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<blockquote data-quote="RidgeHunter" data-source="post: 2782506" data-attributes="member: 4319"><p>Profanity has been found to have positive physiological effects. Pretty interesting stuff. Not to mention the positive social effects. There is a valid reason (many, actually) profanity is prevalent in the military, law enforcement, and other high-stress or dangerous occupations. </p><p></p><p>I personally let my guard down around people at work who use profanity because they come off as straightforward and comfortable with their flaws, so I feel less intimidated and it's easier for me to be helpful, open and relaxed when dealing with them. The business world can be very cutthroat and while not a sure sign of trust...it generally proves correct in my 10 years in the field.</p><p></p><p>Last year I was working for a new client and we had a project way behind schedule. We had a really uptight and professional conference call with all parties involved about it that got us nowhere. After the call one of the project managers called me direct and said "Hey man....what the f*ck is really going on up there? Because that's clearly a load of **** they're feeding us."</p><p></p><p>Boom. He dropped the professional tone, put himself at risk by using language that could technically get him in trouble, therefore making me more likely to trust him. He knew that too. He knew how to get the information he needed from me. Some of which I didn't want repeated because observing and reporting it was out of my job description and I didn't want to deal with that fallout.</p><p></p><p>"Between you and me dude, that place is a clusterf*ck the likes of which I've never seen. The cat running the place has no idea what he's doing. He just took over for that guy that died earlier this year. He's the monkey and our job is the football, ya hear me? A real shitshow."</p><p></p><p>"I figured. Don't worry, after this job you won't be dealing with them. Later, man."</p><p></p><p>Sometimes **** is simply f*cked up and no other language can describe it. Ask Warren Zevon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RidgeHunter, post: 2782506, member: 4319"] Profanity has been found to have positive physiological effects. Pretty interesting stuff. Not to mention the positive social effects. There is a valid reason (many, actually) profanity is prevalent in the military, law enforcement, and other high-stress or dangerous occupations. I personally let my guard down around people at work who use profanity because they come off as straightforward and comfortable with their flaws, so I feel less intimidated and it's easier for me to be helpful, open and relaxed when dealing with them. The business world can be very cutthroat and while not a sure sign of trust...it generally proves correct in my 10 years in the field. Last year I was working for a new client and we had a project way behind schedule. We had a really uptight and professional conference call with all parties involved about it that got us nowhere. After the call one of the project managers called me direct and said "Hey man....what the f*ck is really going on up there? Because that's clearly a load of **** they're feeding us." Boom. He dropped the professional tone, put himself at risk by using language that could technically get him in trouble, therefore making me more likely to trust him. He knew that too. He knew how to get the information he needed from me. Some of which I didn't want repeated because observing and reporting it was out of my job description and I didn't want to deal with that fallout. "Between you and me dude, that place is a clusterf*ck the likes of which I've never seen. The cat running the place has no idea what he's doing. He just took over for that guy that died earlier this year. He's the monkey and our job is the football, ya hear me? A real shitshow." "I figured. Don't worry, after this job you won't be dealing with them. Later, man." Sometimes **** is simply f*cked up and no other language can describe it. Ask Warren Zevon. [/QUOTE]
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