Employee/boss status/relationship in the US

I'm just watching the Apple TV series Severance. And it's an extreme example of it, but it did make me think that so many US films and tv show this sort of dererence to authority. Like a higher job position is equal to higher status. You refer to your boss as 'Mr' or 'Mrs' whatever. And you are the lower, the subordinates.

And in the UK (in my experience) job titles don't really effect things in that way. Maybe in top corporate roles. But from what it seems, it is just a culture thing that is accepted. Is that really what it's like?

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Northwest · M

You do realize that Severance is sci-fi fiction, right?

I've traveled to the UK on business, dozens of times Never heard anyone to refer to their boss, or CEO as Mr., in the US. In the UK, everyone referred to their boss as "Mr". Not in our UK subsidiary though. Though one time this manager at a UK business was expressing his shock, because none of the Americans referred to him as Sir or Mr.

helsbels · 31-35, F

@Northwest

You do realize that Severance is sci-fifiction, right?

🙄 Yeah, thanks.

You do realise I explained how the one led to me asking the other though?

Northwest · M

@helsbels

And in the UK (in my experience) job titles don't really effect things in that way. Maybe in top corporate roles. But from what it seems, it is just a culture thing that is accepted. Is that really what it's like?