The other one is horrible and is always running her mouth about her. When she starts talking to me about it, I just tell her that I don't want to be involved. This quiets her down for a short while anyway. Be really careful not to join in the gossip on either side. Even if you agree with the person, it is better to keep quiet about it.
@Glow1971 (354)
• Spain
16 May 09
Yes that is what i try to do..just listen and keep quiet.. Thanks for your post.
• Philippines
16 May 09
i think it's something that we do or is natural to us, like guys when they see each other, they feel the need to compete. well, us , women, we have a lot of insecurities too and sometimes we are catty to others so we could vent it out. it's not a good thing but it might never change. I think for your situation, it's good that youre making a stand by not taking sides. Just try hard not to mind them or change the topic when they start being catty again, maybe sooner or later they will stop talking to you about nonsense gossip like this.
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• India
16 May 09
Women ought to be so in nature otherwise men wont be attracted towards her and there would be no human population..!! no love no emotions..!!
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
9 Aug 09
Hi Glow! There are a lot of those women where I work. The thing to remember about them is they are not your "friends" and you don't have to be in the middle. I just don't make myself available for them. I cut them off short when they try to gossip or I displace myself from them. I have said before..It's none of my business what they do at home. After a while these people realize that you are not going to feed into their crap and they will stop coming to you. I don't get let in on any of the gossip anymore..lol..but that's great for me. I hate gossips.
@iamsolucky (1241)
• Philippines
1 Aug 09
hi and smile. I know women have the attitude like this. I been experiencing being with catty women around. I dont want to give my 100% trust to them anymore. I had great company with 2 women in our workplace. they seem to be good giving me advises about my lovelife and family life. But then when my time for being happy comes ( i just got married have a very sweet husband), their attitude changes. They keep on talking negative things to me. I asked them if they are happy for me, and both of them stunned into silence. Lastly i put a small business selling garments, and yes they are not interested listening to me when i share about it. But to tell you the truth, the two keep on talking loud that they also started business right after i started my own. They said its gives more profit than mine. I just laughed at the situation. They cant accept in their own self that i am happy and love what i am doing. I never have problems with them but they just dont want to talk nicely to me now. Be careful choosing female friends. They might love you when your down, but feel insecure when you already feeling better or doing good. Its a crab mentality thing. Happy mylotting and smile always!
@RedDiary (138)
• United States
16 May 09
maybe because of CATWOMAN in batman.. but usually it depends on the person..
• India
15 May 09
lol this is the natural habit of girls . Thats why many times they are called the chatterboxes . And yes jealousy is the main problem thats why they get into argument . There is a lot of difference between a man and a women . Men would try to avoid these things but girls like to put up again and again .
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