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I've been f-bomb guy before. Cursing (not for cursings sake, but for the love of the language, if there is such a thing) is a crucial part of my language and when I was younger, before I moved into technical leadership roles, I didn't quite understand why it was unprofessional language to use at work... But sspecially so when everything else abut the job felt so casual. In the last 5 years, however, I have been involved in technical leadership and have restricted my usage.

FWIW, I'm also the type to insist on helping friends and colleagues with physical labor work.



I too was f-bomb guy. But I had spent the summer doing inspections on a construction site, where the language is .. different.

I came back to the office, my friend took me aside and mentioned it. Office vocabulary, I think was the term he used.


Yeah, I spent about 4 years working in construction and factory floors and another 4 years in the military. It's baked in at this point but I've learned to get it under control when needed.




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