Originally Posted by
uffington sb
Railway talk.
I was Pilotman on some Single Line Working from New Barnet to Finsbury Park a few years ago, and the Hand Signallers were of African origin. They insisted in calling me ‘Boss’, and I must admit I wasn’t too comfortable about it. I did ask them to call me Andy, but they insisted in calling me ‘Boss’.
I've experienced similar with Gambian agency workers I was very disconcerted at being called 'Boss'.Made me feel like a plantation overseer or a character from 'Cool Hand Luke'.
But the more I asked them to call.me Phil the more stressed they got.So from thereon I just tried to make a joke of it.