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Do you use sir and ma'am with older coworkers?
Posted on 1/21/16 at 9:34 am
Posted on 1/21/16 at 9:34 am
When do you differentiate when you use it?
Posted on 1/21/16 at 9:34 am to athenslife101
Use it all the time, you will go farther in life.
Posted on 1/21/16 at 9:35 am to FreddieMac
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Use it all the time
Posted on 1/21/16 at 9:35 am to athenslife101
I'm almost 28, so no. There is one sweet older lady in HR that I call ma'am but that's about it.
Posted on 1/21/16 at 9:36 am to athenslife101
I do. I always explain to people that it's about respect, not age.
Some will ask me not to and I'll oblige. But I always use both until I'm asked not to do so.
Some will ask me not to and I'll oblige. But I always use both until I'm asked not to do so.
Posted on 1/21/16 at 9:36 am to athenslife101
Only call my boss "sir," call the older ladies "ma'am".
Posted on 1/21/16 at 9:37 am to athenslife101
no, i AM the older coworker
Posted on 1/21/16 at 9:37 am to FreddieMac
Amazing more people don't get this.
Posted on 1/21/16 at 9:38 am to athenslife101
I do until they tell me not to. Im 29. It can be offensive to some that do not identify as men, however...
This post was edited on 1/21/16 at 9:40 am
Posted on 1/21/16 at 9:38 am to More beer please
I don't all the time. There's a degree of familiarity where using it becomes uncomfortable. Some older people hate it. I've really been thinking about when I use it, and it's more of gut feeling when to use it than anything else for me.
It's odd because I was never raised up using any of that. I just kinda picked it up. My father is vehemently against it. "Use their first name," and will lecture someone if he's called sir.
It's odd because I was never raised up using any of that. I just kinda picked it up. My father is vehemently against it. "Use their first name," and will lecture someone if he's called sir.
This post was edited on 1/21/16 at 9:42 am
Posted on 1/21/16 at 9:43 am to athenslife101
Always use it. It's respectful.
Posted on 1/21/16 at 9:44 am to athenslife101
No, I find it odd to use those words to address someone in a professional setting.
If you use sir and ma'am with coworkers I don't feel like they'll ever look at you as a peer.
If you use sir and ma'am with coworkers I don't feel like they'll ever look at you as a peer.
Posted on 1/21/16 at 9:47 am to athenslife101
I call everyone sir or ma'am no matter if they are older or younger than me. If you're talking to an adult, that is the respectful and courteous way of addressing others.
If it's a child, I just yell at them to get off my lawn.
If it's a child, I just yell at them to get off my lawn.
Posted on 1/21/16 at 9:47 am to athenslife101
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Do you use sir and ma'am with older coworkers? by athenslife101
Yes sir
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When do you differentiate when you use it?
I use it for most coworkers, even if they aren't older. Just a sign of respect and appreciation. I would stop if someone asked me too, as some older people might find it offensive
Posted on 1/21/16 at 9:49 am to athenslife101
quote:Yes, because that's how I was raised. However, I've learned that in a professional environment the elders tend to get offended when you use sir, ma'am or mr.
Do you use sir and ma'am with older coworkers?
Posted on 1/21/16 at 9:50 am to ForeverLSU02
Most of the people I talk with on a regular basis are in their mid 30's, so we talk more like frat buds than anything else
Posted on 1/21/16 at 9:52 am to athenslife101
No because I don't want younger co-workers to use that term when they address me. It makes me feel old.
Posted on 1/21/16 at 9:53 am to IT_Dawg
I don't do it in military-like fashion, as I don't think that is appreciated in most settings.
But I use it in thanking people of all ages I encounter and in similar pleasantries ("thank you sir" for a dude who holds the door etc.). It's a little "lighter" in significance but also isn't going to rustle feathers of anyone who might otherwise think it's age-based.
But I use it in thanking people of all ages I encounter and in similar pleasantries ("thank you sir" for a dude who holds the door etc.). It's a little "lighter" in significance but also isn't going to rustle feathers of anyone who might otherwise think it's age-based.
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