Why The Hell Do People Snitch In the Workplace?

So there is this girl I work with who keeps on saying that she isn't sure if I'm the kind of person to snitch people out just to get them in trouble and make myself look good. *shrugs* Doesn't really bother me that she says something like that because she is allowed her thoughts, and I know it not to be true. What does bother me about the whole situation is that her doubt isn't without reason in the workplace. People really do this kind of thing, anyone who works or has worked have witnessed this type of behavior in the work place. Hell, there are probably more people who will do this kind of thing just for shits,giggles, and to get their rocks off than there are people who are serious in wishing to achieve advancement in their workplace.

Snitching in most situations is often frowned upon because it represents the breaking of trust between two or more people. When someone tells you something it is supposed to be understood by the majority that it stays between you and them. However, just because it is understood that it is supposed to be this way for most circumstances doesn't mean that it is actively applied as wisdom. The thing about workplace snitching is that the ones who speak of their co-workers by specific name to another worker and how nosy, a "pet" of the boss, etc. that that specific worker is, are most likely the ones to actually be kiss ass snitches.

Hell, I am not below "kissing ass" to manipulate outcomes of situations to my advantage. However, there are other ways to go about it than snitching. Snitching in the workplace is a byproduct of those people who lack the ability to formulate a more intelligent, multistage, and over all more difficult approach to either be able to have it somewhat easy or to achieve advancement. I will gla
 
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