Meaning of Gravepine

To hear information through the grapevine is to learn of something informally and unofficially by some sort of gossip or rumor. Grapevines exist is many different organizations. They are formed by individuals and groups within these organizations. These people usually have a common link or something similar that ties them together in some way. Grapevines typically spread information very quickly but most of the time, the information is not verified or accurate. No matter what workplace or organization you belong to, grapevines, rumors and gossip will always exist. One organization in particular in my personal life would be my workplace. I currently work for an Architect and Engineering firm located in downtown Chicago with roughly over 300 employees. You will find the cluster pattern mostly within this organization. One person will tell another that they may be friends or close to within the firm and the cycle continues form that point. Much like high School, this firm has its circles of friends and associates. Within my work place, I tend to be to myself and focused on getting my job done and using any spare time to complete homework assignments for my graduate program. I may have some co-workers I may relate to better than other but for the most part; I keep my personal information to myself. Recently, I filled out a form for hr that needed information about my beneficiary. I placed my son’s information on the form and expected nothing of it but soon one by one, co-workers were approaching me in shock about the fact that I have a son. I married young, got divorced 3 years ago after 9 years of dating and 3 years of marriage. I could not believe the hr specialist reported this information to other people who told their personal friends within our work place and the questions continued to come. This is a great example of a cluster grapevine within my organization. The strengths are shown in how fast the information traveled and the weaknesses are shown