how formal are you at work?

[Maverick]

Do you call people "man" or "dude" while you're at work? I do with some people...depends on how I guage the situation. One of my friends who works in marketing apparently calls people at work "dawg".

I just helped a bald guy who's probably in his late 30s with a computer problem and he said "thanks dude". I don't have a problem with it...it just took me off guard a little.

 

[Rallispec]

I'm real casual with the guy i share my office with, we say whatever we want to eachother and joke around a lot.... but around my bosses and other people, i try to very formal and look professional.

 

[vi edit]

I was greeted this morning by a coworker saying "What's up f_cker?" That and I've got a six pack worth of empty beer bottles sitting right next to my laptop.

So uhhh...you make that call.

 

[Electric Amish]

I don't speak to the people at my work.

amish

 

[Ns1]

heh

i greet everybody with sir/ma'am, thank you please etc etc etc


very rarely when i talk to a person my age will i say wassup or sup or whatever, it's just force of habit to say sir/ma'am ^_^

 

[Aves]

I'm casual with basically everyone at work except for Senior Manager & higher. We can get away with calling them by first name but thats about it.

Hearing "man" or "dude" is pretty common at my job.

 

[pyonir]

<< I don't speak to the people at my work.

amish >>


me either. if i have to i try to keep it short so i rarely use slang.

 

[Ameesh]

its extremely relaxed where i work, people walk the halls with beers and no shoes on.

 

[SCSIfreek]

I don't speak to the people at my work.

amish


they cant speak english? or they avoid speaking to you?

 

[Aves]

A guy from Cisco's TAC in Research Triangle Park, NC told us that they drink beer at work sometimes. I was like WTF!

The running joke now is that group of guys may actually be working in Research Trailer Park, NC.

 

[ScottyB]

I don't work so I guess I am informal.

 

[Electric Amish]

<< I don't speak to the people at my work.

amish


they cant speak english? or they avoid speaking to you? >>



They can all speak english, I believe. I'm not sure because I haven't spoken to all of them.

Maybe they avoid speaking to me, I can always hope. I don't really care about the reason.

amish

 

[Pepsei]

co-workers (guys) , "hey dude" or "hey i love you"

co-workers (young girls) , "hey baby"

co-workers (older ladies) , "hey you"

helpdesk associates , "what do you want? gimp?" not in those words, but we treat them like sub-human

'business customers' , dunno, only helpdesk people talk to the customers

 

[Russ]

It depends. If somebody is writing me a check, it's "Sir" or "Ma'am". Otherwise, it's whatever pops in to my head at the time.

Russ, NCNE