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Ask HN: I've got a new job but the boss is a bully / abusive

Hi,

I've got a new job as a web developer but the boss is a bully / abusive.

The boss keeps referring to other employees as "black" and makes racist comments towards some of them.

I was listening to music with my headphones and he's like "WHO'S LISTENING TO THAT?" and then asked me to lower the volume because it "distracts" others. Even though the office is loud as they talk and laugh all the time.

It doesn't also help that I'm an immigrant.

He keeps making stupid personal and passive-aggressive comments and just generally belittling team members, it's really annoying and it's starting to get on me.

I've watched him trying to flirt with some female coworkers even, it's disgusting and he's married.

I can't believe this is the second day of work at this company and I'm already feeling like this.

Here's my previous post that is related to the same company, just to provide some context:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9676980

Everyone here just laughs at his "jokes" and follows his orders.

He found I didn't eat today because I didn't had money, and he asked if I wanted a banana, so he said to other coworker "Give one banana to this immigrant".

How do you deal with this bs?

22 points grover_hartmann 11 years ago 48 comments

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