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next item on my list: Last July my company bought out a neighboring facility. Many of the employees of that facility came to work for us in various capacities. A manager of a department adjoining mine transfered to my company. He and I had been friends for many years prior. We spend alot of time together at work (because our departments cannot exist without one another) and outside of work as well. For about a year now, a rumor regarding myself and my male co worker having an extramarrital affair has been going around. Every week I hear a different story about what so - and - so saw us doing (which is nothing at all) and the like. It came to the point that my husband (who also worked there for a time) heard these rumors and we started having problems as a result. He basically now believes I had an affair and we have seperated a few times as a result of him being told untrue things by our coworkers. Also, my male co worker is divorcing because his wife believes the things she has heard as well. Complicating the situation is that our supervisor has approached us several times and threatened us that this "affair" must stop. We told him there is no truth the rumors, but he persists. I finally told my boss that either the people at work started minding their own business and let me alone or I would quit my job to avoid any more strain on my marriage. Mind you, the rumors and stories are always about things that happened after hours and not at work. Is this kind of gossip, which is harmful to my reputation and personal relationships considered harassment or slander? I am humilliated, confused and outraged. Someone please help. If there's nothing I can do to retalliate, does anyone have suggestions about how to handle this professionally? Thanx
next item on my list: Last July my company bought out a neighboring facility. Many of the employees of that facility came to work for us in various capacities. A manager of a department adjoining mine transfered to my company. He and I had been friends for many years prior. We spend alot of time together at work (because our departments cannot exist without one another) and outside of work as well. For about a year now, a rumor regarding myself and my male co worker having an extramarrital affair has been going around. Every week I hear a different story about what so - and - so saw us doing (which is nothing at all) and the like. It came to the point that my husband (who also worked there for a time) heard these rumors and we started having problems as a result. He basically now believes I had an affair and we have seperated a few times as a result of him being told untrue things by our coworkers. Also, my male co worker is divorcing because his wife believes the things she has heard as well. Complicating the situation is that our supervisor has approached us several times and threatened us that this "affair" must stop. We told him there is no truth the rumors, but he persists. I finally told my boss that either the people at work started minding their own business and let me alone or I would quit my job to avoid any more strain on my marriage. Mind you, the rumors and stories are always about things that happened after hours and not at work. Is this kind of gossip, which is harmful to my reputation and personal relationships considered harassment or slander? I am humilliated, confused and outraged. Someone please help. If there's nothing I can do to retalliate, does anyone have suggestions about how to handle this professionally? Thanx