HRRecruitingAlert.com » fired http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com Headlines and advice for the practicing recruiter Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:32:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Top etiquette gaffes that get people fired http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/youre-ing-fired/ http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/youre-ing-fired/#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:00:32 +0000 Sam Narisi http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/?p=151 Most managers wouldn’t tolerate foul language during an interview. But what about after the person gets a job?

Cursing up a storm could be bad news then, too, according to a recent survey by recruiting site TheLadders.com.

About 70% of the managers surveyed said they’d fire an employee for bad office manners. The top offender? Bad language. According to the survey:

  • 81% of bosses find workplace profanity “unacceptable”
  • 36% have formally disciplined someone for cursing, and
  • 6% have fired a workplace potty mouth.

What else is grinding managers’ gears these days? Stealing lunch from the fridge, gossiping about co-workers and wasting paper are also serious offenses.

How about your company? What breaches of etiquette have your managers disciplined folks for? Let us know by dropping us a comment.

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