Last week an NHS executive being sacked for swearing at work was a warning to all employees that the overuse of expletives can have a serious impact on your career. The dismissal of Gary Walker - the head of the hospitals trust in Lincolnshire – for coarse language reinforces the importance of adhering to office etiquette.
Swearing is the most unacceptable office faux pas according to report by TheLadders.co.uk. It shows that one in ten UK bosses has fired an employee for swearing at work; whilst 17% have reprimanded staff for bad manners such as lunchtime drinking, personal calls and gossiping.
The poll of the UK’s senior executives by the management careers site reveals that 47% of bosses would fire for bad language whilst 96% of senior managers said that they would find a foul mouthed colleague unacceptable to work alongside in the office.
Derek Pilcher of TheLadders.co.uk says: “Celebrities like Gordon Ramsay have glamorised swearing – particularly in the workplace. Some may argue that swearing eases stress at work and is a way of bonding with fellow colleagues. But employees beware, in every office there exists an invisible line between professional and unprofessional behaviour and the overuse of the F word crosses the line.”
TheLadders.co.uk report looked at how seriously senior managers viewed manners and office etiquette. 97% of respondents believed that good office etiquette was important whilst 57% said that they would fire an employee for bad manners. Seventy six per cent have given an official warning for etiquette offences such as a messy desk, flossing teeth or picking noses, bad breath or wearing trainers.
Do you think swearing has a place in the office?
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