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Swearing at Work is Bleeping Good For You
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from the now-shut-the-bleep-up-you-bleeping-bleep dept.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/17/1428230

This is the kind of news that your HR folks don't
want to hear, but researchers today said letting
workers swear at will in the workplace can benefit
employees and employers.

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, according to researchers
at the University of East Anglia (UES). Researchers
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, "the
study stated."

1. http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/20718