I don't know exactly how old I was when I discovered that acting out in anger was a bad idea , but I'm certain that at the time my years could have been counted in single digits and I was neither wise nor professional :)
That's not really what I was getting at.
This occurred in New York , I'm nearby in Philly and one ' I'm sad to say that cursing is much more prevalent here than in the rest of the country. Another is that who are the people you are managing It is certainly inappropriate in an office environment but try telling that a roofing foreman or bricklayers .
I see that you spent time in the Army and I thank you for your service but just after I started this reply my father called , he also served our Country in his case he was a Staff Sargent in WWII . So I asked Dad did you ever raise your voice or curse while you were in the Army ... I have to go now there are a few stories I have to rehear
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To me, it’s a sad thing when cursing in management relations is more prevalent in a given geographical area. I worked for a corporation with 18 manufacturing facilities in all 4 geographical areas of the continental US. We had a total of 2500 employees with sales offices and other facilities throughout the country. I can honestly say, no one I ever came in contact with would consider cursing a viable approach to employee relations.
Oh, sure, there were the jokes, the rough back-and-forth at times between employees themselves, and management and employees in a conversational way. But I cannot think of an individual in management who was likely to employ such language in managerial situations. We were professionals.
Yes, I can see it occurring in labor. But that doesn’t make it right, nor defensible, IMO. And I’m not sure military service is a proper comparison. The job itself can ensure times where the stress of military operations overcomes common sense and decorum. Put simply, the military, as professional as it is, is still another world compared to business. For that matter, the same may be said when comparing business methods around the globe. As for me, being an American, I expect more from our well educated and trained management workforce.