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2yrs Young Colleague Calling Aunty

Discussion in 'Friends & Neighbours' started by omnam, Jun 19, 2016.

  1. omnam

    omnam Platinum IL'ite

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    One of my this colleague who was good friend is been calling me aunty these days.
    I ignored her throught out a year since had moved different project and different building. Last week met her over coffee....and she mentioned again about it. My other friends mocked her for that.

    I feel like talking to her directly about it or shd i mock her back.
     
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  2. JGVR

    JGVR Gold IL'ite

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    tell her directly.ask her to call you by name
     
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    Dont get mad ! get Even!! Call Her Aunty ji with folded hands! show mock respect! Better in front of People!
     
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    ivlakshmi Platinum IL'ite

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    I faced many such issues.. You should have asked her to call u by name long back.. Some wantedly asked me how many kids and I was quite pissed off with those questions.
     
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    tell her call by name, tell her I am not your "aunt", if she wants she can add 'Ji' at the end. How can in office somebody call like that?
     
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    kcb IL Hall of Fame

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    May be she want to feel much younger or a teenager by calling you aunt.

    Tell her clearly to call you by name, also remind her that it's a working / professional environment, not a family get to gather.
     
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    I was newly married then and a neighbor (of in laws house) who was 3 or 4 younger to me used to call me aunty. I was shy and with much sad feelings used to ignore. After many years I happen to see her . As I dint want to hear her call me aunty I tried to avoid her. But she came to me and all the time she was calling me by name..I guess she too would have got such an experience after her marriage
     
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    It is very unprofessional to call colleague as "Aunt", if she is repeating for longer duration, you can tell her that if she call you once again, you will escalate with HR and next time you can just go and let HR know about it!!!
     
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    I think omnam is in India. Indian offices - they call Sir, Madam, Aunty, Uncle, "beta/beti" Kinda stupid I agree :)
     
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    Ask her age openly. Subtract 2 from that number and tell he that is your age and start calling her akka/didi without fail everytime you see her:).. she will learn her lesson!
     

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