“She Said I Should Lighten Up”: 23-Year-Old Coworker Calls 29-Year-Old Supervisor “Mom,” Gets Upset When Told To Stop In Meeting
There’s casual workplace culture, and then there’s too casual. One 29-year-old team lead thought she had a good vibe going at her relaxed corporate office… jeans, music, and a no-micromanage environment.
But when a new hire started calling her “Mom” in emails and meetings, it went from quirky to downright irritating. After weeks of brushing it off, she finally addressed it in front of others… and now half the office thinks she was too harsh. So now the office is divided, the coworker isn’t speaking to her, and she’s wondering if she crossed a line or just finally set a boundary.
This story comes from Reddit’s r/AITA community, where the original poster asked for advice and opinions on whether she handled it the right way.
1. “AITA for embarrassing my coworker after she kept calling me ‘Mom’ at work?”
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4. Many Readers Said They’d Have Reacted The Same Way
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