firemen swear like sailors, it's almost like they need to swear to fit in. They try to tone it down when they're around "ladies" and admin staff, but still occasionally slips out when they get worked up.

My manager is completely burnt out now and is pretty much flaming out. She's made enemies of her staff by not supporting them, and her very icey side is coming out. When you say things like "those kinds of people should have perished in the fire" isn't really behaviour becoming of a manager.

In a union environment we tend to look at management as us vs. them, so I guess in some ways we're just watching by the sidelines as she crashes and burns. Most don't care as she's burned many bridges already.