Uncomfortable around your boss?

Question

I work in an office setting and am the youngest person (early twenties) and its kinda annoying because my boss always calls me "sugar", "honey", "sweetie", etc. I'm pretty sure that if I were an older woman he would not address me like this. Also one of my bosses kinda flirts with me. I'm not sure if I'm mistaking his friendliness for flirtation or if he really is flirting. He'll sometimes wink at me and make odd jokes and always comes near my desk. Any thoughts?

Answer 1

use this to your advantage to get promoted or something like that. But don't push it to far and give them the wrong idea.

Answer 2

How old is your boss?  If he is really old, you can't change him.  Best to just ignore it.  I work on a military base and they all do that to me.  You just have to ignore it b/c if they know it bothers you they will keep it up.

If he is younger, ask him in private to please stop calling you that.  It is making the other women in your office think poorly of you.

Answer 3

yea, sexual harrasment.  If you can tell your boss the pet names make you uncomfortable.  does he address other people the same way?