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Constant use of profanity by a boss at my company? - anon

Posted: Feb 14, 2010

I have a supervisor at my company who constantly uses profanity when I speak to her on the phone, and constantly bashes MTs and other employees, so I'm sure she bashes me to others as well. She even does this on conference calls. I am always shocked at this behavior each and every time she does it.

I find this so unprofessional and it makes me very uncomfortable, but I don't want to tell the owner/HR person. It makes the company look bad. How would you handle such a situation?

You have to tell the owner/HR - Happy MT Robin

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You should say something for a couple of reasons. First, maybe the owner isn't aware of the completely unprofessional manner in which this employee represents them. If I were an owner of a company, I would want to know something like that. Second, on the off chance that the owner DOES know, then that means that they don't care. That's not someone I'd want to work for.

I would tell the cusser directly - to knock it off

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"Could you tone it down with the profanity, please? It is unnecessary and offensive. Thanks so much." With a smile in my tone, of course :)

How hard is that?

As far as the bashing ... "if they gossip to you, they will gossip about you." Same with the bashing - you know she is doing it about you too, so watch your back and every word you say with her. And don't participate, don't engage, when she does it about others. Direct the conversation back to the subject at hand, and if bashing is all that is going on say "Gotta go, bye."

not necessarily gossiping about her, too, if she is a good MT - ?

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nm

With a basher, its about the bashing - not necessarily the person being bashed

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That's like saying a known gossiper won't gossip about you because you're a nice person.

I too think it is better that the OP err on the side of caution (and smarts) and watch every word and action in any communication with her supervisor.

Profanity - Me

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I would do straight to HR and complain. This is harassment. I do not care to hear verbal garbage/pollution in my workplace. She is creating a hostile workplace and should be reported. I would. (I once reported a doc who kept inserting the "F word" in his reports "Where is the f****** x-ray," etc. and that got stopped right pronto.

Thanks to all for the advice - anon

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As one other poster said, it is not really about the person, it is about the bashing. The simplest thing anyone does, and she says things like ,"Ugh, what is wrong with her?" ...and says things that are much worse than this... including using profanity.

She tries to get me to participate in the bashing, but I don't. This is an older lady who is a wife and mother. I have never in my life encountered someone like this, but I am growing very tired of it.

I think it is disrespectful to me and the others who are subjected to it. It is also disrespectful to the the people she bashes. I wonder if she also talks to the clients using this language.

Again, I appreciate the advice.

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