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It depends on the work environment. In some places it's more acceptable than others. Manufacturing, warehousing and trucking are a different environment than office and 'professional' places. I work in a warehouse and have a bunch of truck drivers around, 'blue' language is the norm.
What bugs *me* is the when a female is included into the mix and suddenly off-color language is frowned upon. Sorry, but 'equal rights' goes both ways, it can't be expected that behavior/language has to change because one is female and has entered a traditionally male-dominated employment situation. It's an unacceptable double-standard (especially when those same women are overheard to be using the same sort of language when among other women, but expect men not to use it when they are around).
I agree with this. And I personally find the word offensive, and most who know me have never heard me use it. Ever. I have to be REALLY mad (last time i recall using it was in response to my flight home being cancelled, for the 3rd time in one day) so when I tell my husband, who uses it all the time, that i would prefer he not use it in conversations with me, he sort of as to reply that he understands as I do not use it. So, for me, if the language (well that particular word) stops when I am around, it is not a double standard as I do not use it.
No problem with it as long as it's not used as an insult or it's not used with clients.
So the clients deserve more respect than co-workers? I don't mind if I over hear it, but I do have a problem with a superior asking me "what the "F" happened?" To me, that is confrontational and unprofessional!
So the clients deserve more respect than co-workers? I don't mind if I over hear it, but I do have a problem with a superior asking me "what the "F" happened?" To me, that is confrontational and unprofessional!
To you and maybe to me it's unprofessional, but it is common and don't even think about even questioning your bosses actions. Just get used to it or find another job. Many managers but not all will use profanity(among other nice things like question your mental health, your social skills and even your personal life) as a scare tactic. Welcome to the corporate world where you don't have any rights after you make x amount or are promoted to x position.
THe higher up you go in the corporate latter the more you gonna hear that kind of talk from your "superiors". Of course don't even think about answering with the same language. You have no rights and no voice; HR, your boss, your bosses' boss, your subordinates and your coworkers are all against you.
It depends on the work environment. In some places it's more acceptable than others. Manufacturing, warehousing and trucking are a different environment than office and 'professional' places.
Yes... I worked for years in a distribution center. Choosing to be upset about some words that aren't polite would have led to nothing but a great deal of stress and aggravation.
Unless it is completely gratuitous, every other word, or used as an insult, it doesn't bother me. I have myself often wondered "what the F happened?
That word is not flattering to the person who utters it and managers who tolerate it are not doing their job. Were I to hear it I would ignore the utterance, some people do it to be provocative. If it is gratuitous I would ask my supervisor to tamp it down, if it is a reflection of frustration in doing the job talk about improving the work process.
Why not? It's just a word, people only give it power because we're trained to do so... that being said, no I don't use it at work. I'm a public librarian, so "professional image" is a big thing for us (plus I work with children daily). But outside of work? Sure, I release the f-bomb when warranted!
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I work at a bank and it is pretty much tolerated as long as it is not in front of clients. Heck even on Friday me and a co-worker flipped the bird at each other (in a joking fashion) when no one else was around.
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