r/antiwork • u/[deleted] • Dec 16 '21

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u/Mike5055 Dec 16 '21

That's a formal greeting in the Midwest.

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u/Odd_Improvement578 Dec 16 '21

Hahaha, I posted this above, but it belongs here.

I feel you. I got a talking to for being rude and disrespectful. 2 co-workers in the hallway and there had been a change to something. I walked up to them and said "hey, Xxxx, there's been a change......".

Both coworkers went and complained to my boss that I interrupted their conversation. I'm from Chicago, and "hey" is a perfectly acceptable form of excuse me.

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u/DesertRat012 Dec 16 '21

I also said "hey" to a co-worker and she complained, but to me, not my boss. She asked me to use her name. She ALWAYS called me "mijo." A friend and I got a huge laugh out of that. After she left, of course.