This may be of interest to only myself, clammyc, Armando and Bob fucking Johnson. But I doubt it.
I was recently upbraided for putting the word "fucking" in a diary title. Despite the fact that the expression is used everyday by millions, if not an actual majority of Americans (somebody do a poll) (and certainly a majority of Democrats), and the fact that the title was a takeoff on a well known DKos catchphrase.
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Regular swearing at work can help boost team spirit among staff, allowing them to express better their feelings as well as develop social relationships, according to a study by researchers.
Yehuda Baruch, a professor of management at the University of East Anglia, and graduate Stuart Jenkins studied the use of profanity in the workplace and assessed its implications for managers.
They assessed that swearing would become more common as traditional taboos are broken down, but the key appeared to be knowing when such language was appropriate and when to turn to blind eye.
The pair said swearing in front of senior staff or customers should be seriously discouraged or banned, but in other circumstances it helped foster solidarity among employees and express frustration, stress or other feelings.
But here is the real hook that got my attention; these researchers may be reading my stuff, almost using my name...What a thrill!!!
"We hope that this study will serve not only to acknowledge the part that swearing plays in our work and our lives, but also to indicate that leaders sometimes need to 'think differently' and be open to intriguing ideas.
"Managers need to understand how their staff feel about swearing. The challenge is to master the 'art' of knowing when to turn a blind eye to communication that does not meet their own standards."
The study, "Swearing at work and permissive leadership culture: when anti-social becomes social and incivility is acceptable", is published in the latest issue of the Leadership and Organisational Development Journal.
I humbly accept the award, on behalf of my family, my producer, director, the cast, the key grip...