Swearing at Work Is Good for You, Apparently
Swearing has lost some of its taboo; we swear more, and more publicly. Now we have research that positively promotes swearing at work and says this can benefit staff and their employers.
Swearing at work
There was a time when the boundary between work and social life was clearly defined and only in extreme cases did anyone need to be reprimanded or corrected about inappropriate behaviour like swearing, shouting, insults or open sexual innuendo.
Swearing at work – again!
Swearing is in the news again but if anyone thinks this is permission to let bad language turn the air blue at work, think again. Tolerating more swearing doesn't mean that we think it is acceptable.
Swearing at work
There was a time when the boundary between work and social life was clearly defined and only in extreme cases did anyone need to be reprimanded or corrected about inappropriate behaviour like swearing, shouting, insults or open sexual innuendo. But not any more. New research shows that what was once taboo at work might now be becoming acceptable.