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    Default Re: Manager Sharing Personal Information with Co-Workers

    A lot of people believe there are lots more rights and protections in the workplace than there really are. In fact, there are very few. Your employer has violated none of them. A polite "Thank you, I don't really want to discuss it" is all you need to answer their comments and queries with. Most people are genuinely trying to be nice and give you support. Just keep your distance, do your work and do not worry about it if possible. You don't know that your boss "just told everyone," there is probably a lot of rumor and gossip going around, as there always is in a workplace. But really the issue will die down as long as you do not make a big deal of it. I have always been amazed at the level of really flat inquiry and crassness that has become acceptable in our society. It's comparable with what the paparazzi puts the celebrities through. There's no law against it, but people are incredibly rude. When I was divorcing, years ago, people would walk right up and say (on the job and off) "I hear you're getting divorced, WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM???" I'd say, 'It was a sexual issue, and I really don't want to discuss it!" That shut them down. Best wishes to you.

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    Thank you for your response! My boss is very “buddy-buddy” with the guy who bluntly announced the money thing and he even said my boss relayed my lawsuit to him. It really rubbed me the wrong way because my situation is more than just a lawsuit, it’s about a death of a friend and the emotional impact it left on me as well as the other injured and all their family members. Not many people know of the accident as it was intentionally kept private for legal reasons. We don’t want people getting in the way of our current case. I just thought it was very inappropriate and unprofessional of my boss for gossiping to people about my personal and private situation.

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    Default Re: Manager Sharing Personal Information with Co-Workers

    It may well have been inappropriate and/or unprofessional - no one said otherwise.

    But it was not illegal.

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