By Vanessa Renee
Most working professionals will acknowledge that swearing at work doesn't add anything to their credibility or professionalism. Despite this, many offices are overflowing with filthy language coming from everyone from the boss to the secretary.
What many people don't realize is that profane language can actually result in being fired, so it's time to wash your mouth out with soap and set a swear jar up in your desk drawer and curb that bad habit once and for all.
In a survey of more than 2,500 executives, foul language was rated as the worst breach of office etiquette, with 40% of respondents reporting that swearing was the most frequent reason for termination of employees for violating office etiquette standards.
Executives even rated swearing even worse than drinking alcohol on the job, or spending too much time on the phone on personal phone calls. It turns out that your coworkers aren't fond of your swearing either. 81% dislike hearing you swear, though there is a breach of etiquette that your officemates find even more offensive... stealing their lunch out of the break room fridge.
Cursing, as well as using slang and other derogatory speech should always be avoided in the workforce. While your intent may not be to offend, there is so much up for interpretation. It is best to choose words that would not harm any listener.
You may be swearing at the copy machine, but the passer-by walking down the hall may not realize you are speaking to the machine and not to them. It is for this reason that it is especially important that you avoid swear words that have sexual undertones as it could result in sexual harassment charges if taken the wrong way.
It should go without saying that you should never, I repeat never directly swear at another employee during a confrontation. Even in a worst case scenario where you may feel that you are being terminated unfairly or being discriminated against, you must not swear. Swearing at someone in your anger could give them an absolutely legitimate reason to let you go, and you may lose any chance you had at winning a case against the employer.
While I realize that many readers probably swear at work on occasion, I hope that this information will give you a wake-up call that it is time to stop with the dirty language and expand your vocabulary with some less offensive expletives.
job, jobs, career
What many people don't realize is that profane language can actually result in being fired, so it's time to wash your mouth out with soap and set a swear jar up in your desk drawer and curb that bad habit once and for all.
In a survey of more than 2,500 executives, foul language was rated as the worst breach of office etiquette, with 40% of respondents reporting that swearing was the most frequent reason for termination of employees for violating office etiquette standards.
Executives even rated swearing even worse than drinking alcohol on the job, or spending too much time on the phone on personal phone calls. It turns out that your coworkers aren't fond of your swearing either. 81% dislike hearing you swear, though there is a breach of etiquette that your officemates find even more offensive... stealing their lunch out of the break room fridge.
Cursing, as well as using slang and other derogatory speech should always be avoided in the workforce. While your intent may not be to offend, there is so much up for interpretation. It is best to choose words that would not harm any listener.
You may be swearing at the copy machine, but the passer-by walking down the hall may not realize you are speaking to the machine and not to them. It is for this reason that it is especially important that you avoid swear words that have sexual undertones as it could result in sexual harassment charges if taken the wrong way.
It should go without saying that you should never, I repeat never directly swear at another employee during a confrontation. Even in a worst case scenario where you may feel that you are being terminated unfairly or being discriminated against, you must not swear. Swearing at someone in your anger could give them an absolutely legitimate reason to let you go, and you may lose any chance you had at winning a case against the employer.
While I realize that many readers probably swear at work on occasion, I hope that this information will give you a wake-up call that it is time to stop with the dirty language and expand your vocabulary with some less offensive expletives.
job, jobs, career
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