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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I sent an email to a coworker and addressed her as "Larla." She wrote me a reply to my email (addressed me by my first name) and told me to address her as "Dr. Smith." Is this crazy or normal? I don't know what her degree is in, but we work in an engineering field. I'm asking for future reference. I do work with a lot of people with doctorates and advanced degrees, but haven't ever had anyone rebuke me before when I called them by their first name. No one else goes solely by their last name at work.[/quote] Ugh, so annoying. I would default to calling them Mr whatever or by first name unless they specify. In this case sounds like you need her help with a job reference so Dr. XYZ it is! FWIW, in most countries the Dr. bit is saved for medical doctors, but may be used in very academic settings between superiors and subordinates or when discussing published papers. [/quote]
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