Top 10 Cities for Swearing on the Job Revealed in Survey
A recent nationwide survey ranked the cities with the employees who were most likely to curse at work, but employees should exercise caution as many supervisors surveyed did not approve of using foul language while at work.
The survey, which was released last month by Harris Interactive, included more than 2,000 hiring managers and 3,800 workers across industries and company sizes was conducted during May 14, 2012 to June 4, 2012.
According to the study, Washington D.C. is the city with the highest rate of employee cursing with 62 percent of respondents admitting they regularly curse while working.
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Denver was second on the list with 60 percent of workers in that city claiming they swear on the job. Those two cities were closely followed by the following three cities which rounded out the top five foulest mouthed working cities.
In third place was Chicago followed by Los Angeles and then Boston with 58 percent, 56 percent and 56 percent respectively.
The survey results also showed that employees who fall into the 35-44 age range category are the most likely to swear in the office with 58 percent claiming they do, while younger workers aged 18-24, were the least likely to swear at work with 48 percent saying they do curse at work. Of all employees questioned during the survey a total of 51 percent revealed that they curse while at work.
It is important to note that workers who might use colorful language while at work should do so when the boss is not around. According to the survey, 64 percent of employers responded that they would think less highly of an employee who repeatedly uses curse words, and 57 percent stated they would be less likely to promote or offer raises someone who swears in the office.
However, other studies have found that cursing at work can increase workplace morale and help employees make friends with their colleagues.
