Calling an underling “honey” is a term of belittlement that’s not appropriate for a manager who’s building a team.
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I had a manager once that called me ‘Kiddo’ constantly.
The manager was two months older than me....Irritating.
My husband was the manager and had an employee call him "kiddo" all the time. He thought it was hysterical. She was like his assistant and old enough to be his mother.