Keep in mind, our *****ing about our jobs to our SO’s have anger at our jobs behind it. His insults about the people stem from his doing that as a job day in/day out. In the medical profession too, they insult everybody behind their backs. Loads of animosity all over.
So, a man who would not make those cracks in public, will with his SO to vent about his job, in general, IMHO.
BTW— they KNOW they’re being...