Somehow, somewhere, years ago some corporate executive decided that everyone (including management) should be addressed by their first name at huge corporations like the Shitshow ('Bill' rather than 'Mr. Smith'). I never liked that because it's just a phony attempt to give the perception that we are all equal, when nothing could be further from the truth. Upper management is so far removed from the everyday engineer that we might as well call them "Mas'er". You see, my manager "Bill" never invited me to his house or to go golfing. He only invites other managers. Hell, "Bill" hasn't even invited me to lunch and barely acknowledges me with a nod when we pass in the hallway.
It's even worse with corporate executives. We're supposed to call them by their first name also, in the chance they might take a surprise tour of our cubicles one day to "boost morale". Your no-good flunktional manager is sure to be standing right by him when this happens, with his nose firmly up the executive's ass.
"Bob, I'd like you to meet Jim, our sector president."
"Hi Jim," you have to reply.
"Hi Jim ?" The guy makes millions of dollars a year, flies the corporate jet, and drives a Bentley, yet I'm supposed to call him "Jim". It's ridiculous. He could crush me with one memo, and I'm just gonna call him Jimbo? Luckily, I probably won't ever see him again, so I won't have to call him anything.
Because I'd rather call my bosses Mas'er than their real names, I throw rocks.
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