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Stuff You Should Know

How Swearing at Work Works

Stuff You Should Know

iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture

4.582.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2008

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Swear words are usually considered workplace taboos -- yet the debate continues over whether these words are inappropriate, or examples of free speech. Learn more about using swear words at work in this HowStuffWorks podcast.

Transcript

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0:00.0

There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.

0:05.7

That's why we launched The Big Take.

0:08.3

It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit

0:14.0

to give you some space to think.

0:16.4

I'm Wes Kosova.

0:17.7

Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.

0:23.6

Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

0:30.4

Brought to you by the reinvented 2012 Camry.

0:33.3

It's ready. Are you?

0:35.9

Welcome to StuffyShitNo from House stuffworks.com.

0:41.3

Welcome to the House stuffworks podcast.

0:43.5

I'm editor Candice Gibson joined today by my trusty staff writer, Josh Clark.

0:48.5

Josh are you today?

0:49.6

I'm f***ing great Candice.

0:50.9

How are you?

0:54.1

I'm well.

0:55.1

Well, that sounds like it can only mean one thing.

0:57.4

Today's topic of choice is swearing at work a good thing.

1:01.8

Josh, you seem to be a pretty gunghair advocate of this.

1:05.0

Why is that?

1:05.9

Candice, you remember my wear your Hawaiian shirt to work campaign?

1:10.6

The whole thing was just a drive to get everybody loosened up and get to know each other.

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