I think it is a sign that your female coworkers see you as an authority figure, and do it to act submissive and show how attracted they are to you.
I think it is a sign that your female coworkers see you as an authority figure, and do it to act submissive and show how attracted they are to you.
At the end of the day politics is just trash compared to the Gospel.
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I never adress my friends with their real names, female friends inevitably get something that sounds more affectionate, I also have nicknames for all my male friends, they are called manos, mia muca, me gushi, endboss or whatever sounds good at the time
Edit, being cruel to your maid with fancy words, it's possible. 99 shades of red I did pretty good https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...ps15774ab9.jpg
Last edited by Fragony; 09-23-2013 at 17:06.
It's because everyone thinks you are arrogant.
You are arrogant Mister Vuk.
A lot of my bosses refer to me as Mr Lastname or just Lastname. I think it's because I have such a common name and sometimes we have several people with my first name and I am about a decade older than most of my coworkers (I work at a college and am in my early 30s, everyone else is basically early 20s).
No one refers to me as Mr Firstname though.
Trying to show respect?
Addressing someone you're not all that familiar with by using just their first name can be viewed as a sign of disrespect. When I briefly worked as a teacher I addressed all my colleagues as sir/ma'am, and they all addressed me as sir irrespective of their age.
Edit:
Though I do remember reading a Nevil Shute novel as a kid where a Brit visiting the USA is requested to stop using mister after the first time he addresses someone. But I'm pretty sure the members from this side of the pond would agree with me.
Last edited by rajpoot; 09-23-2013 at 19:45.
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See, that is what I was thinking too. I am generally extremely respectful though at work, and I have no idea what I do that would make people think I am arrogant (unless they get to know me on a personal level). I listen to people, refer to them with a respectful title, accept criticism, ask questions when I don't understand things, etc, etc. I generally do not discuss politics, etc. It is not just at work either though, it is every where, and a lot of the people who call me that have a high opinion of me. Conversely those who dislike me also use the term. It really confuses me, as I have never heard anyone ever refer to anyone else like that.
Why did it become my nickname though? When I meet people who have never heard me referred to as "Mr. Vuk" they start referring to me as that. Why is that? That is what puzzles me. It has to be something in how I am being perceived. If I do not know why people call me that, how do I know if I should be offended by it or not?
I don't know, I guess it is a pretty small thing, but it really annoys me. It was cute when my first girlfriend called me it, but it got annoying fast.
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