WTF?

An article in today's Metro amused me:

Why Gordon is @!*%ing right

He'll eff and blind that he told you so but it seems chef Gordon Ramsay is right to encourage bad language in his kitchen.

Swearing at work can improve productivity and boost staff morale, experts have found.

Regular use of expletives helps relieve stress and build team spirit, they said.

And office employees who turn the office air blue can also express themselves more clearly.
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The study looked at the use of four-letter words and swearing in the office from a management point of view. It followed workers at a mail-order warehouse and used focus groups to monitor staff.

The relevance and importance of using bad language at work was pinpointed and found to have a potentially positive effect.

Regular use of profanity helped 'reinforce solidarity' among staff, enabling them to express their feelings and develop relationships.

Women were found to swear more than expected, especially among other women, and senior staff were less likely to curse.
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