Things you shouldn't say at work...

One place where expletives can get you into trouble is the workplace. If you want to be safe, you're better off leaving expletives for elsewhere.


Here are just a few reasons to be careful about what comes out of your mouth at work:

You could get fired for creating a hostile work environment. It may have been an innocent sentence to you, but someone else may have felt harassed and compromised. HR doesn't need much to feel like they have to get rid of the problem--which could be you and your choice of words.

Someone is always evaluating you. As much as we might think no one is paying attention, someone always is--and evaluating you for the job that's the next level up. If your language is best suited for the boiler room, then that might be where you stay.

People who work with customers have to be careful that they never offend. An offended customer may not tell you that you messed up, but will probably never come back.

You may not get the job. When up for a new job, you don't know the values and principles of the person who is interviewing you or the culture of the company hiring. If they're concerned about your language, they may pass on you.

In this day and age, workers don't need any personal characteristics that will hurt their careers or give a colleague or competitor an advantage. By using professional, positive language, you'll have an edge on those who are carrying around the baggage of bad language.

Adapted from an article by Rusty Rueff, director and career expert for jobs and career website Glassdoor.com, for Money.com