Survey says 'never mind the b******s'

[jemima]

Interesting news,
from the University of East Anglia

http://comm.uea.ac.uk/press/release.asp?id=792

Allowing staff to swear at work can benefit them and their employers, according to researchers at the University of East Anglia.

Prof Yehuda Baruch, professor of management at the UEA-based Norwich Business School (NBS), and graduate Stuart Jenkins looked at the use of expletives and swearing in the work place from a management point of view.

They identified the relevance and even importance of using non-conventional and sometimes uncivil language at work and how it may have a positive impact.

The study found regular use of profanity to express and reinforce solidarity among staff, enabling them to express their feelings, such as frustration, and develop social relationships.

The results of the study, Swearing at work and permissive leadership culture: when anti-social becomes social and incivility is acceptable, are published in the current issue of the Leadership and Organization Development Journal (Vol 28 Issue 6, pages 492-507).

Prof Baruch said their aim was to challenge leadership styles and suggest ideas for best practice. “Employees use swearing on a continuous basis, but not necessarily in a negative, abusive manner. Swearing was as a social phenomenon to reflect solidarity and enhance group cohesiveness, or as a psychological phenomenon to release stress.

“Most of the cases were reported by employees at the lower levels of the organisational hierarchies and it was clear that executives use swearing language less frequently. The primary issue for management is whether or not to apply a tolerant leadership culture to the workplace and deliberately allow swearing.â€

[TrueBlueTerrier]

I hope Royal Mail mangers don't read this as if they think swearing could bring solidarity within the ranks, they are likely to ban it.

[Macca]

f**k em bunch of c***s i suffer from torrets!!!


:cfo :lfo

[hotshot]

f**k em bunch of c***s i suffer from torrets!!!


:cfo :lfo

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Like it Macca Think I do too F**k em

[evilc]

I hope Royal Mail mangers don't read this as if they think swearing could bring solidarity within the ranks, they are likely to ban it.

That is ok let them ban it, at least we will not have leighton talking bullshit any more in his briefings to staff. :cfo :lfo

[mdtomuk]

I'D HEARD ABOUT THAT RESEARCH DOCUMENT ON SATURDAY, AND I TOLD EVERYONE AT WORK IT WAS A LOAD OF BOLLOCKS, AND THEY ALL LISTENED TO ME AND OFFERED ME COFFEES AND SOME OF THE SANDWICHES THEY'D BROUGHT IN!




OH, BY THE WAY:-

:cfo :lfo :cfo :lfo

[PrestwickPostie]

f*ck the f*cking f*ckers

[POSTMAN]

Great Now i've godda look for a better swear filter program!

[DGP1]

Great Now i've godda look for a better swear filter program!

You don't need a swear filter program you need a swear box

[POSTMAN]

Good idea to bump me pension contribs i suppose!

[jafferpants]

Good idea to bump me pension contribs i suppose!

Lad's we realy must try to moderate the swearing or dear old postman wont get to see his pension for the stress. BY the way does any one know what that c*** billy hayes has let us in for . oops!!!

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Good idea to bump me pension contribs i suppose!

Lad's we realy must try to moderate the swearing or dear old postman wont get to see his pension for the stress. BY the way does any one know what that c*** billy hayes has let us in for . oops!!!

[oldpostie]

I KNOW...
i think i am by far the worst tho.

cos i am cross
AND...

as i sit here typing, out of the corner of my eye i see these 2 nitwits:

:lfo
:cfo

Which make me crosserer still
so then the T'rets kicks in.

sorry for swearing but





ecky bloomin thump.

[dvbuk55]

Well that is ridiculous. I have never been known to swear, be rude or tell lies.