Re: OT: Profanity in the workplace

Subject: Re: OT: Profanity in the workplace
From: Dossy Shiobara <dossy -at- panoptic -dot- com>
To: Kat Kuvinka <katkuvinka -at- hotmail -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:02:39 -0500

On 3/3/10 2:06 PM, Kat Kuvinka wrote:
> Is it not a big deal in an office environment? Or should we always
> err on the side of manners?

My personal feelings on the matter? We are all adults. Adults should
be allowed to use adult language. However, we are adults, and adults
should be mature.

In that context, using profanity _around_ each other I find acceptable.
Using profanity _towards_ each other is not.

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References:
Re: my bad displays habit: From: Mike Starr
Re: my bad displays habit: From: Suzanne Chiles
Re: my bad displays habit: From: Karen L. Zorn
Re: my bad displays habit: From: Gene Kim-Eng
OT: Profanity in the workplace: From: Kat Kuvinka

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