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.

Tags: etiquette, fired, profanity, The Ladders