Most people spread rumors either because people misunderstood something, or because people have nothing better to do (Mostly because they have nothing better to do)
If you want to resolve it, it's better to let everyone know you know the rumors they're spreading, and get to the bottom of it.
You said you were getting praise, so you were obviously doing something right.
Rumors will always be there.
One time, there was this rumor about me going around that I was with this "loose" girl that I had never even met before, and she didn't even go to the same school as me, I also already had a girlfriend. Of course, all it did was make me laugh at the stupidity of the people making the rumor, because when I confronted them, they had no valid proof of me doing anything with her.
You have several options:
1. Make the people feel terrible by spreading a false rumor.
2. Let it pass; they will find another target soon.
3. Just let them talk; you know it's not true.
4. If it goes to this extent, find another job.
If you're ever worried about people judging you, just remember that they're in fault, not you.
Matthew 5:1-2 "Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."
Most people spread rumors either because people misunderstood something, or because people have nothing better to do (Mostly because they have nothing better to do)
If you want to resolve it, it's better to let everyone know you know the rumors they're spreading, and get to the bottom of it.
You said you were getting praise, so you were obviously doing something right.
Rumors will always be there.
One time, there was this rumor about me going around that I was with this "loose" girl that I had never even met before, and she didn't even go to the same school as me, I also already had a girlfriend. Of course, all it did was make me laugh at the stupidity of the people making the rumor, because when I confronted them, they had no valid proof of me doing anything with her.
You have several options:
1. Make the people feel terrible by spreading a false rumor.
2. Let it pass; they will find another target soon.
3. Just let them talk; you know it's not true.
4. If it goes to this extent, find another job.
If you're ever worried about people judging you, just remember that they're in fault, not you.
Matthew 5:1-2 "Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."