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Pepsi CEO doesn't like being called Sweetie or Honey

I feel like I get called sweetie/honey by waitresses and the like all the time when I'm in the South. Never found it offensive
 
MysteryMen said:
I feel like I get called sweetie/honey by waitresses and the like all the time when I'm in the South. Never found it offensive
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This is interesting, as I do too.

I think that when it comes from men to women it is more frequently viewed as denigrating, even if it isn't meant that way.

I don't think it has ever crossed my mind to ever call a woman "sweetie/honey".
 
Deacsfan27 said:
This is interesting, as I do too.

I think that when it comes from men to women it is more frequently viewed as denigrating, even if it isn't meant that way.

I don't think it has ever crossed my mind to ever call a woman "sweetie/honey".
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You would be ok if your coworkers treated you like you worked at or were eating at a diner? Because that's basically what you're saying.
 
Deacfreak07 said:
You would be ok if your coworkers treated you like you worked at or were eating at a diner? Because that's basically what you're saying.
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What?

To clarify, I don't find it offensive, and I don't think in any situation I have ever thought about calling a woman (anywhere) sweetie or honey.
 
Deacsfan27 said:
What?

To clarify, I don't find it offensive, and I don't think in any situation I have ever thought about calling a woman (anywhere) sweetie or honey.
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You're saying, waitresses in restaurants call me that all the time. That's not the same thing as being a coworker with someone.
 
Deacfreak07 said:
You're saying, waitresses in restaurants call me that all the time. That's not the same thing as being a coworker with someone.
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I don't disagree at all, nor was I saying it was the same thing. I was replying to MM who said he gets called that in restaurants.

Obviously those two are quite different.
 
Deacfreak07 said:
You would be ok if your coworkers treated you like you worked at or were eating at a diner? Because that's basically what you're saying.
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Yes. I'll have more sweet tea and pecan pie, sweetie.
 
Deacfreak07 said:
You're saying, waitresses in restaurants call me that all the time. That's not the same thing as being a coworker with someone.
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I mean I can't imagine people calling their co-workers that. Is that a thing? I've never seen it any place I worked
 
There were a few people on here a couple months ago who didn't understand why it would be inappropriate to use those terms in the office.
 
I don't want to agree with 2&2, but we have one of those in our office, too, and I've never thought twice about it. I can see where someone might find it offensive, but it's just a matter of miscommunication or misaligned cultural upbringing. I don't think there's any malice 99% of the time.

Of course, there is always that 1% where it CAN be used with malice that probably gets people riled up, similar to how the word is out on phrasing like "bless your heart."
 
There's a difference between a man calling a woman coworker or boss sweetie and a woman calling all coworkers sweetie.
 
This article isn't just about your waitress or co-worker, it's about the CEO of one of the biggest companies on the planet. Who would call their male boss anything remotely analogous?
 
DeacHead said:
This article isn't just about your waitress or co-worker, it's about the CEO of one of the biggest companies on the planet. Who would call their male boss anything remotely analogous?
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My point was that I'm skeptical that this is happening that much these days in Fortune 500 companies. Like are people really calling the Pepsi CEO "honey" in a business setting regularly?
 
PhDeac said:
There's a difference between a man calling a woman coworker or boss sweetie and a woman calling all coworkers sweetie.
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Is there? Don't get me wrong, I know there's some nuance here to get through, but at its core is it really different? I do tend to agree that it in a professional environment it is mostly inappropriate for anyone to use any of those, but it also depends on the environment in which you work...which I guess brings us back to nuance once again.

I think I just talked myself in a circle. I feel dizzy.
 
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