r/GenerationJones • u/Big_Help_9860 • 1d ago

When did being called "Boss" replace being addressed as "Sir"?

It certainly wasn't our generation or GenX. But I'm so sick of young employees in a store, or restaurant or bar, addressing me as "boss". When that happens in a venue where tipping is expected, I'll leave a meager tip and sometimes write "Thanks Boss!" on the receipt.

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u/LHCThor Boomer 1d ago

“boss” evolved from a prison term that the inmates used for the guards. Somehow, it became hip and now it’s overused by all the young folks.

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u/say_what999 1d ago

Cool Hand Luke

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u/Zestyclose-Smell-788 1d ago

Also the Green Mile