# You know something you shouldn't--keep mouth shut no matter what?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-something-you-shouldnt-keep-mouth-shut-no-matter-what/387228>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 9, 2007, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-something-you-shouldnt-keep-mouth-shut-no-matter-what/387228 "2007-01-09T00:20:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2007, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-something-you-shouldnt-keep-mouth-shut-no-matter-what/387228/41 "2007-01-09T21:44:35Z")

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Okay, based on the new information, I would say don’t mention anything to Fred. If he takes a new job without researching it properly, that’s his business. If he’s looking for a new job based on embarrassing info on him coming out, he needs to either go talk to his supervisor about it, act like nothing ever happened and keep his fingers crossed, or just go work somewhere else.

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**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2007, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-something-you-shouldnt-keep-mouth-shut-no-matter-what/387228/42 "2007-01-09T22:04:29Z")

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[QUOTE=Caricci]  
Okay, please clarify. Is what you should tell “Fred” this:

“Hey, Fred, boss already knows that you [shall we say] had sex with a goat and it’s not going to have any bearing on your employment here so don’t go taking another job just because of that.” ?  
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Yeah, that would be about it.  
**UPDATE:**

I did manage to draw Fred (and another coworker) into conversation. We chatted around and we started joking about things we could do to get fired so we could collect unemployment. And then I worked in “Well, you know Boss wouldn’t fire anyone for something _personal_, so it would have to involve a customer or something. Maybe if I started using an airhorn on the telephone…”

He might know something’s up, but I didn’t come right out so we both have plausible deniability.

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2007, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-something-you-shouldnt-keep-mouth-shut-no-matter-what/387228/43 "2007-01-09T22:16:51Z")

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Yep, that’s about as far as you should go with that! Good on you for being poker-face with gossipmonger.

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**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2007, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-something-you-shouldnt-keep-mouth-shut-no-matter-what/387228/44 "2007-01-10T09:16:10Z")

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I’m not sure (given the extra information) that it it would warrant blabbing. I think you have done well.

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