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I often hear people calling others Boss, and I dont understand
where this is coming from. At your place of employment you
call your supervisor Sir, Ma'am, Jim, Mary, etc. Dont convicts
call prison guards Boss? Any input on this?
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Beats "Chief".
Chief of what exactly.... ?
Police, Fire?
The whole Cherokee Nation?
Epstein didn't kill himself.
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Biden didn't win the election.
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Both Chief and Boss are commonly heard around here.
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I can only answer for myself but I don't call anyone boss...if I did it would only be in condecending manner.
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Better then "dog" as in, Yo dog, whas'up. 
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Shaking it over here Boss!
One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.
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Shaking it over here Boss! a classic!...
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I have a copy of "Cool Hand Luke" on dvd here somewhere.
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I sometimes call the owner of the company I work for, Captain. He is in fact a captain, USCG certified for vessels under 40 gross tons. The captain part comes from the fact that he owns and operates a trout/salmon charter boat service.
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I had a 20 something year old co-worker calling me "boss", as in "yes boss", "sure boss". I told him to STOP, as I found it improper. I wasn't his boss, and even if I was, I wouldn't like it anyway. Even after I asked him to stop he still did it occasionally, but I don't think it was intentional, but rather part of his speech pattern. We no longer work together, so it is no longer an issue, but I'm sure wherever he is working he's calling someone "boss". IMHO, it's low class. -TomT
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In this state your elected District Attorney, who's official position is refered to as District Atty. General, with folks referring to them as only "General" or General (last name).
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I can't say what they call me....
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I was a prison guard for a couple of decades.
"Boss" is inmate talk for [bleep]. (A, hole)
When an inmate called me boss, I always stopped what I was doing, stared them down with a look of pure hatred, and said, "O no, your the boss."
I wasn't called boss very often, but they were right about it, when it came to dealing with those scum I was a pure [bleep]. which is still better than they deserve.
Last edited by siskiyous6; 02/20/12.
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LIBERTY!
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I got called chief all the time.
But its a surveyor lingo thing re: "party chief".
Gets carried over to the construction sites quite a bit. Along with boss.
I'm OK with it.
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to iritate my old "boss" I would call him anything that sounded commanding. Admeral, Chief, Master, Duke, ; we got a long very well it it was always a game and always with respect but it was fun to get him to say "What the F&*^ is wrong with you"
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I worked in a place in Washington D.C. once where the building engineer wanted to be called "Chief." Seemed kinda funny to me. He talked about being in the Black Panthers back in the '60s.
Steve.
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"What's up my Man" 
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"Hey Guy" 
Jed York does not own the 49ers; Russell Wilson does.
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Smartassery is how I usually see it used.
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I call a lot of people Boss. But to me, I mean it as in more of the trend of Sir, than degrading or disrespectful.
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