By Anonymous - 07/08/2015 14:27 - United States - San Francisco

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
I agree, your life sucks 27 705
You deserved it 3 640

Same thing different taste

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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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DreamDeLaMeme 0

I get the whole retard-mentally challenged ordeal and professionals shouldn't be using the word retard in a professional environment. However, the fact that he implied women are naturally unintelligent makes it sound like this didn't happen, since that is no longer a realistic or popular idea.

Get a sales job. It's better pay and you can basically get a job anywhere. Sad part is you have to tolerate these types of people in all walks of life

And it sounds like the boss thinks the client's retardation stems from her being a woman (or her being a woman is part of her defect). It's not being "smug"-- it's not being an asshole.

People like this are what drive people like me to physical violence. Seriously **** that guy. He's a grade A douchecanoe and deserves to get hit really ******* hard in his stupid ******* face. Your new mission in life: **** this guy over. Hard.

Oops-- edit time ran out. I meant it is being an asshole.

mds9986 24

The word retarded is in the dictionary and can be used as a valid description of a person if they fit the definition of the word. You didn't "correct him" he was already right.

ViviMage 38

That's an IQ of under 80. Does he have her IQ test papers?

That is not the correct term for someone with developmental disabilities. Hasn't been for 50 years. Don't be a dick

Omg so much misinformation- to be considered developmentally disabled, an IQ must be under 70. Profound is under 40.

ghostriley 14

Don't correct people when they say retarted your the bigger asshole

That's all you have to put up with at work? How cute.

Well retard was an official term for mentally disabled but because it was used for insults it was changes, but i dont think your boss is using that way