In a word: No. While half of employees admit they swear at work, over 80 percent of bosses said a cursing employee appears unprofessional, according to a CareerBuilder survey. Perhaps more importantly, half of the employers surveyed stated they'd be less likely to promote a swearing employee. Essentially, use bad language and you could just talk yourself out of a new title and pay raise.

Should you swear at work?

April 29, 2013

In a word: No. While half of employees admit they swear at work, over 80 percent of bosses said a cursing employee appears unprofessional, according to a CareerBuilder survey. Perhaps more importantly, half of the employers surveyed stated they’d be less likely to promote a swearing employee. Essentially, use bad language and you could just talk yourself out of a new title and pay raise.