We all want privacy in life but at the same time we want to share and connect with others. This dilemma of balancing what we keep to ourselves and what we share with the world haunts us every day not only in our personal lives but also in the workplace. How much is proper to share with co-workers? Is it ok to share what happens at work with friends? What if that friend works in the same office? Are there any boundaries that we should not cross when it comes to maintaining privacy or sharing. Communication Privacy Management Theory (CPM) has the basic premise that people create decision-making rules to help them determine when to reveal and when to conceal private information (Dainton and Zelley 2015, 86). CPM is based in six principles: …show more content…
Gender criteria is an important one since surveys and research have found that women are more prone to disclosure than men. According to an FSU study, mentioned by Peggy Drexxler in her Forbes.com article The Truth About Office Romance, found that women express their feelings more readily than men and are more likely to talk about their feelings. Another criteria clearly shown is contextual criteria since Lily’s and Mia’s meeting always happened at places where disclosure is more accepted. At a bar for example it expected for two people to “catch up” which most of the time gives way to sharing about others. The last criteria clearly shown is the risk-benefit criteria since due to the change in dynamics (Mia working under Lily’s management) something that was perceived as risk-free, like sharing information with her friend about other co-workers, was now perceived not only as a risk with many consequences but also as something that could be interpreted as …show more content…
In the end I believe that it is in our human nature to share not only our own stories but those of others around us. We must understand that possessing this information comes with responsibility and that there could be negative consequences with the disclosure of the same. Theories like Communication Privacy Management lead way to research in many concepts like gossip in the workplace or even expanding on its ‘”possession” concept within others. How ethical is it for one to own information that is not about oneself? Can it be used as leverage for advancement? How much does gossip in the workplace distracts from productivity? Is the boundary permeability affected only by context or are there any other factors that would directly influence
Gossip can be a form of either informal or conversational talk that is not usually planned but happens spontaneously in conversation (Tholander, 2003). Gossip is a distinct and unusual form of storytelling as it involves a non-present third person. In order for a story to be considered as gossip it must handle a past event of which the absent third party was involved in. It often occurs within friendships,
The short story Mrs. Turner Cutting Grass relates very much to the text information from the provided text: “Interpersonal Communications Relating to Others.” Ignoring Information: When cutting her grass, Mrs. Turner comes into contact with a group of high school girls. The girls are appalled by how Mrs. Turner is exposing cellulite on her leg. The girls reflect on how this seems unimportant to Mrs. Tuner, and they assume other things that are relevant to them are irrelevant to her (for example, their taste for Neil Young). The girls make this assumption simply by observing Mrs. Turner’s physical attributes.
Have you ever heard of the idea of body-mounted cameras on police officers? If not, David Brooks will introduce you to the idea that was discussed in an article from New York Times called “The Lost Language of Privacy”. In this article, the author addressed both the positive and negative aspects of this topic but mostly concerned with privacy invasion for Americans. Although that is a valid concern but on a larger scale, he neglected to focus greatly on the significant benefits that we all desire.
Don’t put it on the internet, although I guess some people would! “Don Tapscott can see the future coming ... and works to identify the new concepts we need to understand in a world transformed by the Internet.” (“Don Tapscott” Ted Conferences LLC) Tapscott is an Adjunct Professor of Management at the Rotman School of Management and the Inaugural Fellow at the Martin Prosperity Institute. In 2013, Tapscott was appointed Chancellor of Trent University. He has written extensively on the topic of information security in the digital age over the past fifteen years. In his essay entitled, “Should We Ditch the Idea of Privacy?”(Tapscott p.117). Tapscott considers a new, emerging theory
If you value honesty, therefore you should not gossip. What you claim is important and when your actions follow through, leads you to a more credible person. From my own personal experience, my manager addressed how it is unethical to use foul language in the workplace. She claimed that we should always be in a professional manner with or without customers around. In my perspective, the law applied to her differently. She would always curse whenever it was not necessary. My colleagues, including myself, faced dilemma whether to bring awareness of how she violate the rule. Due to her higher position, it was difficult to address the behaviour. My manager’s behaviour caused me to have ill feelings towards her. If she truly valued creating a professional workplace, she would do what she claimed.
All humans have some desire for privacy, but people have different boundaries to what information about them should be private. Problems arise with these widely varying definitions. What one person may define as a casual curiosity, another may define as a blatant invasion of privacy. Often, these disagreements find themselves in court rooms, and have been subjects of some of the most controversial court cases ever.
Workplace romance is an issue that has been causing employers to create and enforce a No-Fraternization Policy. A No-Fraternization Policy is sometimes called a “Love Contract,” according to Kathryn Taylor from Society for Humans Resource Management (2008). A love contract is a policy that is signed by those involved in the relationship and the employer. This contract is a testimony stating that the relationship is consensual and voluntary by both. Many employees would say this is an invasion of their privacy but to others, including myself, it’s a protection for them and for the company. The No-Fraternization Policy is valuable because it helps reduce the possibility of harassment, favoritism, and will help keep productivity at a healthy level.
Terms and Laws have gradually change overtime dealing with different situations and economic troubles in the world in general. So then dealing with these issues the workplace has become more complex with little or no rights to privacy. Privacy briefly explained is a person’s right to choose whether or not to withhold information they feel is dear to them. If this something will not hurt the business, or its party members then it should be kept private. All employees always should have rights to privacy in the workplace. Five main points dealing with privacy in public/private structured businesses are background checks, respect of off duty activities/leisure, drug testing, workplace search, and monitoring of workplace activity. Coming to a conclusion on privacy, are there any limits to which employers have limitations to intrusion, dominance on the employee’s behavior, and properties.
In this report I am going to talk about the rights people have to privacy and about the laws that go with privacy. Privacy is the thought that information that is confidential that is disclosed in a private place will not be available to third parties when the information would cause embarrassment or emotional distress to a person.
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The evolution of the Internet started from the department of defense's project, and rapidly distributed to world wide. With the rise of the Internet age comes with the benefits and the concerns. Because of the easeness to communicate information and displaying data, the first amendment needs to be applied to this communication channel. How are we using and communicating information without offending and harm others? Since the evolution of the Internet, there has been acts from Congress to regulate the use the Internet such as the Communications Decency Act in 1996 and the Child Online Protection Act in 1998. These acts aim to forbid Internet users from displaying offensive speech to users or exposing children of indecent materials. The Internet raises other issues that people might have. The biggest and most debatable topic is the privacy issue. Is the Internet a safe place to protect personal information such as financial information, medical data, etc…? Some people who are computer literate or at least with some experience in software and technology would not trust to release the information on the web or at random sites . As a matter of fact, any unknown or small vendor on the web would have difficulty getting many customers to do business online. Big vendors such as Amazon would want to secure their network infrastructure to protect the users information, so that their server would not be hacked. However, even this style of protecting personal information is not enough. The users demand further protection such as ensuring their information is not being sold to other vendors for misuse, or spam the users mailbox with soliticing.
A majority of employees feel those employees who get involved in a workplace relationship are seeking favoritism, career advancement, or special treatment. Employees are concerned about the pair engaging in PDA at work, favoritism, and the impact of the employees breaking up. This perception of workplace relationships damages office morale, decreases worker productivity, and opens up the company to a potential sexual harassment lawsuits. Companies must have policies in place that protect the company, the employees in the relationship, and the rest of the employees in the workplace.
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Relationships among workplace peers are the most common type of organizational relationships. At times, these platonic relationships turn romantic which are often regarded as an organizational issue. A workplace romance (WR) is defined as a no-platonic bond between two members of an organization in which both sexual attraction and affection is present (Cowan & Horan, 2014). WRs are common in organizations. According to a poll by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), found that 40% of employees had been involved in a WR at some point in their careers (Cowan & Horan, 2014). The SHRM also found that over 70% of organizations do not have policies that prohibit WR. One of the most concerning questions that arises regarding workplace
Choosing a topic for this paper was very difficult. Many topics seemed very interesting, but after reviewing many topics the choice was clear. I also took into consideration the fact that we would be presenting these topics to the class. So, I choose the communication process. It is very important in management. Having been a manager for three years, I felt I would be able to explain this topic well to the class.