Young people, despite being overwhelmed by deadlines, still cannot resist the habit of chatting to gossip about colleagues and acquaintances, and reporting this and that... as quickly as lightning.
Young people go to work but chat in dozens of groups every day, accuse friends, and badmouth colleagues in all kinds of ways - Photo: WHITE CLOUD
Although gossiping takes time and effort, they say it's fun and exciting.
"I have more than 10 bad groups talking about me"
"Nầu xì" is a word that means to say bad things about someone or accuse them of something. This word is popular among young people nowadays, and more broadly, it means talking nonsense for entertainment and gossip.
It was pouring rain in the afternoon, inside the office, Minh H. (30 years old) was busy with several Facebook chat groups at the same time, having filled his stomach with a bag of fruit.
Funny video on TikTok about young people's bad-mouthing habits at work - Photo: MAY TRANG
Mr. H. is famous in his friend groups for his ability to "throw" new information quickly. He laughed: "As for chatting nonsense and gossiping for entertainment, I have many online chat groups. Roughly, there are more than 10 groups.
From old school friends, neighbors, backpacking groups... But the most frequent and bustling chats are still the groups of colleagues.
The reason his groups of colleagues - both in the same company and outside - are always bustling with Facebook accounts to gossip: "Because we work together every day, all kinds of things happen, we meet all kinds of people, so we never run out of topics. Sometimes we don't have enough to talk about during the day, so we continue talking at home at night."
For Mr. H., "cooking" is also an art. He revealed that news hunting requires skill as well as sensitivity.
"When looking at something or someone's actions, we have to guess what just happened, and then "deploy" action and ask for information."
For example, if a colleague just talked to the boss with a strange attitude, he immediately sent someone close to the boss or that person to ask. Or if two people suddenly "disappeared" at the same time, he and the team had to immediately question them.
Each of Mr. H's chat groups will have its own interests. For example, there are groups that like to gossip about love affairs such as adultery, broken hearts, and promiscuity. There are groups that like to talk about work.
Or there are groups that just talk about random things. From what to eat for lunch, the weather, back pain, why I'm poor... to relieve stress and entertain the group members.
Badmouthing because "We talk about them, and they are bad "
Not as knowledgeable as Mr. Minh H., but Ms. Hoai T. (28 years old, living in District 3, Ho Chi Minh City) is also a gossip, especially about the exciting scandals of her colleagues at the company or in the same industry.
She has 4-5 chat groups that are always active, except in the middle of the night because she has to sleep. Her friends divide the people they talk badly about into two groups: those they know, and those they don't know, or have only heard of but never met in real life.
For those who know them, information about them is always abundant because they are often in contact. Whenever there is something new, colleagues or sisters proactively "screenshot" or forward messages and images to the group. Along with discussions and updates.
If something is unclear, the group waits to ask more questions with a feeling of nausea, just looking at the chat box to see if anyone has sent any messages.
There are urgent things that need to be told and it's late at night at home and no one is afraid of them knowing, so my group will call Facebook messenger and tell them right away, because texting will take too long.
With strangers, her groups also share shocking information they hear about them. Usually it's about job changes, personnel, love affairs, marriage and family... Out of curiosity, she and her friends often ask the "source" to send the link to that person's Facebook page to take a look.
Sometimes, Ms. T. feels a bit bad-mouthed. But the online community shares humorous clips about this on TikTok. "I promise from now on, I will not criticize anyone anymore. I will tell the truth about what I see with my eyes and hear with my ears about them."
Or "We don't say anything bad about anyone. We just talk about them, and they're bad. Is it our fault?"
Magic: Talking nonsense still gets the job done, but loses focus
However, the above characters also have limits in speaking ill of each other. They speak for fun, gossip from what they have collected, and discuss with each other.
"I don't make up stories about anyone. For example, if we find out different or conflicting information later, we'll add it to the group so everyone can update it," she said.
With so many chat groups, Mr. H. still thinks he does his job well. He said: "I have to know how to keep an eye on things so that I can work and gossip effectively.
When work is urgent, I have to turn off group chats and prioritize work. After all, work still comes first."
According to him, gossiping is mainly for fun and entertainment during stressful times. That is also the joy of the office, every day at work there is something fun to bring home.
"There are many chat groups, but I have never chatted with the wrong person. I am careful so I have never had any consequences.
But sometimes I actively chat with the wrong person, with the purpose of hunting for news or reporting news," he joked.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/deadline-ngap-dau-nhung-vao-chuc-nhom-chat-dem-ngay-nau-xoi-thien-ha-20241107072852641.htm
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