'Stay calm, she is only joking': Man gets called an embarrassing name in front of his colleagues, but HR shrugs it off

Imagine showing up at work to meet new colleagues, but instead, meeting met with some sort of twisted inside joke? A man shared his story on Reddit after being called a humiliating name in front of his coworkers, boss, and members of the HR department. No one seemed to flinch about the situation, though. 

He explained that one of the new women he met referred to him as his boss's b-word upon shaking his hand. He says his smile quickly disappeared, but everyone started immediately telling him to remain calm since what she said wasn't anything more than a joke. In reality, that type of joke doesn't form out of nowhere. 

Commentary about him and his connection to his boss has likely circulated amongst his colleagues for her to feel so comfortable saying something so aggressively rude. No one took him seriously, despite how upset he was at that moment. Now he's questioning what the future of his job will look like at a place where he's been so clearly and blatantly disrespected. Redditors are chiming in with their thoughts.

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