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[quote=Anonymous]A couple of my coworkers do this, though one is more discrete than the other, and it makes me uncomfortable. One of them is very overt about her dissatisfaction with the job - talks about it loudly in cube space, not far from our boss' office, throws complaints about our boss into otherwise work related emails. She's applied for other jobs and is very clear about that to anyone who's friendly enough to make small talk. I otherwise like this person, but I worry that if others overhear her talking to me about her dissatisfaction, it will appear as if I was participating in office gossip and complaining. I get the sense that I'm next in line for a promotion, so I'll be leadership soon and I don't think it's appropriate for me to be the audience for these kinds of vents. I also think it's hurting her career - our boss has expressed a desire to help her get to the next level in her career. Should I give some friendly advice that maybe find an outlet for work vents outside of work and don't put anything in an email you wouldn't want forwarded around? Try to appreciate this as a learning exercise and to the extent that any of our boss's connections could help you find what you want to do next, try to stay on good terms - don't ruin your relationship by gossiping. She's young and I think some of these are rookie mistakes.

The other coworker is a bit more discrete, just venting during coffee breaks when we're away from our desks. She doesn't know I'm likely to be promoted and probably wouldn't be sharing these things with me if she knew, but I don't know how to give her a headsup without sounds like a jerk. Venting about having a lot on your plate, the slowness of approval processes, how difficult it is to build consensus - I get that. We all feel that. But complaining about specific people in our office just feels different - poisoning the well, as one of my friends says. [/quote]

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