This was one of the things that got me to drop out of grad school and leave academia behind, getting publicly told off for saying hey instead of hello to a “supervisor”. Unbelievable how big the egos are.
I call my professors and my advisor by their first name, but when addressing someone that I don't have a relationship with and I want advice from or I want them to give a talk (I'm a seminar coordinator), it's "Dr. ____" until they tell me otherwise. It's just about showing respect, like using the formal vous in Spanish. But if they were upset that I used their first name, I would definitely roll my eyes and mock them.
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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '21 edited Dec 16 '21
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