Cube-side Cursing

Go ahead and blast your boss! But only in Spain. The Associated Press reports that fed up Spanish workers can use foul-mouthed language in arguments with their bosses.

Last year, a worker in Gerona, a city in the northeast of the country, was fired for calling his boss a "son of a b----." He brought the case to court and lost. But on appeal, a superior court judge ruled that while the phrase was insulting, it was also commonly used in many contexts – including arguments. The judge said the employee must be reinstated or given $9,500.

In US offices, cursing at your boss, or coworkers for that matter, where political-correctness is more highly-prized, might not be such a good idea, reports MSNBC. But there are some instances – like if you’re working in a kitchen or on the trading floor – where it might actually endear you to colleagues.

The takeaway: Will throwing an F-bomb into your office get you in trouble? Not if they're Spanish bombs.

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