"A co-worker often stops by my cubicle to gossip about office politics. Yikes! Sure, I want to hear the scoop, but would cringe if my supervisor overheard us. How to pass politely?"
"Go for the easy excuse you have work to do! Then add, Im sorry not to be able to talk now, but I have a deadline. Lets have lunch soon and catch up, recommends Sue Fox, author of Etiquette for Dummies. If you must dish the dirt, doing so off-premises is wiser."
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