tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602915421357912126.post2454913395960040659..comments2023-09-29T08:06:39.289-04:00Comments on Conference Call on Mute: Does your mother know you talk like that?Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12682866063792535916noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602915421357912126.post-57895854051474251922009-08-12T10:20:36.350-04:002009-08-12T10:20:36.350-04:00Mommy Esq depresses me with that study =( Really,...Mommy Esq depresses me with that study =( Really, think about it, is the f-word really necessary?? Really??? I am in the business world and I happen to work with men but let me tell you, they know how I feel on the language issue and they respect it and gasp....they like me and we get along. I don't care if your the president of the US....my respect goes out the window when I have to listen to that type of talk. It certainly shows me their intelligence =)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04572128334553536606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602915421357912126.post-76955814662750693132009-08-11T12:55:45.532-04:002009-08-11T12:55:45.532-04:00our former office manager has very loud profanity ...our former office manager has very loud profanity laden conversations with his office door open for the rest of us in lowly cubicals to hear. Quite frankly it irritates me because I don't know if the person I'm talking to on the phone can hear him or not. But it must happen across all business sectors by the male gender :)Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13967089207573722905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602915421357912126.post-66794405422911556722009-08-11T10:07:45.658-04:002009-08-11T10:07:45.658-04:00Jon is two levels down from CEO (it goes CEO, CTO,...Jon is two levels down from CEO (it goes CEO, CTO, Jon) and I never fail to be amused at some of the conversations I overhear in our home office. He is not a big curser and refuses to pick it up to get ahead but all the inside stuff that happens is awesome to watch. People getting moved around, reorgs planned, etc.LauraChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14322568136833382134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602915421357912126.post-40814689299198715862009-08-11T09:32:16.463-04:002009-08-11T09:32:16.463-04:00for women, it's definitely a fine line with be...for women, it's definitely a fine line with being tough and sounding like a truck driver...Nicole S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04073857953370420287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602915421357912126.post-48120957204860934172009-08-11T09:02:29.985-04:002009-08-11T09:02:29.985-04:00There are studies that show that women who judicio...There are studies that show that women who judiciously use profanities are taken more seriously. I frankly use them on occasion to good effect. You don't want to be known as a potty mouth but you do need to be taken seriously.Mommy, Esq.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00228638552586921228noreply@blogger.com