Definition: Given a real-life anecdote of a complex ethical situation, generate a suitable title that describes the main event/root cause of the situation. Imagine that the given text is a social media post, and you have to write the title of the post, so the users can decide to read the main text or not.
Input: So, I work in a field where many people from the same field know each other.  There’s this new guy, let’s call him Tim, who’s been transferred to our team a few months ago. He’s been in the field for a few years, and has worked in other teams and departments. 

My supervisor, let’s call her Amy, is a very nice single lady in her mid 30s. She’s been working here for years, and we all have pretty good relationship with her. 

So, a while ago, Tim, a few other colleagues and I (Amy’s not there) were in the pantry having lunch as usual. Tim somehow decided to gossip about Amy’s past relationship. He claimed to know one of her exes from past jobs, and he told us details of their relationship and how they bought a flat together but Amy still broke up with him in the end, and how the ex is married with kids now blablabla. 

I was so disturbed by it. I didn’t know about this part of Amy’s past - and tbh I don’t think I should. But, god! He’s new here and he’s gossiping about her past as if it was some fun juicy story? Like, if they actually did buy a flat together and broke up eventually, it definitely sucked real bad. Plus, it’s 10+ years ago! Why would you want to talk about that to us behind her back like that? 

I was pretty angry about what happened. Amy’s the kind of person who has a kind heart and is nice to everyone. She’d willingly do extra work just to make other’s lives better.  She’s helped me through pretty tough times personally. 

I’ve been struggling if I should tell her - it’d probably make her upset, and does it help with anything? Idk. But given now we know this new guy is this kind of person, I think my supervisor should know and be careful around him. 

WIBTA if I said something? 


telling my supervisor what a colleague said about her behind her back