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Lots of unnecessary cursing from work colleagues

  • 01-04-2025 09:08AM
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54 ✭✭


    So this cursing mainly occurs at the place where I sign on in the morning and meet the supervisors. About half of them talk normally (sort of) most of the time and the other half constantly curse. I don't mind the cursing but the problem is that if it's a supervisor who's cursing, then there is that inevitable moment when you make a mistake and by pure coincidence they're suddenly cursing more. It becomes a grey area as to whether they're then cursing at you or just cursing. On the other hand, if the person never cursed and now they're suddenly cursing then you know it's directed at you.

    What I've realised is I've tried to tell myself "oh that guy's constantly cursing he doesn't even realise it". But then again that couldn't possibly be true because I believe everyone is very careful of how they use swear words. If you take that same person who's constantly cursing and put them in a room with the head manager they're suddenly a very good boy.

    But some of these guys have just really normalised cursing in this place. I assume this causes some of the regular staff to then curse to try and fit in. Mostly it's not so bad because I just come in and get my duty. But sometimes I've to hang around and wait for to be told my duty. That's the hard part because you've to hear them going at it. You literally hear them get more confident the more they curse as time goes by. Mean while my confidence drops. It's like I'm thinking "what if he says 'okay there's your fcuking duty Tom boy' and I don't have the usual confidence I would to correct that. Last week there was a hug argument in the crew room because one of the supervisors spoke badly to a staff member, but that guy was very senior and was in a position to stand up for himself.



Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,101 ✭✭✭✭ELM327


    That's fcuking shocking.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 479 ✭✭P.lane78


    I think I'm missing what the Flucking problem is here



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,081 ✭✭✭z80CPU
    Darth Randomer


    You're a gen Zeee OP.

    Witnessed the same level of Cursing across blue collar yellow collar white collar industries.

    I'm guessing you are in call centre, like I was between 1998 2008.

    If my sup between 1998 and 1999 was really annoyed with me he would fkn this fkn that in every sentence.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 351 ✭✭boardsdotie44


    Dear me, have ppl become that insecure?

    OP you think too f**king much, just get on with it..



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,139 ✭✭✭✭anewme


    We had a bad curser in our office. He would just go off on random rants for ages cursing and giving out. Eventually, there were a number of complaints and HR had to have a quiet word that everyone was fed up with it. It did not work totally, he just cursed a bit less.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,520 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    Don't make mistakes, and you won't have anything to worry about.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,024 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    You won't like Australia



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54 ✭✭Tom Sanders




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