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Thursday, July 17, 2008
Do you have a dirty mouth at work?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Comedian George Carlin passed away in June. I am sure he will be remembered for a lot of things but the one thing that stands out in my mind was his seven dirty words you can’t say on radio or TV routine.
I personally don’t like to swear but we all slip up every once in a while.
And then there are those where every other word out of their mouth is a curse word. To them, it is so natural to swear, they don’t even realize that they have a limited vocabulary.
I have worked for a couple of managers who felt compelled to strategically use curse words when administering discipline with their subordinates. One manager justified this action by explaining that this will leave a lasting impression with the worker. Well, he was right. It also impressed the EEOC in a discrimination charge for which the company paid dearly.
We have all heard the saying, sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me. This is not true. People don’t forget broken bones and people don’t forget hurtful words.
There are over 500,000 words in the English dictionary. Surely we don’t have to use the seven George talked about when communicating at work.
Cursing does not belong in the work place in my opinion.
Do people curse in your work place? Does it bother you or do you have a dirty mouth as well?
