Roofers using bad language

I got rid of my previous gardeners for this. He was swearing loudly in conversation with his young apprentice.
I don’t want my neighbours to have to put up with that irrespective of whether it bothers me or not.
Ditto outdoor tradesmen blaring radios. I asked my roofers to turn it off. They understood when I explained. Mind you, they were exceptionally nice chaps so perhaps some might have got stroppy about it.
Noise for a purpose is fine but this was unnecessary.

I've just had the same... very loud and awful words.. l wanted my windows open ..but couldn't.. my Grandson was here.. so yes l rang whoever employed them ( number on Van) they were contacted via the council.. so rang the council.. it stopped the next day.. maybe the odd word... but not loud and nothing like " oi Bob ya fing wer.. what you doing that for? Or ya f*ing stupid c**t you've done that wrong etc".

Roofers are the worst! The problem is their voices carry because they’re up high!
we had some next door and they were awful, really bad language and thick as mince from the convos they were having… good roofers though!
scaffolders come a close 2nd IMHO when it comes to language and rowdiness and volume. We had lovely builders in and they actually advised us to be out of the house the day the scaffolders were coming because according to the foreman they were great scaffolders but really loud and obnoxious…

Honestly i’d just shout out, “can you keep the swearing down please”. I work in construction and they know they’re meant to be considerate, they just probably don’t know anyone can hear them.

No need to fear angry repercussions like others on this thread have mentioned - they’re normal working men, not a Mexican drug cartel!

OPs 4 year old already swears.

On the street in general I see the point. In that case move on and avoid. Surrounded by your home environment and neighbours, fairly safe to address the situation.

I'm Scottish though and "kin make hael sentences jist wi swear wurds" so a bit of swearing from roofers wouldn't bother me, the loudness while WFH definitely would.

@ginasevern No, I didn't misunderstand your post. It wouldn't bother me if restaurant/supermarket employees were swearing. If they were swearing AT me, ie calling me a wanker as an insult, I would be angry, just as I would if they called me rude, stupid etc.

I had this with the neighbour's roofers a couple of years ago. Three or four of them on the roof and two effing and jeffing at the top of their lungs. I adopted the stereotypical 'middle-aged woman with hands on hips' stance and shouted 'Oi! Mind your language!'. They apologised and two of them blamed the other two, but the swearing stopped.

You'd be happy with those words used liberally in front of your kids would you?

I think you've misunderstood my post. I was asking whether some of the posters on this thread would object to employees (not customers) in restaurants, supermarkets or estate agents (for example) using the words cunt or wanker in front of clients. I'm not talking about the volume, I'm talking about the bad language. Are you honestly saying that you wouldn't mind hearing staff using this sort of language repeatedly and in front of you?

Just say loudly 'Excuse me gents, there are ladies present' and they'll soon keep a check on themselves. No need to report.

Agreed. We don't have a low bar for behaviour in our local authority we have a high bar. These people represent us to the public. They would be well aware it wasn't acceptable and their manager would want to know

@ginasevern I would be irritated by any behaviour that was unnecessarily loud, irrespective of what it was. I rarely swear but have no objection to people who do. So in answer to your question, yes, I would find it annoying if someone was swearing loudly in a restaurant or supermarket, but because of the volume not what was being said and I would be equally irritated by loud music. My understanding from the OP's first post is that it was the language being used by the roofers more than the volume that she didn't like.

But @BansheeOfTheSouth and @KittenPause I know what you're saying but running the risk of having a group of men acting aggressively towards you is precisely why some people will not confront them directly in the first place.

It's a gamble and intimidating. I don't blame any woman for being cautious.

I'm asking those posters who find the OP pathetic if they are allowed to turn the air blue at their place of work? Would they be happy going into a restaurant where the wait staff were walking around saying cunt or wanker at the top of their lungs? Would they be comfortable if the staff in a supermarket were doing the same, or a doctors surgery, or the dentist, or an insurance brokers - basically anywhere that people are employed to do a job of work. I think we all know that the answer is a firm "no". These men are employees of the local authority. The fact they're roofers (and men) doesn't give them some magical amnesty from the the usual rules of employment.

I wouldn't report, no. But just have a quiet word with them directly? Or speak to the neighbors whose house they are working on and see if they can tell them to reign it in.

Agreed! No wonder society is so unpleasant if no one cares about stuff like this anymore. Why are people on here happy for roofers to swear at the top of their voices, and yet you'd be horrified, if you went in to a hospital, and the nurses were effing and blinding at the tops of their voices, ie 'Sally, fetch me a bed pan, that fucker in bed 3 wants a piss'. Really doesn't sound nice, does it?

@SodOffbacktoaibu

I mean OP needs to learn that she has every right to ask them to stop in the first instance

OP needs to learn her self worth and that she has every right to ask them to stop

OP has learnt a valuable lesson today in that her neighbour asked them to stop and they did

So OP you can do that too next time

Its really unpleasant to have vile language imposed on you anywhere, never mind at home

Op isn't being a wet lettuce or a Karen to ask them to stop. karen is a misogynistic term designed to get women to stay quiet. I don't know why mumsnetters think it is ok to use it.

Maybe the neighbour read this thread.

@SodOffbacktoaibu Getting aggressive to being asked to stop swearing loudly is when you report them.

I would report and ask the manager to speak to them

Well yes, good outcome but people calling her allsorts on this thread show why she might not have the confidence to speak up I reckon. Asking a bunch of men shouting fuck and cunt to stop takes confidence and we don't know how it will go. They might say sorry and stop,.they might call you Karen, they might get aggressive.

She shouldn't have to because they should have some flipping consideration and standards.

Because as pp have pointed out its anti social behaviour.

I've just read the OP's update and I think I would much prefer the swearing than having to suffer Smooth Radio 😆😆