This story was reported in the Wall Street Journal the other day. I guess Goldman is doing this because emails leak — or in their case — may surface during legal proceedings against them. And all that dirty talk isn't helping their already rather soiled reputation. But given how most people I know in their industry actually talk, there is a lot of hypocrisy here. On the other hand, an interesting research project (given this is now an explicit norm at Goldman) would be to see if, as a result of sanctions for violating the norm in writing and what will no doubt be new training material, if this new norm leads them to yes fewer cuss words in conversation. It just might — that would be an interesting demonstration of how norms in a company can change through explicit management action.
Goldman Sachs Bans Swear Words in Emails
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