Do you blurt out other people's business by accident?

Sometimes I do. I feel very guilty as I like being open about things. But as you said it was her childs dr appt and that's technically the stuff you are supposed to keep at home persay. But if you are like me and don't have alot of friends you talk alot to your co-workers sometimes more than you should & vice versa about their affairs outside of work.

well i do not blurt out other people1s business by accident. i try to be on point at all times but if some one do me wrong and it is burning within me to state their business then i just state it without no apology.

Sometimes the question may be an innocent one when a colleague asks you where someone has gone, it's difficult to know what to do at times, I mean is the information private, has the other colleague told you this in secrecy or have they been pretty open about it? I think it's a lot to do with office politics. Confidentiality is important but think of it this way what if you responded with I don't know where she is, and later the one who asked you found out that you actually knew? Then you'd be a liar. I don't think there is a right or wrong answer, it depends on the individual and who is asking.

Hi thuhuong, Yes, I've things that I should not have to the wrong person and then realized it as soon as I've said it. It's not a good feeling, is it? I've learned to really think before speaking.

Yeah once in a long while, I'll say something, not knowing if it was OK with the other person. Then I whack myself and decide not to do it again!

I guess when we know some things, we automatically blurt them out too. It has happened to me and sometimes I feel like taking them back but of course once said you can't take your words back right?

thuhuong I think that depends on the group involved and how close they are as the group I worked with for years were all so close, and we just told each other when we were going to the doctor or whatever and it was no big deal, but if yours is not a close group then lest said the better of course. I have never gotten into trouble saying that one of my co workers had an appointment with the doctor.as we all knew it any how it was not anything to get upset over.

I have been known to do this, open mouth and insert foot. I always beat myself up for not thinking before I speak. So don't tell me anything you don't want others to know or if that is the case tell me clearly so I understand.

I never blurt out stuff I know I'm not supposed to blurt - or at least I try not to. But your discussion reminds me of something that happened a few years ago. A bunch of us were in a car on a long drive . . . and we were talking about something "explicit". Well, my big mouth friend blurted out something about one of our friends who was also in the car . . . she said "Well, you're gay so what do you care?!". No one said anything for a moment. No one knew our friend was gay - and she blurted out this personal information without realizing that none of us knew. It's not that we cared that he was gay (we're all open minded and of course we still love him) . . . it's just that this part of him was something he was not ready to share with the world just yet. Believe me it was a real awkward moment.