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Does your boss call you names?

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Unless you're in military boot camp or something that's unacceptable. Leave if possible. Or sue and leave. Yeah, sue and leave.
 
I regularly get called stupid, a moron, an idiot, and a retard, among other things. He also calls me a little girl sometimes.

This is my first job, so I'm not really sure how people generally deal with this sort of thing. Do I just ignore him? Do I insult him back? Do I break into the classic song-and-dance about "sticks and stones?"

Get back to work you stupid little girl!
 
Hell no! I was excepting maybe nicknames. Well actually I worked at a gas field that were a little bit like yours but done playfully and I talked shit back.
 
Next time he does it, stand up and yell "Yeah? Well I had sex with your wife!"

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See this is a perfect example of how lazy unemployed people are. Here we have someone whose own boss thinks they're a "stupid little girl" yet they still managed to get a job. What excuse do the rest of you have?
 
No. You don't have to tolerate this. On the other hand, unless he is doing this to everybody, you might be doing something wrong; it could be worth finding what it is.
 
Where exactly do you work? I had worked for all kinds of louts, never experienced anything as bad as you describe, sounds like an awful place to work in, have you tried filling a complaint with HR?
 
If there's an HR department, use the fuck out of it. If not, confront him directly, let him know you aren't playing, and that it's not worth being employed by him under such a circumstance.
 
Please OP just get up and leave when he offends you like that. Holy shit, please do. If you don't have the confidence to do it for yourself, do it for everyone else he probably offends just as much.

Even Prezbo did it OP, you can do it too. Punch him right in the kisser.
 
If management talked to me that way they would no longer be working in the same area as me anymore or they would not be working at all. Stay professional record the abuse and bring it up to HR if they don't do anything take stress leave and sue them.
 
I regularly get called stupid, a moron, an idiot, and a retard, among other things. He also calls me a little girl sometimes.

This is my first job, so I'm not really sure how people generally deal with this sort of thing. Do I just ignore him? Do I insult him back? Do I break into the classic song-and-dance about "sticks and stones?"

It might work to sit down with your boss. You can talk about your feelings, maybe let him know that your feelings are getting hurt. If that doesn't help talk to the human resources department and file an anonymous complaint about your Boss's disrespectful actions.
And if all else fails you could always
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My boss usually doesn't call me names (that I know of) but he yells at most of the other staff. Reeeeaaally fucking awkward, but on a good note we're pretty united in not liking this guy. Everyone is basically looking to jump ship as soon as they find other jobs.

I think basically he watches too much Hell's Kitchen or whatever, and thinks it's fine to yell at the staff that handles the food for basically everything, even if its not their fault at all. It's really not okay, and if there's an HR office you should go to them. If not, you could try talking to your boss one on one (if you felt comfortable enough to do that).
 
What's your job? Also, pretty sure this is abuse and there may exist some kind of legal repurcussion in some states if you can document it.
 
Do you work for a smallish company with your Boss being the CEO? In my limited experience entrepreneurs are crazy. It's up to you whether it warrants action or finding another job, but it sounds like a hostile work environment to me.
 
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