Swearing in the workplace - possible warning?

Its easy to let slip of the tongue, but if he's quite firm about it you'll just have to train yourself to mind your language more.

FWIW I use the F and C word all the time in the office.
 
Sounds a bit harsh to me. Many is the time I've had to cover the mic on my headset because one of my colleagues is roaring some filthy joke across the room. Not ideal when you're having a difficult negotiation. For IT work I'm surprised anyone even gives a toss
 
One of the good things with working in transport, is you can even tell the C.E.O. of the group what a **** he is, his company is or even question his parentage! (I've seen it done!) albeit in a manner of banter as such, it's all in how you say it imo, not what you actually say.
Personal attacks of the verbal (or indeed physical) kind are not tolerated, quite rightly, but it does seem to be an industry where a thicker than average skin is needed to get by....
 
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each situation is different, it depends on your office lay out, the impact you may have on other teams close by, the volume and frequency etc. It will probably be loosley covered in your employee hand book by a general conduct clause.

If your team is completely segregated and has no impact on others and it is only your new manager who has an issue, its a difficult one to work against. You can hardly take it up stream and say "our new boss doesnt let us swear like our old one" because you will probably just get unwanted attention from further up :(

I would suggest that you try to refrain from swearing, and just point out to him when he does it so that he understands that he cant be an exception to his own rule. If you guys can all stop and he cant, then take it above him, and let him suffer the consequences of his own conduct.
 
Only last week, one of our contractors 'thought' a customer (in this case a school) had moved the phone handset away from their mouth and said:

"These effin schools are so rude, bunch of wristers"

Use your imagination for the swear words if needed.

So yes, i don't see the issue with toning it down where needed.
 
panthro said:
Its easy to let slip of the tongue, but if he's quite firm about it you'll just have to train yourself to mind your language more.

FWIW I use the F and C word all the time in the office.
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+1

i work for a construction firm and even the women swear... the owner is a proper cockney and the c word is used all the time by him.
 
You can 100% not give someone a warning for not liking their language

He could give you one if it was aimed at someone or against the company but even then I'm sure you could appeal it wasn't and no one could prove either way (especially in a lift with no witnesses)

If he swears himself then its blatant discrimination against you anyway IMO
 
Looks like he is just throwing his weight around.

I probably swear a little more than I should in my workplace, but never really at someone in particular and no with intention to offen anyone. Never been pulled up on it and others do anyway.
 
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Honestly? You seem to forget you're in a place of work. If you're being told to tone it down then rightfully you should. The instance where you swore in the lift is quite understandable from your boss' perspective.

Sure it isn't nice and might pee you off if it's become the norm, but a new boss will always bring in some changes you like or dislike.

As for him trying to cause trouble among yourselves, well thats another matter.
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Agreed. Saing "****tons" to a new boss that you know has problems with you swearing is a little unwise. That is being vulgar for the sake of being vulagar, as opposed to genuinely issuing an swearie when the situation demands. If you can't control your mouth when appropriate then what hope have you got in a career? That's the corporate world, and it's often mostly stiff and unyielding.

OP, just be the model of politeness to him and whenever he is aorund... keep the swearing for between your normal colleagues.
 
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jimbob27 said:
If you want to annoy him, replace all your swear words with "fudge" and "sugar", and then increase your useage of them 10 fold.
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I am actually doing this, although some words don't have a replacement yet.

And they are silly words, the F word is "envelope" and the S word is "puppy".

It's annoying him even more, told me to "shut the envelope up" this morning. But actually swore.

I find it funny.
 
agnes said:
I am actually doing this, although some words don't have a replacement yet.

And they are silly words, the F word is "envelope" and the S word is "puppy".

It's annoying him even more, told me to "shut the envelope up" this morning. But actually swore.

I find it funny.
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we had to do this..we chose vegetables for certain words after we were told off for being really offensive :)

our users are now radishes and the management are a bunch of carrots
 
I swear like a trooper, I mean big style. I'll be like, "what a ******* load of ******* ****, the ******* useless ******* ****." That is pretty much my vocabulary, I don't care who it's in front of, it's just who I am.
 
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