Always a dodgy game being over familiar. My old boss who was generally very professional, in his 60's, decided to call a customer "mate".
They guy, who he knew reasonably well, said "Who are you calling mate? I am not your mate, I am a client and want to be f*ing treated that way..!!"
As a sales guy, I always use people's names. Never use buddy, mate, pal...."dude" would defo send me over the edge....
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I disagree... ‘Captain Darling’ would have been even worse
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Believe originated from an East End of London / Essex term of endearment when they couldn’t remember your name.Havard wrote: ↑Sat Oct 20, 2018 10:31 pm Always a dodgy game being over familiar. My old boss who was generally very professional, in his 60's, decided to call a customer "mate".
They guy, who he knew reasonably well, said "Who are you calling mate? I am not your mate, I am a client and want to be f*ing treated that way..!!"
As a sales guy, I always use people's names. Never use buddy, mate, pal...."dude" would defo send me over the edge....
H.
From mate, to Buddy, to fella... & a few years ago ‘Bro’ seem to have emerged... ingrained in our culture now
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Fella and Bro, yep....forgot those. Guaranteed to get the blood pressure up in professional situations those..!!Jembo wrote: ↑Sun Oct 21, 2018 8:38 amBelieve originated from an East End of London / Essex term of endearment when they couldn’t remember your name.Havard wrote: ↑Sat Oct 20, 2018 10:31 pm Always a dodgy game being over familiar. My old boss who was generally very professional, in his 60's, decided to call a customer "mate".
They guy, who he knew reasonably well, said "Who are you calling mate? I am not your mate, I am a client and want to be f*ing treated that way..!!"
As a sales guy, I always use people's names. Never use buddy, mate, pal...."dude" would defo send me over the edge....
H.
From mate, to Buddy, to fella... & a few years ago ‘Bro’ seem to have emerged... ingrained in our culture now
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1.
When I went to a dealer to buy Mrs K’s 335 we had the full attention of a Herbert who was in a tieless shirt, rolled up sleeves and chewing gum!!!
He followed up my purchase elseware with a phone call when he attempted to bollock me for his failed sales pitch.
2.
While I was working, someone phoned with a question re a component I had designed, my boss albeit 10yrs younger took the call and with his best telephone voice said “one moment I will get the LAD who designed it” I was close to 60 and retirement at the time!
Another grumpy old git and his old git wife.
All joking apart it jusr a general reduction in standards
When I went to a dealer to buy Mrs K’s 335 we had the full attention of a Herbert who was in a tieless shirt, rolled up sleeves and chewing gum!!!
He followed up my purchase elseware with a phone call when he attempted to bollock me for his failed sales pitch.
2.
While I was working, someone phoned with a question re a component I had designed, my boss albeit 10yrs younger took the call and with his best telephone voice said “one moment I will get the LAD who designed it” I was close to 60 and retirement at the time!
Another grumpy old git and his old git wife.
All joking apart it jusr a general reduction in standards
You don't stop playing when you get old - You get old when you stop playing!
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.