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Funny, in my workplace the *older* employees swear, not the younger ones. I'm talking the employees in their 60s-70s cuss like sailors. By younger I mean 30s-40s. The younger ones don't swear. That's sortof backwards of what many of y'all are saying.
To: Tib71
Sorry for the mess up!
I've just gotten fairly upset reading the "profanity at work is ok with me" and "I do it" replies. Profanity at work is NOT ok, especially the "f" word, taking the Lord's name in vain and a few other unmentionable words. If I was the manager of a department where one or more employees were using this kind of profanity, I would call a "department meeting" and tell everyone "that enough, no more of this kind of talking in my department!". Most company policy handbooks state "no profanity" as a policy.
No problem, everyone is entitled to their opinion.
Funny, in my workplace the *older* employees swear, not the younger ones. I'm talking the employees in their 60s-70s cuss like sailors. By younger I mean 30s-40s. The younger ones don't swear. That's sortof backwards of what many of y'all are saying.
Don't have to "deal with it" in the workplace! Everyone knows that people swear, but using the "f" word and any words like it......I sure wouldn't consider them professionals on their jobs. These words plainly do NOT belong in the workplace. Case closed!
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Originally Posted by WeeMadArthur
This isn't the 1950's. People swear. Deal with it.
I used to work for The Bombay Company. They were very strict with us with just about everything. We were the closest store at the time to home office and frequently had the preferred stock holders visiting as well as the big wigs in management.
One day I was up a ladder trying to put a nail in the wall so I could hang a picture. I hit my thumb with the hammer and said $hit under my breath. It was an accidental utterance. AND unfortunately not as quiet as I thought. A woman walking by me said "you do and you'll clean it up". Nothing else, not upset, just that statement.
That taught me a lesson, no matter how quiet you think your saying something, its very likely that someone might hear you.
Of course it depends on the job you have but in alot of places you are going to run into people who are offended by it.
Don't have to "deal with it" in the workplace! Everyone knows that people swear, but using the "f" word and any words like it......I sure wouldn't consider them professionals on their jobs. These words plainly do NOT belong in the workplace. Case closed!
I reopened the case.
Who made you the boss of what is appropriate in the workplace? There are clearly many workplaces where it is ok. And who are you to decide if someone is a professional or not?
As long as customers are not around and no one is offended, who cares? You are obviously offended so I wouldn't swear around you.
The "f" bomb is the best of all! It is incredibly versatile.
Who made you the boss of what is appropriate in the workplace? There are clearly many workplaces where it is ok. And who are you to decide if someone is a professional or not?
As long as customers are not around and no one is offended, who cares? You are obviously offended so I wouldn't swear around you.
The "f" bomb is the best of all! It is incredibly versatile.
I agree with LoveBoating and would be offended too.
Well, I've decided to end my replies now. I know how I feel, my wife feels and some other folks feel about profanity in the workplace.
If it "turns you on" and makes you feel good inside to use profanity in the workplace......go for it! The wife and I have only got a few years left in the public workforce anyway.
I agree with LoveBoating and would be offended too.
You can add me to the list. I worked at one company where I had a female co-worker who used rather "colorful" language. Since I sat within close proximity to her, I really didn't care to hear her swearing, so I ended up telling our supervisor. That didn't eliminate the problem completely, but my co-worker did much less swearing than before.
I agree with the statements already made by others that cussing in the workplace is unprofessional and shows disrespect for themselves and others--not to mention a limited vocabulary.
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