AIBU to think a tip worker’s comment was borderline?

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Taking a carfull to the tip with dh.

I threw a couple of sofa cushions in the wrong bit and was very apologetic to the man, who came along with his long hook to get them out. The staff are all quite loud and jokey there.

I was crawling into the boot on all 4s to get the rest - so my arse poking out. The tip man was being jovial and told DH, loudly, " you ought to give that wife of yours a good hiding". I think the cushions were heavy.

Aibu this was particularly inappropriate/weird)?

Some reasons could be because they get paid about £36,000 a year for a 4 and a half day week, (finish at midday on Friday/33-34 hours a week) with 5 weeks holiday (plus all the bank holidays.) Also, they have an excellent council pension, and for the most part, the job is a doddle. They're not daft, they know they've got it good, and they're laughing at people who look down on them.

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1970 born here and I laughed out loud 😂

Working at the tip is a relatively well paid job with a good pension. You sound like a snob.

Not round here. All tips are privately owned and are open BH.

Surely the fact that they have a long hook in the first place suggests that it's far from uncommon for people to make genuine mistakes or have a bit of a brain-fart and chuck stuff in the wrong skip?