By Anonymous - 01/11/2014 18:59 - United States - Deatsville

Today, my boss is still refusing to fire my psychotic coworker, who's made it his mission to insult, annoy, bully and threaten me every day into making me quit. My boss is convinced the guy just has "assburger's" and that the company would get sued if we fired him. FML
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Nymeria_fml 25

Assburgers don't sound very appetizing. I wouldn't fire one up either.

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devildog562 33

If that's a case he should have the guy medically evaluated. Or at least talk to the guy and try and make it so you don't sue him for a hostile work environment.

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Nymeria_fml 25

Assburgers don't sound very appetizing. I wouldn't fire one up either.

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jake238 9

Wait I don't get it. Does OP actually think aspergers is spelled assburgers or does the boss think that?

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NeatNit 32

I say either the boss thinks that's how it's spelled, or OP has never heard of aspegers and just typed it up the way he heard it. My bet is on the latter! how would OP learn of his boss's mistake if it were the case?

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valalvax 13

More like that's how the boss pronounces it

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martin8337 35

Does anyone remember the South Park episode about Cartman's ass burgers?

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jthmtwin 16

There are quotation marks around it, leading to the conclusion of the co-worker is an ass not some one with the actual syndrome.

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tantanpanda 26

it's spelled "assburgers" in south park.

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devildog562 33

If that's a case he should have the guy medically evaluated. Or at least talk to the guy and try and make it so you don't sue him for a hostile work environment.

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sayyestothedress 24

If you want OP, I suggest you ask your boss to change your placement in the building so you don't have to be next to your psychotic coworker!

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MidnaLink 33

You have no reason to put up with this. I'd highly suggest a very wide, and hopefully short job hunt. And while he might not have "assburger's", he certainly does have "asswipe" syndrome.

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zoegirl_455 30

Was that extra s supposed to be intentional?

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johobus28 26

Considering the fact that the "burgers" part would be wrong either way, yes.

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zoegirl_455 30

I was being sarcastic but thanks for the clarification :)

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Zomg_Okay 26

"Shit my comment backfired. Umm... umm... SARCASM!"

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TheNotoriousHGC 15

Dang I accidentally pressed thumbs down instead of up... Add two extra thumbs up!

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chosha_fml 26

Start recording on your phone every time this coworker is near you, then play the recordings to your boss and say they can be used as evidence if he tries to sue.

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ChaoticMC1 10

I bet the boss will say: "Go away with your wiretapping!"

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wildsweetchild 19

Get a restraining order on him if he's threatening you, or file a harassment against him.

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Soundslikeothers 15

File a harassment suit against the guy and the company.

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qdawg06 23

I'm in awe that someone who thinks 'assburgers' is an actual disorder is in an authority position of a business.

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ChristianH39 30

Asperger's syndrome is a high functioning form of autism. OP's boss sounds like he's just an asshole though.

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xzombietaco 11

Aspergers* is a real disorder. OP just spelled it incorrectly.

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Nymeria_fml 25

18, if you don't know why OP put "assburger's" in quotes then I don't think you understood the FML.

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xzombietaco 11

19, I must have missed the quotations on my first read. Thank you for correcting me.

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mememelll123 8

in England Aspergers is pronounced like 'ass purge-ers'

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BrotherPhil 35

#87, some people do - it varies. The hard 'g' is German pronunciation, as Hans Asperger was Austrian, but in English the 'e' afterwards usually makes the 'g' soft. To be completely OCD about it, in the UK it's technically Asperger syndrome, as the use of the possessive indicates that a condition is named for the patient rather than the doctor.

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chazzywazzy654 22

#87, Actually #38 is right, I live in England, and my brother has Aspergers Syndrome, pronounced by me, my mum, and the SENCO people as "as-purge-ers"

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chazzywazzy654 22

Just to clarify the SENCO are the Special Educational Needs CoOrdinator(s)

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mememelll123 8

excuse me? I am English and have an education and have friends with Aspergers, so therefore I can safely say that in England most people pronounce it differently..like the way I said.

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chazzywazzy654 22

#117 was that to me? Because I was backing up what you said earlier in comment #38

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mememelll123 8

no it was to the guy trying to tell me I was wrong! I understand you were backing me up :)

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BrotherPhil 35

I hear it both ways - mainly the "right" way from people in the community (eg the support group that I help with, or other campaigners), and with a soft g from the general public. I tend to use it either way my self, depending to whom I am speaking. I wasn't saying that you were wrong, just expanding on the difference.

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