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this post was submitted on 08 Jul 2024
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Was just reminded that at my previous job, the 33f supervisor and the 40m appointment setter called each other "work husband/wife". She has a long-term boyfriend, and he is married to his husband...
I've given myself the ick again. I hate those terms. Like, we don't have to reduce every male/female friendship into "wife/husband", just with the "work" qualifier.
Men and women can be friends at the workplace, and it is entirely appropriate to call each other "friends". My hot take is that "work husband/wife" is gross and inappropriate.
I used to call my boss work dad.. his boss was work grandad
Not quite the same as what you're talking about but this brought up the memory. I made him a "worlds goodest work dad" mug once.