How To Make People Like You At Work

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You wouldn’t think that having a foul potty mouth like Chef Gordon Ramsay would earn you brownie points with anyone, but a new study says the opposite.Research from East Anglia University in the UK has discovered that swearing in the workplace actually builds camaraderie among workers and sometimes helps relieve stress. Researchers found that when people swear, they often express honest, genuine feelings, which can build solidarity.The key is in cursing out something together in a humorous way, as opposed to antagonizing your colleagues. Cursing out the world’s slowest printer is good. Cursing out Lisa from HR because she doesn’t know how to use Excel is bad.Swearing is still one of the key indicators of aggression in the workplace, so you’ll want to be very clear of the target and why the target deserves your livid verbal abuse. It’s also best that you do your cussing in person as opposed to in emails. When it comes to the written word, sometimes context is lost and your humor might be perceived very differently.Plus, if people have it out for you, they won’t have written evidence of your bad manners. Continue Reading

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