[codingbbq]

Best : My manager who appreciates everyone's time. He puts in efforts to immediately reply to anyone, takes quick decisions and acknowledges quite often. If anyone is dependent on you, unblock them immediately.

Worst : Many of the co-workers/ department heads etc. etc. have moved ranks above me exponentially and yes because of their hard work. Congratulations to them. But sometimes if I have to reach out to them or they need to reach out to me, they address me as "Sir". "Hello Sir, How are you Sir?" I feel terrible and I feel like they are mocking me for being a looser for not having achieved as much as they have.

[notapenny]

This is anecdotal of course, but I've addressed people as Sir and have been addressed that way it's always in a friendly way. Usually it's just a sign of respect, you may think they're mocking you but they might just see you as one of the "old crew". It may even be a cultural thing, I've noticed that a lot of my Indian colleagues tend to use it as well. Anyway, when in doubt I'd just ask, otherwise next time someone does it just joke back that if they're calling you Sir, you should probably call them Mr. President, if the response is casual enough it's all good.

[codingbbq]

Thank you, you are right. Instead of being stressed about it, I should rather ignore it.

[GoToRO]

They are not mocking you. They respect you for making the right decision for the project as opposed to the best they could do, the right decission for themselves.

[codingbbq]

A sudden change in the tone is obviously noticeable. You can feel it when some one else is being called by their first name and you are being addressed as Sir.

[GoToRO]

That’s different then. I did call some people Sir but it was out of respect. Mostly I appreciated that they were easy to get along with.

If you did nothing wrong I would say it’s still a sign of respect even if done theatrically every time.

[codingbbq]

Thank you. Noted. Your comment made me feel relaxed.