Is dialogue in the workplace more civil and respectful in jobs where people are better educated?

Question

Or does gossip, mocking, and put-downs occur in most jobs where people have to work together? I'm wondering if the same type of workplace drama occurs in all jobs, dependent on the level of education of the employees, generally speaking. Examples and personal experience welcome.

Answer 1

well I used to work on a loading dock and worked withthe roughest people you will ever meet. They cussed and drank, and took smoke breaks every 5 minutes, and were real rowdy types and no education. However, they needed each other and worked well together as a team to get the back breaking work done. Sure there were some mocks and comments but it was done more in jest. Now, I am involved in management of a healthcare agency and I have to say that the doctors, and highly educated hospital employees are worst. They cuss everybody out, gossip and try to climb the corporate ladder, they make up stuff to get someone they dont like in trouble, always some drama, backbitting, and everyone trying to be independent. So from my experiance, education only changes the words used, and leaves everybody trying to be superior to everyone else, so respect for others does not exist.

Answer 2

Well you would think that such things will be less in places where people are better educated.

But the fact is the nature of people is the same no matter where they work! same things go on everywhere.. gossiping .. workplace politics..  

Only difference might be the language used and knowing where to stop!

Answer 3

I used to work in a meat shipping warehouse and now have a comfy office job for a large engineering firm.

In both places there are people who do as little as possible by complaining about the work to be done. The office has cleaner vocabulary and slightly more drama than the warehouse but then there are more chicks here too. Some people are still pricks and you have to adjust the way you deal with them, from running over them with forklift to playing jr. high put-down games to avoid getting fired.

Answer 4

I guess so because dialogged in the workplace more civil and respectful because topics are more in the business sector, political issues  or sports blogs. Where in the other places such as marketplace, I can hear vulgar words in gossips or showbiz happenings and they often talked current happenings in the nation.. there we can find dilemma in terms of educational attainment or jobs