pls help me out?

Question

for one thing, i m not an english speaker. So
like my manager mark williamson, what should i call him?
mr williamson or just mark? and pls show me when to call him mark and when to mr?

what about the lady?

cheers

Answer 1

It really depends on the person. There are a few options for finding out what the person prefers. You can ask them. People aren't offended when you ask, "Would you prefer I call you Mr. Williamson or Mark?" If it were a lady you would say "Would you prefer I call you Ms. Williamson or Mary?" (or whatever her name is). That's the most direct and polite way of doing things.
Another way of doing it is to start off formal: "Mr. Williamson, here are the documents you requested." He may say, "Thanks, but you can call me Mark." If you go with this route, keep with the formalities unless or until you are given permission to call him by his first name. With women, always, always use the term Ms. in a formal situation, unless they say something like, "I'm married, so please call me Mrs. Smith or you can call me Mary." When someone has given you permission to call them by their first name, then it's perfectly acceptable to call them by their first name from then on. The only exception to the rule might be if you are in a formal environment like a business meeting with clients or upper management. You would then want to say something like, "Mr. Williamson, Ms. Smith and I have completed the projections for this project."
In short, always remain formal until you have been told it's unnecessary.

Answer 2

Call him Mr Williamson, until he asks you to call him Mark. Same with the lady.

Answer 3

I would call him Mr. Williamson until he tells you to do otherwise (for instance, call him Mr. Williamson and he says back to you "Please, call me Mark"). If the woman is a supervisor, I would do the same for her (using Ms. or Mrs. or Miss - however she is introduced to you). If she's an equal co-worker, you can get away with calling her by her first name. That would apply to any co-worker.

Answer 4

Call him Mr. Williamson and her Mrs. Williamson unless they tell you to call them by their first names.

Unless you are at a formal meeting, then you would have to always use Mr and Mrs

Answer 5

I would call him Mr. Williamson, unless he insists on you calling him Mark. Same with the women. You should address her as Ms. or Mrs. so and so unless she specifies that you call her by her first name. Good luck!

Answer 6

It depends how deferential you want to be, and to an extent, which country you're in. I'm from the UK and have never used anything other than my boss'/manager's first name to address them. Partly because I don't think I should have to be socially deferential because they are my professional superior, and partly because if I saw another member of staff doing this I would think they were trying too hard to make a good impression on the boss.

You can generally use the same way to address your boss all the time, it doesn't vary according to situation, unless perhaps you are addressing him in front of a group of people (his superiors for example).

The best idea is to ask them how they would like to be addressed. If they ask you why you're asking them tell them it's because different countries have different protocol and you are unsure what to use. Unless your boss is evil they will appreciate the fact you have taken their feelings into account.

Answer 7

well my manager likes to be called by his first name, in general this is the norm in my experience, unelss you hear him being called Mr Williamson in the office by others.
Also you don't say how old he is and how formal your place of work? Have you just started there?
I'm sure you'll be fine to call him Mark - same for ladies (don't call them Mark, obviously, call them by the first name)....:)

Answer 8

Blah, call him Mr Williamson until he asks you to call him other names!

Answer 9

call him mr Williamson unless he tells you to call him mark. same rule with the ladies. always call them Mr and Mrs unless they tell you to call them by their first name.

Answer 10

You don't say in what way he is your manager. I would call him Mr. Williamson until he says, "please call me Mark."