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Ryan Lyman's avatar

This has been intuitive for me but I’ve always struggled with a good replacement to suggest to team members who call me boss.

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Jennifer's avatar

Because you’re looking for something just as short and handy?

Want one syllable?

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David C Morris's avatar

In the service industry, men will call their male customers boss, but it is secretly not flattering. I have a friend who is a barber who let me in on this little secret. I will politely ask my direct reports not to call me this.

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Mikey Ames's avatar

Interesting, David, how did your barber friend come to this knowledge? Or are you saying it’s a purposefully disguised insult?

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