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  • fin54
    fin54 Posts: 115 Forumite
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    I work in the caring sector, where the boss calls clients PUNTERS, makes me cringe just hearing it
  • Material_Girl_2
    Material_Girl_2 Posts: 279 Forumite
    Yes, there can be friendly banter at work but it is the tone and the kind of working relationship that defines banter in my opinion. It doesn't even matter if your boss thinks he's just bantering with you. If you do not agree and feel its disrespectful, I would have a quiet word with him asking him again to stop the name calling as it makes you uncomfortable.
    If he continues tell him you will report him to HR if he does not stop. Do not put up with it if you feel bullied.

    We are all different and what offends one person may not offend the next person but that does not mean you have to accept being treated in a way that you feel unacceptable. It is you who has to spend around 40 hours a week at this workplace and you need to feel happy going to work and not go in there dreading being called names.
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    Surely it all depends on whether the OP is a knob head or not.
  • FOURCANDLES_2
    FOURCANDLES_2 Posts: 702 Forumite
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    fin54 wrote: »
    I work in the caring sector, where the boss calls clients PUNTERS, makes me cringe just hearing it

    why are they not punters? while at networking meetings many small businesses call customers punters don't see a problem with it to be honest.
  • FOURCANDLES_2
    FOURCANDLES_2 Posts: 702 Forumite
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    FOURCANDLES wrote: »
    why are they not punters? while at networking meetings many small businesses call customers punters don't see a problem with it to be honest.

    "A British, Australian and Hiberno (Irish) English colloquial term for a paying guest or customer."
  • ohreally
    ohreally Posts: 7,525 Forumite
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    FOURCANDLES wrote: »
    why are they not punters?

    They are service users of a social care provider. Punters are who frequent Ladbrokes.
    Don’t be a can’t, be a can.
  • LadyMissA
    LadyMissA Posts: 3,263 Forumite
    FOURCANDLES wrote: »
    my member of staff has been posting on here for a laugh , he has now been stopped .
    how would you know that? Isn't this annon?
  • Hammyman
    Hammyman Posts: 9,913 Forumite
    ohreally wrote: »
    They are service users of a social care provider. Punters are who frequent Ladbrokes.

    They're still customers...
  • NiallB
    NiallB Posts: 730 Forumite
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    ILW wrote: »
    Surely it all depends on whether the OP is a knob head or not.

    Quite, it makes a difference whether it's an insult or a fact :D
  • ohreally
    ohreally Posts: 7,525 Forumite
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    Hammyman wrote: »
    They're still customers...

    That was not the terminology referred to.
    Don’t be a can’t, be a can.
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