Workplace profanity equals engagement?No s#%t!
New study shows swearing in the office is an essential part of communication. 
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!
The study, entitled, Swearing at work and permissive leadership culture: When anti-social becomes social and incivility is acceptable, found that “frequent swearing can reinforce solidarity among staff and enable them to express their feelings, such as frustration, and develop social relationships.”
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