Snippet of a conversation with my boss
boss: How is your class going?
epp: fine, I had to write a resume and cover letter last night, and he wants us to 'pretend' apply for a job.
boss: Did they go over the interviewing skills portion yet?
epp: yeah, last week.
boss: anything good?
epp: not really, sorta disappointing. They only said things that everyone knows, like, "Don't wear jeans to an interview" and stuff like that. Everyone knows that.
boss: You didn't wear jeans to your interview when you came here, you wore a little black suit.
epp: Yeah, I wore a black suit.
boss: I'll bet that suit doesn't fit you anymore.
epp: none of my clothes fit me anymore, I'm 24 weeks pregnant. That's almost six months.
boss: Yeah, but I'll bet it hasn't fit you for a while.
epp: I wore it in January when I went on a customer visit.
boss: It must have been really snug.
epp: no, actually, it wasn't.
boss: Really? Are you sure? I can't believe it.
epp: believe it.
*Epp exits, scene ends*
?? What the? Is it my pregnant hormones working here, or does anyone else also think my boss is trying tell me I'm a hell of a lot fatter now than I was when I first started working here??
And if that's true, what business is it of his??? If I gain a hundred pounds, does that make it OK for him to comment on that?
posted by ElliottPreciousPants @ 11:58 AM
4 Comments:
I totally agree - your boss has no right to make those kinds of comments. It was rude of him to even bring it up.
Incidentally, I am doing a workshop tomorrow and the topic actually is "how to prepare for a job interview". :)
a) when i was 16 and went to get my driver's license, my aunt tried to give me photo advice. she said, "the best thing to do is get up really early. put on a lot of makeup, and nice clothes, so you look like a hooker. then your picture will look great, and when you get pulled over, the cops will never believe it's you!" As appealing as that whole debacle sounded, luckily i had been through a few job interview workshop things.
b) your boss is not only an asshole, he's actually not allowed to say those things about you. comments about your body are always inappropriate, especially after you make clear you aren't amused. comments about how attractive you are or aren't are always lame, and are especially insensitive when you're waddling around knocked up! (please excuse my comment there on your body- i think pregnant chics rule!). tell him he should watch it. or sue him, and use the money to move back to MI where you want to be.
I thought it was exceptionally insensitive, considering I am 24 weeks with child (btw, I love that you said waddling around knocked up! hilarious! And true. As I tried to point out to him when I said "well, most of my clothes don't fit, I'm 24 weeks pregnant." duh.
He's lucky I didn't burst into tears.
Is there really legal recourse I can take?
I have a log book I've been keeping since december of all the inappropriate comments.
I would love to get revenge. I'm just too dumb/not quite mean enough I think. Too dumb to think of a way to do it that isn't totally obvious. And not mean enough because then I feel bad. He was asking me one day if I ever watch american idol, because his wife likes it. I told him I don't watch it regularly, but have seen it a few times, and that when I hear Simon Cowell speak it reminds me of him (the ass) because of his british accent. He went absolutely crazy--he was like "How could you say that? How could I remind you of that guy? He's a total asshole! What, do you think I am some sort of total asshole??"
It's totally funny, because I was not trying to say he was an asshole---I was just simply pointing out that my boss is british, Simon Cowell is british-and when they talk, they sound alike, because most british accents sound the same to me.
He was angry at me for weeks about that.
He can certainly dish it out, but taking it is another story...
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