Q: A new Harris poll says the rudest thing you can do at work is this?
A: Use profanity
The rudest thing you can do at work is to use profanity. That’s the word from a recent Harris Interactive survey for Randstad USA about behaviors that interfere with work performance. Here’s the top 9 office etiquette pet peeves:
- Using profanity, 91%
- Being spoken to in a condescending tone, 44%
- Public reprimand, 37%
- Micromanaging, 34%
- Loud talkers, 32%
- Cell phones ringing at work, 30%
- Using speakerphones in public areas, 22%
- Personal conversations in the workplace, 11%
- Using PDAs during meetings, 9%
