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followed with 'I wasn't aware is so important to you. I didn't want to insult you and if you felt so, I apologize. The word fuck is one I use very often, but I'll try to control myself around you'

Note I didn't insult the coworker (no fuck you or fuck off), but simply said 'fuck' out loud due to a job error.

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[–] ChowJeeBai 47 points 1 week ago (12 children)

Dunno. I'd expect grown ass adults to be able to put their personal feelings aside for the sake of professional obligations. If your coworker is gonna get upset at everything, he's not in for a very good time.

[–] Stiffneckedppl 31 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I agree with the sentiment, but if we're going to make that argument based around professionalism, I would also have to argue that it's not very professional to use that kind of language in a work setting.

So maybe this is a situation where both sides can grow.

[–] spankmonkey 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

it’s not very professional to use that kind of language in a work setting.

That depends massively on the profession, setting, and context.

Restaurant kitchen where something gets spilled, a trade where something unexpectedly breaks, a couple lawyers without anyone else around finding out their client is on camera admitting to the crime, etc. are all fine to say a calm 'oh fuck' as a reaction. Someone in an open office who yelled it because their code didn't compile would not be acting very professional.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] spankmonkey 7 points 1 week ago

If no patients were around then an excited utterance gets a free pass.

[–] Stiffneckedppl 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

It may be more common among certain job types, but I don't think that makes it professional behavior to do so regardless of the type of work.

[–] spankmonkey -1 points 1 week ago

Found the op's coworker.

[–] SchmidtGenetics -1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Any outburst would be unprofessional, a specific word changes nothing unless directed at someone.

[–] SchmidtGenetics 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Than replacement words shouldn’t be acceptable either, you can either express your frustration or you can’t. A choose of word shouldn’t make a difference, it should be unprofessional to make an outburst at all if that’s the case.

[–] GrammarPolice -1 points 1 week ago

It doesn't seem to me that OP's coworker had an issue with professionalism. Rather, they seem to have been triggered by the use of the word

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