How do you express “having behind you” when you want to address someone formally?
I want to write "I hope you had a peaceful Christmas behind you " in a formal email. Should I write "behind you " instead?
Should I address my boss informally or formally?
Hello, At the company, everyone actually uses the informal "du" form of address. Everyone addresses my boss informally, and people seemed to find it odd that I didn't. At first, we addressed each other formally, but in his last email to me, he suddenly used informal. I think that was because he addresses everyone informally…
How do you react when your employer offers to use the informal “du” form of address?
Hello, my dears, I've just remembered that about 1.5 years ago I was looking for an apprenticeship and had a few interviews accordingly. Two employers really caught my attention (looking back I have to say that they are both very similar in nature). In both interviews I was immediately offered the informal “du” form of…
Does using informal address also apply to teachers at altitudes of 1km or more?
For example, should I address the teacher informally on a hiking day or something similar if we are at an altitude of over 1km?
Can your employer address you informally?
Hello everyone, I'm 23 and currently training to be an office management assistant. I've been at my new job for about five months, and when I was hired, my boss asked me if it was okay if I addressed him formally and he addressed me informally. It wasn't a problem for me at first, but…
New job: Use formal address with me even though they use informal address?
I have had a new job since September with a spare parts supplier in the automotive sector. The warehouse staff have been on first-name terms with me since day one. I'm in the office, and everyone addresses me with "Sie" (formal), even though they're on first-name terms with each other—even the boss. Except for the…
Profession, older people in the company team should be addressed formally?
Hello, Should you always automatically address older people in your team at the company where you work first? Because I've been unsure about this up until now, since I (female, 21) have automatically addressed most of my colleagues (who are more in my age group) using the informal "du" form of address from the start,…
You are, or they are?
Hello, I had a small disagreement about this question today. And now I'd like to know which is actually correct. So if I want to address someone politely, then: But you didn't drive that long? or But you didn't drive that long? My girlfriend says that since I'm addressing several people, it's you… I say…
Is it usual to address people formally?
I want to work in a chauffeur service. Commercial passenger transport. The contact with the secretary (work documents, passenger pick-up times, etc.) is something… I can't find a word for it. Every time it's a new question: Mr. XY, thank you very much, please at such and such a time… Does it really have to…
Being corrected when you address other people formally?
Our class had a tour of a company today and the person in charge offered to use the informal “du” (you) at the beginning. At the end of the tour, as class representative, I was supposed to thank everyone on behalf of the class for the tour and since I usually use the formal “Sie”…