Press Releases
2006 Apr 17
“DON’T F**KING BULLSHIT ME”, SAY BRITISH BOSSES
- 66% of managers find 'bullshitting' by staff very annoying, but only 37% have similar objections to swearin
- Most believe that it is now perfectly acceptable not to offer alcohol at a business lunch
- Taking a mobile phone call at a business lunch is now considered more acceptable than smoking after the meal
- Half of managers now believe that companies should ban smoking throughout their entire grounds
British company managers actually prefer to hear colleagues swear than
bullshit according to a new survey on business etiquette by The Aziz Corporation,
the UK’s leading independent executive communications consultancy.
Whilst 66 per cent of managers find bullshitting very annoying, only 37
per cent object to their colleagues swearing. 36 per cent find swearing
tolerable, compared to just 8 per cent prepared to tolerate
bullshitting.
Professor Khalid Aziz, Chairman of The Aziz Corporation, commented:
“The survey reveals an overwhelming dislike for those who bullshit in
business. Bosses prefer their colleagues’ language to be honest and
accurate even if that means tolerating the odd expletive here and
there. However it does appear that the culture of television
personalities such as Sir Alan Sugar and Gordon Ramsey is permeating
the business world. While a direct no-nonsense approach may be
preferable to the real life David Brents who merely talk-the-talk, good
communicators do not need to swear.”
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