Today, my boss at my new job described a client as "retarded". I corrected him with "mentally disabled". He smirked and replied "Whatever. Just explain things to her real slow. After all, she's 'mentally disabled'. And a woman." I need this job so bad that I'll have to just put up with this asshole. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, at my new job, I walked into the office to hear my supervisor and HR manager talking about how, "the new guy isn't very smart, but we can get him to do the shit work for a couple weeks." Gee, thanks. FML
Today, my new boss asked me to handle a very difficult client, warning me that, "He's kind of a dick." My accidental response? "That's fine, I'm great at handling dicks." FML
Today, my boss walked up and smacked my butt. I am a 19 year-old guy. My boss is a 50 year-old woman. I desperately need this job. FML
Today, I had to go to a boring, never-ending "sensitivity training" session, all because my douchebag coworker filed a complaint against me last week after I apologized for being tardy. Apparently I was insulting people with mental disorders. Or as she put it, "differently-abled" people. FML
Today, I realized my coworker can't comprehend English, or any other language. When I mentioned this to a coworker, they accused me of being an ableist. This is the same person who insults him to his face, knowing he can't understand her. FML
Today, my mother who learned English as an adult sent an email to my boss, thanking them for hiring me even though I'm "retarded." I’m a law school graduate who was diagnosed with a minor learning disability in kindergarten, but she still calls me "retarded" when speaking English. FML
Today, my new boss sat me down and told me he's seriously reconsidering my hire, all because I greeted him with, "Howdy, boss!" instead of, "Good morning, sir." Apparently this indicates a lack of respect for his authority. FML
Today, my new boss lost his shit and flew into a ten minute rant against me about the "value of respect". He told me that if I wanted to stay in "his" company, I'd best start toeing the line. All this because I corrected his misuse of "your" and "you're" in one of his memos. FML
Today, at my new job at a funeral home, my boss threatened to fire me if I didn't "lighten the hell up" while dealing with our grieving clients. FML
Today, I started my new job at a small business. I was pretty excited to finally be working, until I found out the big boss is a creeper and sees no problem making comments such as "You're way more interesting than the rest of these slope-eyed fucks." FML
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MyGFisaturd 23
Report it to someone OP, I'm sure that can't be tolerated.
ChloeRattlehead 22
That should not be tolerated at the workplace.
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Comments (137)
ihavenolifehaha 16
#25 - Exactly. I feel like people just want something to argue about. There's no reason to get all mad over something as small as using the word "retarded"
pixierara 28
I'm sure he's probably like that all the time though and political correctness has nothing to do with personality
juturnaamo 29
No, they don't. Intellectual disability is synonymous with mental retardation. Mental disability is much more broad.
khorstmye 15
Quit being so sensitive.
Aimeejasmine 15
I bet if someone inferred men were mentally inept, and you must speak slow with them, you'd be pretty sensitive too. It's all about viewpoint, if you're not mentally disabled or a woman then why bother voicing your negative opinion? You're not helping anyone, you're wasting your time.
khorstmye 15
I definitely would not be sensitive or offended. Your opinion of myself or of men in general has no effect on me. Your opinion means nothing to me. It's your opinion not mine. So my opinion is that people need to quit being so sensitive about what others say.
allplayedout 20
This may literally be the most absurdly privileged statement I have ever read in my entire life. "I have no point of reference on this issue at all, but I like that the feeling of my own impotence and pointlessness as a human being is lifted slightly whenever I demean and degrade the lives of others who have less institutional power than myself. Therefore, I will rail against anyone who tries to pull my face from the sand, lifting my ass proudly in the air as I bury myself in my own ignorance."
RedPillSucks 33
it's her boss, his opinions definitely have an effect. If he thinks lowly of women, that affects her. And he's talking about a client.
Fairyjoshy 13
#73 ....Dude, you're displaying your oversensitive and offended status right here, right now, plain for all to see. Learn some self-awareness. Please.
Aimeejasmine 15
Omfg #84 that's the best thing I've read on here lmao, I am so fed up with people thinking their opinion is golden and everyone must hear it.
bapbap_fml 15
I've never actually found a context in which I wanted to tell somebody to "check their priviledge" until now.
Mikeyburn85 9
He sounds Hilarious, you should be thankful.
MRSwick2525 23
Please please please explain why OP should be greatfull? Because they have a douche bag sexist boss?? How on earth is it hilarious to degrade a mentally challenged person and women???? Can't wait to hear what you have to say!!
Aimeejasmine 15
Don't rise to it 39, that guy obviously never grew up and realised it's a waste of a life to make others feel inferior. He's clearly just here to annoy people, pity them.
RealSuperSand 21
31 you need to take a few steps back look in the mirror and **** YOUR OWN FACE. This guy is the epitome of top of the line douchecanoe, and he wasn't joking, doing a routine or trying to be funny. He was insulting a client in front of a subordinate who was from what I understand also a woman. I'm surprised she didn't get fired for kicking him square in the balls. If I were a woman in that situation I sure as shit would have.
a1_z9 10
Well she's probably going to get a worse deal from your boss than you! The best you can do is treat her (and talk about her) respectfully and like she's an actual person, and hope your boss gets the hint.
Wizardo 34
Not gonna lie, I'm ashamed by the responses given by some of the guys on here. That's not even laddish, that's just being a right and proper asshole. 'Manners maketh the man'.
writerchic85 26
He he may have been messing with you because you corrected him and became all PC about it. If it's a laid back place it doesn't pay to be that one person there that everyone has to wAtch their language around. They'll start resenting you.
writerchic85 26
Wow and this got down voted. You know I'm right.
Aimeejasmine 15
You sound like an asshole too, do you know their boss?
iwadasn 33
No, you got downvoted so much because everyone knows you're wrong.
PANDORUM89 21
if you report him he can't discriminate against you. if he does report him again. they will either move him or fire him. don't put up with something like that just because you need a job. you aren't the only one with a choice to act right. he has a choice too and if he chooses to not behave he can deal with the repercussions.
calerino 8
If you need that job that much then be real sneaky when dropping off resumes to other places