Shouting is the right and perhaps even the responsibility of the boss in a few jobs, as that is what the job entails. Although I think most people would agree that being shouted at is unpleasant, in some jobs where all the staff and boss are agreed that the goal of the job is the most important objective, then shouting is the right of the boss. Let us look at 2 possible examples: A football/scoccer team's manager is responsible for managing all elements of a team, to win a game. Everyone on the team (his staff) and the manager, agree that winning the game is the number one priority. One of the techniques a manager has to motivate his team players is to shout at them. Shouting at them gives expression to his strength of feeling. He may shout at them, because he is disappointed in their playing, to give them motivation to do better; including saying how they are letting their team down or letting themselves down while playing. I think most people would find it the right of a soccer coach/manager to shout at his players occasionally. I think some team players would find it odd if he only ever tried to motivate them, by having a "quiet respectiveful chat" with them. It is accepted that his motivation for shouting at them is to motivate them to do their best and not let themselves down (as he is aware they can play better) or the team down. So he has a right, or even an obligation to shout. While speaking to a movie director, he told me he felt he had a right, to shout (and swear) at his actors or anyone who on the film crew who was letting the standard of the movie slip. He did so only as a last resort. In film making, the goal of the movie is to create a good movie that will return the investments of the investors, at the box office, as well as keeping up with the standards of the boss (the director) who will give his name to the film. His reputation and artistic vision, is at stake. Millions of pounds (on some occasions over 100 million pounds) maybe invested in that movie. The actors, as well as the film crew, may accept that being shouted at, as a last resort, maybe a technique the director uses to get to this goal, when an actor (or whoever) is not giving his best performance or attension to a scene. My point is, when there are high stakes and the goal is accepted as being of the utmost importance, some staff realise by signing up, that the boss may well swear at them, as one of his motivational rights. This is not all bosses. For instance a boss of a firm that just does admin. Shouting will not help. Or anything when immediacy of response is not imperative, or where there is not a high stake goal.