James V. O'Connor, author of Cuss Control: The Complete Book on How to Curb Your Cursing and founder of the Cuss Control Academy, would like to see less profanity in the workplace. However, he does say that “the reality of it is, it is part of our language and there are times when you’ve just got to whip it out.”
What do you think about bad language in the workplace?
Part One: What the #%@&!?: The problem of profanity in the workplace
Part Two: How to curb cussing in the office
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