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How would you address your manager?
by fnbr 9y ago
How would you address your manager?
- ndh2 9y agoJust pick one from this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kim_Jong-il%27s_titles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kim_Jong-il%27s_titles
- sk5t 9y agoAlways "Hi $name" or "Hello $name". "Hey" feels to me like a California-ism and just a touch too informal for email in particular. Whether the downvotes on my original comment support or reject this hypothesis, I cannot say.
- pertymcpert 9y agoI think it probably rejects your hypothesis. I use it frequently with multiple managers and directors. It entirely depends on your relationship with the person. Sometimes you can cultivate a relationship where being so formal and subservient is unnecessary, if not counter productive. Edit: Not in California, or the US.
- kelnos 9y agoI am in California, so perhaps this is just confirmation of your guess that it's a California-ism, but I certainly use "Hey $name" and even less formal things (if that's possible) to address my manager (and even my CEO). I did the same when working in upstate NY, though (~15 years ago), and my impression is that such informality isn't particularly unique. I've actually never worked anywhere such formality was expected, and suggesting something like that would probably get you some weird looks. I wonder if it's an industry thing? Perhaps some industries tend to enforce politeness/formality between rungs in the career ladder more than others?