None of your business!!!

[Ghel]

Today, I overheard a couple of coworkers talking about an apparently fraudulent check that had overdrawn a customer's account. I was curious, so I started to walk over to them to ask what was going on. As I took the first step toward them, one of them waved me away and told me it was "none of my business." So I apologized (even though I feel that I had nothing to apologize for) and walked away.

But if it's none of my business, I don't know why they continued talking about it within earshot. From what I overheard, it was the waving coworker's son's account, and his ex-girlfriend had stolen some of his checks and forged his signature on them. Then I continued to overhear details of the son's relationship with the ex-girlfriend, the homeless drifter that she stuck him with, and his difficulty getting a new job. And when the coworker was questioning whether or not her son should close his checking account, I didn't offer any advice, because it was "none of my business."

I don't remember who said it, but there's a quote about the only way to keep your private life private is not to talk about it.

[AnaKhouri]

Heh, once I walked into a public bathroom and there was this girl on a cell phone, who glared at me and said, "GOD! Someone just walked in when I'm TRYING to have PRIVATE conversation!"

I smiled and said, "Maybe you shouldn't have your PRIVATE conversation in a PUBLIC place."

She stayed in there even while I was peeing, so I heard her TOP-SECRET PRIVATE conversation - it was some womanish drivel about who said what about who.

[bainsidhe]

If coworker is loudly giving out such private info, maybe there's a reason sonny got scammed.

[Sheldonrs]

... "GOD! Someone just walked in when I'm TRYING to have PRIVATE conversation!"

...

Well, I guess if you're having a conversation with your privates, that's a good place to do it.

[dalesys]

Well, I guess if you're having a conversation with your privates, that's a good place to do it.

In a pubic location?