I do think that swearing in public and by employees is becoming the norm. I think this is good as it allows folks to use natural speech patterns. It means that

I do think that swearing in public and by employees is becoming the norm. I think this is good as it allows folks to use natural speech patterns. It means that folks aren't getting reprimanded for using the word "fuck" when something goes wrong or something is dropped on their toe or when expressing heightened emotion and things like this. I don't think it to be bad to say, "I don't know what the fuck these people were thinking, but it means we need to change x,y, and z" is a horrible thing to say in such a meeting. I do think if it was actually excessive, it is a bit weird in this context. Not bothersome (as my own speech is naturally peppered with such language at times), just weird because I think a CEO should have some sort of balance between normal speech and awareness of how others perceive them. I might also add that I don't find the word "fuck" to be at all sexual unless one is talking about sexual situations. I would much rather hear the word "fuck" - or any common obscenity - when they don't mean it rather than the codes people use to hint around at sexual situations.