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Maybe there were other things going on. The cursing was just the easy explanation.
This too. It could have been an excuse for something else. I can't tell you how many times I've been fed lame excuses when the real reason was "we don't know how to deal with your disability."
IMO I would wait past day 4 before getting comfortable enough swearing, even if other employees do it. Maybe you could have gotten away with the F-bomb at that law firm 6 months into the job. Day 4 seems a little early. I would still err on the side of caution, at least until you get a good idea of that particular firm's culture. It's a good idea to pick up on the language standards in general. For example, how formal/informal are they? First names or titles for higher ups, for clients, etc.? Then once you get a good idea of the language they use, you can change your own speech accordingly.
I'd totally disagree with this. I don't care if it's day 4 or day 4000. And it doesn't matter if everyone else is doing it. It still doesn't make it right or professional. It's not really a difficult matter. True professionals don't want to hear people cursing at work. I'm not a saint and I'm not saying things have slipped out outside of work. But I can tell you that I don't curse around employees, co-workers or clients. It's simply wrong.
People get a lower image of you or have less respect when they hear it. You can go further in your career without doing this so it's never a good time, even if others are doing it.
Perception is everything in a professional office environment.
OP, If you wish to cuss, I'm sure a job on a loading dock awaits you. If you want a professional job, you must learn to act professionally. And yes, 3 days in, call from bf, is idiotic.
You were unemployed 7 months, did it not teach you how valuable an opportunity what you were getting was?
When I was in school, we had the "swear jar" in typing class. A profanity meant 25 cents in the jar. Everyone had to take typing, even the accounting majors, and there were a lot of guys in that class. We had to master the manual typewriter as well as electric in those days - you can imagine how fast the guys especially filled that jar, but it helped them break a bad habit. Swearing in the business world, we were told, was crude and unprofessional, for anyone.
There's a woman in my office who shrieks and curses dropping the F bomb liberally, especially during lunch time where her voice carries. I wish management would say something about the rude behavior but they let it go.
A former boss of mine did that---and received a full week's suspension without pay. Anyone else would have been fired on the spot.
Where I work if there was such a policy everyone would be fired. I've been known to use the F word S word and refer to the equipment as a POS. I usually do it when noone is arround though.
I usually don't post over here but the title got to me so here I am.
I have worked in the legal office for over 15 + years and NEVER swore at work and have always been considered a "valued" employee. Sorry for a professional (law) office that is not acceptable. Learn a valued lesson from this and save your potty mouth for your off time.
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