Friends at Work: Gossip in the Breakroom May up Productivity

Outstanding Caroline, I work for a college as a leadership instructor. I have worked for this college for 5-1/2 years. My connection with the students is what motivates me to stay, and vice versa. We are the "retention unit" the X-factor, so I am well schooled in the art of productivity, keeping students happy, and my happiness and joy is learning new things, and accomplishing new task. I have friendships on the job, but I eat luch alone for two reasons, 1. me time, and 2. I can never seem to enjoy a luch friend without thier being some miss-understanding later. To avoid trouble and issues, I rather eat alone and sometimes I do not. However, when I am ready to eat with the co-workers I do, but I am not a big fan on gossip, I like to have lunch to relax, and discover new things, or talk about something more intresting then work all the time. Thank heaven for Divine Caroline(smile) we all get too express at a different levels. I will read the book and thank you.