Do you call your boss by his/her first name?

rival.
rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
edited January 2013 in All Encompassing Trip
or do you address them as Mr. or Mrs. so and so?

i've always called the head boss of my company by his first name along with many other people. but there are a few who address him as Mr. Smith. i just feel that is the ultimate ass kissing thing to do. am i alone on this?
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  • nfanel
    nfanel Posts: 2,558
    it would be weird if i didn't call him by his first name.... we're not very formal here.
  • Stone Is God
    Stone Is God Posts: 1,331
    singularity wrote:
    or do you address them as Mr. or Mrs. so and so?

    i've always called the head boss of my company by his first name along with many other people. but there are a few who address him as Mr. Smith. i just feel that is the ultimate ass kissing thing to do. am i alone on this?

    My mother is my boss so it's a little different for me. Ah, the joys of working for the family.
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  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,389
    I call my bosses by their first names.
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  • NY PJ1
    NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    i call mine brother :)
  • Solat13
    Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    Yep, call my boss by their first name and the CEO as well.
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  • purple_chick79
    purple_chick79 Posts: 570
    First name, usually with a fucker at the end. Or pain in the ass, etc.
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  • nfanel
    nfanel Posts: 2,558
    Solat13 wrote:
    Yep, call my boss by their first name and the CEO as well.
    yes, come to think of it....even the CEO of a company w/ 200,000 employees...still call him by his first name.
  • sennin
    sennin Posts: 2,146
    Yes, both of them....actually they are the owners of the company I work for.

    The best "bosses" I've ever worked for.
  • chinobaeza
    chinobaeza Santiago Posts: 2,489
    I call him pikachu....fucking pikachu :mad:
  • rival.
    rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    good, glad to know i am not the only one!

    i just can't stand when some associate address him as Mr. Smith. i should have added this to the thread that talked about office annoyances.
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Yes I call my boss by her first name, but it does not serve to decrease my fear of the woman.
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  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,244
    I call my bosses by their first names. Actually, when introduced to them at the interview and first day of work, they made it known that they wanted to be called by their first name and not Mr./Ms. (one boss is male, the other female).
  • londonwpr
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    I couldn't imagine addressing my boss as a Mr. or Mrs. I think any boss that requires that is a douche bag!
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  • intodeep
    intodeep Posts: 7,249
    chinobaeza wrote:
    I call him pikachu....fucking pikachu :mad:
    I don't know what that means but i have a feeling i call my boss the same thing when i'm not calling him by his first name lol

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  • stargirl69
    stargirl69 Posts: 6,387
    Yes everyone at work is called by their first name.
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  • edvedder913
    edvedder913 Posts: 1,810
    NEVER addressed anyone as Mr. or Ms. for that matter....
    always by 1st name.
  • chinobaeza
    chinobaeza Santiago Posts: 2,489
    intodeep wrote:
    I don't know what that means but i have a feeling i call my boss the same thing when i'm not calling him by his first name lol

    :D
    pikachu


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  • iamsampj
    iamsampj Posts: 784
    i will sometimes call my boss only by his last name in conversations, though that is only to differentiate him and someone else by the same first name. i don't think he knows that i do that though :)

    other than that...everyone in the company goes by their first name. it'd be quite strange if it was any other way!
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  • pearljamjen
    pearljamjen Posts: 13,578
    Yeah, I think in the olden days people called their boss "Mr. or Ms/Mrs." But that would be weird to in this day and age! I agree with the person who did say it sounded like ass kissing! :p
  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,977
    Ms. Haiku wrote:
    I call my bosses by their first names.

    me too.
    everyone is on a 'first name' basis here, it would be VERY odd to hear anyone say mr/ms to anyone.
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