few of the senior employers expect the lower ranking employees to address them by stating Mr. or Mrs....so and so.
how would you feel if this was ask of you to do.
2007-12-14 06:10:10 · 16 answers · asked by ?????? 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
b/c i'm an adult and so are they. I don' like people who try to make others feel as though they are beneath them or not as important.
2007-12-14 08:29:17 · update #1
Wow, what year is it, 1950? That sounds like a very traditional workplace. It certainly isn't the kind of atmosphere that I would want to work in. I prefer places where everyone is seen to bring something to the table and have an opinion worth hearing. To me, this reeks of a very ridgid hierarchy.
2007-12-14 06:17:32 · answer #1 · answered by lilith984 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I would address them with Mr. or Mrs. anyway, but I would also expect them to do the same. However, if would sense even a slight doze of arrogance coming from them I would treat them coldly and act in a way that would suggest that I'm the type of person who must be treated with respect unless you want me to not appreciate you.
2007-12-14 06:48:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I was brought up in the Old South and my mother taught me to address all "superiors" as Mr., Mrs., Dr., etc. I still do it strictly out of habit. I'm 58 and have loads of supervisors that I work with who are lots of years younger than me and I address them by their titles. On the other hand, I do not like to be called Mrs. or ma'am but I work with the military and all the military folk call me ma'am. No matter how many times I tell them not to, this is how they've been trained by the military and they do it!
2007-12-14 06:20:00 · answer #3 · answered by LadyBug 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I wouldn't care at all. The question is, why do you care? Do you think it shows too much respect for them? Do you think they don't deserve to be called Mr. or Mrs.? If not them, then who? Only when the president stops by, aye?
2007-12-14 07:33:44 · answer #4 · answered by Highly Evolved 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, technically, you should always address someone as Mr. or Mrs. unless they ask you to call them by their first name.
My attitude is you cannot demand good manners of people. If they wanted that type of work environment, they should have hired people that had been raised or trained to behave that way.
2007-12-14 06:15:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
If that's what they wanted to be called.. then that is what I'd call them. Things like that usually don't bother me.. and technically, it is proper to address an aquaintance or a colleague by Mr. or Mrs. unless they ask you to call them by their first name. It wouldn't be absurd if you asked them to call you the same.. Mr.
Best Wishes!
2007-12-14 06:35:10 · answer #6 · answered by Cupid 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Are these people management? Who asked you to do this?If so , you have to (unfortunately) eat S**t and do as they want. If this is in Walmart, and they are no more than older employees, then you can address them as "Hey You"
2007-12-14 06:51:24 · answer #7 · answered by vinny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was brought up to call any older person by Mr. or Mrs. But, if they are your employer, I would call them whatever they wanted as long as they gave me a paycheck.
2007-12-14 06:30:27 · answer #8 · answered by Harley Lady 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If I want to keep my job, I'd do as suggested. Who knows, you may become one of those senior employees one day, and have the same respect shown to you.
2007-12-14 06:19:04 · answer #9 · answered by Nick Name 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It's appropriate to call a higher-ranking person by "Mr." or "Mrs." if that is their wishes.
2007-12-14 06:30:27 · answer #10 · answered by drshorty 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋