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According to CareerBuilder, the majority of workers (95%) said they cuss in front of their co-workers, while 51% do so in front of the boss. Workers were the least likely to use expletives in front of senior leaders (13%) and their clients (7%). But, workers may want to clean up their language. The CareerBuilder survey found 64% of employers said that they would think less of an employee who repeatedly uses curse words, and 57% said they would be less likely to promote someone who swears in the office. Most (81%) believe that the use of curse words brings the employee’s professionalism into question. Others are concerned with the lack of control (71%) and lack of maturity (68%) demonstrated by swearing at work, while 54% said swearing at work makes an employee appear less intelligent. However, one in four employers (25%) admitted to swearing at their employees. Roughly the same amount (28%) of workers said they have sworn at other co-workers. Comparing genders, men are more likely to report swearing at work (54%) than women (47%).
According to CareerBuilder, the majority of workers (95%) said they cuss in front of their co-workers, while 51% do so in front of the boss. Workers were the least likely to use expletives in front of senior leaders (13%) and their clients (7%).
But, workers may want to clean up their language. The CareerBuilder survey found 64% of employers said that they would think less of an employee who repeatedly uses curse words, and 57% said they would be less likely to promote someone who swears in the office. Most (81%) believe that the use of curse words brings the employee’s professionalism into question. Others are concerned with the lack of control (71%) and lack of maturity (68%) demonstrated by swearing at work, while 54% said swearing at work makes an employee appear less intelligent.
However, one in four employers (25%) admitted to swearing at their employees. Roughly the same amount (28%) of workers said they have sworn at other co-workers.