Boss called me an elephant at work

[feeIingaggrieved]

My boss made a comment at work today and I can’t work out if I’m overreacting.

We were having a fairly normal conversation when, out of nowhere, he called me an elephant. I must have looked a bit taken aback because he quickly tried to laugh it off and said something along the lines of, “Oh, but elephants are the most intelligent creatures in the animal kingdom, they’re emotionally intelligent etc.”

A colleague who was there quickly changed the subject, and I just sort of let it go in the moment.

But the more I think about it, the more uncomfortable I feel. I’m struggling to see how comparing me to an elephant in front of colleagues is appropriate.

AIBU to be annoyed by this?

Bloody love it 😀

Grey skin? Small eyes? Fear of mice? Fondness for peanuts? Uprooting small trees?

Please don't all stampede to the comments section.

You need thicker skin OP

Op, you're never going to forget this are you

I think that's irr-elephant.

Impossible to give an opinion without knowing the context and exactly what he said.

Do you travel to work in a jumbo jet?

Was it because you packed your bags and said goodbye to the circus?

We used to call my sister this for the same reason and still would if someone was stomping.

You’re an elephant!

Is the OP white?

Or pink?

It's the internet.

They know if they do this, 500 people will reply, and at least 100 will tell them whatever it is they want to hear.

The rest they ignore.

I suppose context is the elephant in the room here.

Exactly what I was going to say! We had a young guy in our office who used to shout donkey randomly - he had Tourette’s.

So I’m assuming that if he’d compared you to an elephant in a private 1-2-1 with no colleagues present there wouldn’t be any issue??

I’d suggest promptly reporting him to HR so he gets pach(yderm)ed out of the business pronto!

No you're an elephant!

Have you left footprints in the butter in the staff fridge?

If you weren't that bothered at the time, and can't decide whether or not you're offended, then you're probably not. I wouldn't go trying to find things to be upset over tbh.

Post 'n' ghost 🤷‍♀️

Is your name Nellie?

OP is not going to give us any more information about the conversation. To call her an elephant may have been a compliment, may have been an insult...we'll never know!

Dumbo? Is that you?

Did you cause a disturbance on Blue Peter in 1969?

Pretty sure someone’s tusking us around.