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Originally Posted by ayeckley
If you drop F-bombs when you are interviewing with me for an engineering position (entry level, senior - doesn't matter) I am not going to hire you*. My reaction to your profanity will not be "this person is very passionate, and their presence will increase diversity within my organization". My reaction will be "you don't understand even the basics of etiquette and if I put you in front of a customer you will make our company look bad and damage a reputation that has taken decades to establish". True story. Curse like a sailor if you like in your private life, but not if you are giving a public speech to thousands of people from all age groups and backgrounds.
*And before anyone chimes in with "well then I wouldn't want to work for your company", my preemptive response is "oh yes you do".
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Here is the thing though.... Will.I.AM is not applying for a job, working for FIRST, although that would be pretty cool...
official original FIRST songs anyone?. He is speaking passionately, in almost a personal level to the audience of the "sport" that he finds most amazing.
And in other regards... when your going to an interview for any decent job like a engineer of some sort, you most likely will wear a suit and tie, or something of that caliber.... but you won't wear that everyday when you are working (in most jobs)... its the same thing with using language such as this, in a appropriate context such as this