getting the boot

my coworker/friend Taurus is going to be let go in the upcoming months according to my boss (libra/scorp cusper). hes told me not to say anything. i havent said a word or changed up my attitude. Should i keep my professional integrity or tell her?

A manager who is a professional wouldn't divulge confidential information to his/her subordinates.


Therefore, it's possible you aren't trusted, and was given sensitive information to see how you are going to conduct yourself.

My Scorp boss has told me before she's fired someone before...but it's not like I was friends with them so I didn't say anything obviously.


But a few years ago I got my bff a job where I was working at the time and she was fucking off big time, kept calling off for personal reasons, and my manager at the time (Cap) told me she was gonna have to let her go. I told my friend, but it didn't change anything, she fired her the next day. Haha :/

So, maybe they weren't professionals either? Lol
I guess my point is...what's the point of saying something anyways?

Plus you were specifically instructed to keep it in confidence, so you should do so. 🙂
If they didn't mention "don't say anything" then whatever it's fair game imo. But they did. So don't!

Posted by P-Angel
A manager who is a professional wouldn't divulge confidential information to his/her subordinates.


Therefore, it's possible you aren't trusted, and was given sensitive information to see how you are going to conduct yourself.

i am trusted. i am told alot of sensitive information because of my job and the duties that come with it. with this situation, he told me because he wanted to see if i could handle her job responsiblities.

Posted by ellessque
you shouldn't say a word.

keep this in mind......

the very first time i managed a warehouse full of people i had a complete mess on my hands. constant rumors and constant bickering that drove me up the wall. i had the tattle tailers the "he isn't doing it so i'm not doing it"....all of it. within my first two weeks i wanted OUT.

i could never figure out who the source of the conflict was. everyone pointed figures at each other.

so i went to my boss, who used to hold this position and asked her for pointers.

after she got done laughing at me (leo/virgo cusp) she told me try something and i would be able to find out who the culprit was almost immediately.

she told me to take six different people at a time and make up six completely different stories.

tell each person a different story and make them vow in confidence they would not say a word.

then sit back and watch.

within two shifts i was able to pinpoint the blabber mouth and the source of most of the conflict.

so.....you do what you want to do with the information. but remember, if something is told to you in confidence it should be kept in confidence. otherwise it may be you that is thrown under the bus.

one thing i know how to do is keep things to myself, especially when it comes to my job. but i am human and i really dislike it when people are upset with me. i like harmony. i just dont want her to say "dmv, why didnt you tell me?" i dont like looking like the bad guy.

this manager lacts tact at alot of times. total blabbermouth. but whenever we have our meetings, he always tells me to keep this between me and you.

Posted by ellessque

Posted by brianafay
So, maybe they weren't professionals either? Lol
I guess my point is...what's the point of saying something anyways?

Plus you were specifically instructed to keep it in confidence, so you should do so. 🙂
If they didn't mention "don't say anything" then whatever it's fair game imo. But they did. So don't!

that's always been my rule.

if someone says "don't say anything" then you don't.

if they say nothing at all than it's okay to tell whoever.

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I follow that logic as well Elle.. I guess I would say it depends on the people involved. If your friendship with the Taurus means a lot to you, and theres some way she'd know you knew before the event occurred, but she's the type that would take the information and use it to find another job (and then not be jobless in this economy) but NOT make a scene at work, I might tell her. But only in that situation. Not worth losing your job over.

good advice all around. summary...keep my trap shut.