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i work for a lady boss. she is the owner of the company and i am one of the senior managers who works for her, the problem is i find her very rude at times because she never addressses people properly.

whenever she wants your attention, she will go like "Hey,,," instead of addressing you as Mr or Ms.

she harbours no ill intention, just tht it's her habit.

how can i put it to her subtly to change and respect others? subtly??

2006-11-15 20:01:44 · 5 answers · asked by caterpillar 2 in Business & Finance Careers & Employment

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Next time she yells "Hey," to you then you should pretend not to hear it. Then when she ask why you didn't respond you could say, "I am sorry, but I didn't hear my name being called."

She might be the boss but that does not give her the right to disrespect anyone. She wouldn't want someone getting her attention by yelling "HEY!"

And that goes for any boss. She will find out one day when she has no employees.

2006-11-15 20:05:58 · answer #1 · answered by mystique_dragon4 4 · 3 1

"Hey" as a conversation starter is an indication of a very casual, informal environment. This is a case of be careful what you wish for.

By not addressing her employees as Mr. or Mrs, she's wanting to encourage a friendly, cooperative work environment. You already realize she doesn't do it to be offensive.

Are there other parts of her speech that annoy you? Want to change the way she dresses? While observant, I think you need to ease off the accelerator just alittle and be more flexible. Not everyone has good people skills all the time.
Always be professional, polite and productive. Good luck..

2006-11-16 07:21:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Is she very familiar with the people she works with? I know I am a manager and have just started a job at a new department and sometimes I've had to yell out 'hey', however, I always back it up with an 'excuse me but I can't recall your name' simply because its hard to get to know 40 new people quickly. Perhaps if you tell your employees to respond with a "Hey! My name is ..." and perhaps she'll get the hint to call them by name, or either will learn their names if she hadn't already known them.

2006-11-16 04:23:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

It's really difficult to get other people to change. Pretending not to hear her is kinda passive-aggressive. If she doesn't take the hint after one time, it's not gonna happen. I would suggest coming to the resolution that it's really her issue. If you truly find it intolerable, dust off your resume and start looking elsewhere.

2006-11-16 04:18:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

The next time she shouts "hey" at you, you could try whinnying (hay is for horses, right?) - but if you want to keep your job, you should probably just shut up and put up with it.

2006-11-16 04:03:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

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