Workplace profanity equals engagement?No s#%t!

New study shows swearing in the office is an essential part of communication. Video

You may have thought that cursing in the workplace is rude and offensive. Maybe you felt that swearing openly in front of co-workers might be interpreted as anti-social behavior.

If so, you would be wrong.

Now comes a study by British-based Leadership and Organization Development Journal suggesting that those four-letter words actually boost morale and may improve corporate culture.

No [expletive deleted] way!

Way!

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