Swearing at Work is Bleeping Good For You

coondoggie writes "This is the kind of news that your HR folks don't want to hear, but researchers today said letting workers swear at will in the workplace can benefit employees and employers. The study found regular use of profanity to express and reinforce solidarity among staff, enabling them to express their feelings, such as frustration, and develop social relationships, according to researchers at the University of East Anglia (UES). Researchers said their aim was to challenge leadership styles and suggest ideas for best practice. "Employees use swearing on a continuous basis, but not necessarily in a negative, abusive manner. Swearing was as a social phenomenon to reflect solidarity and enhance group cohesiveness, or as a psychological phenomenon to release stress, " the study stated." I'm sure the discussion and tags on this story will be completely G Rated ;)

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Re:Uh no.

[elrous0]

The harsh, politically-incorrect reality is that women are used to being indulged and sucked-up to. They get free drinks at bars and free meals on dates, men buy them jewelry/cars/houses, men tell them that they're great/not-fat/gorgeous, and they never lose an argument because their boyfriend/husband/daddy/guy-hitting-on-them always caves and agrees with them. So when they enter the workplace with other men, they expect the same treatment. When they don't get it, they raise Hell. It presents a real problem and makes many men very uncomfortable working around them.