Treatment as a little girl does not do you good. Lenusya, Lenochka ... What do you think, when you hear such a call from a colleague sitting at a nearby table? "What a nice person, you must grab her a souvenir from Rome!" or "St-s-bitch, it's worth keeping away from her" ... Let's risk assuming that the second option is more believable.
Lena received her first lesson at her first job. "How sweet she is, this head of the department," she always calls me so affectionately! " Thought the girl. And then the headmistress at the first responsible meeting, where Lena acted, so masterfully "applied" a new one to the chief that she had long proved her own professional suitability. So, how do you find out the intentions of your colleagues based on your appeal to you?
"Granny".
• This lady has a velvet voice, everything in her "petenki" and "mashenki." First and foremost, this indicates that among the colleagues this affectionate "granny" feels completely "at ease" and does not hesitate to demonstrate superiority. Most likely, it has been operating here for a very long time and has the status of a "veteran". Be careful: other people's ambitions can play a decisive role in your career.
To the background.
• Is this woman behaving as if she will run for president tomorrow? Look closely: against someone she has already launched military operations, against someone weaves intrigues. You, she decided to neutralize with only one suffix to the name. After all, "Lenochka" is unlikely to be able to sit in the chief's chair. For this, she is still small and inexperienced, that's why she and "Lenochka", the eternal secretary and the girl "on the grab". The head will be a person with an "adult" name, and maybe even a middle name.
Attack on the status.
• Appeal by name - a real weapon in the hands of a skilful manipulator. And all because a good word in response to the reaction of most people will be more positive than negative. Observe in which context the name with a diminutive suffix suffices most often. Most likely, it will be something like: "Lenochka, send, dear, this couple of facsimiles, there are only eight leaves here." And now translate this babbling into a normal language and you will see that the manipulator thus points to your place in the office hierarchy: my business is more important than yours, he says.
• An even more alarming signal, if you hear this kind of treatment not from an equal-status colleagues, but from your own subordinates. Do not expect that the use of "children's" name - it's awkward attempts of sycophants to deserve the location of the newly-minted boss. Rather, it is a calculated attack on your only emerging authority boss. Perhaps, your subordinates have their own "candidacy" for the role of superior. And they show in every possible way that they do not intend to obey you.
Counterattack.
• Option for real samurai - try to add the suffix itself to the name of "granny". It is easy to guess that in return you will see the mask of the surprised sphinx: after all, the mistress is here! But this method is for the bravest. For fans of traditional techniques, it's enough just to remind the "benefactress", what's your name: "Usually everyone calls me Lena, but if it's more convenient for you, call me Elena Petrovna." Or - "My mom and dad, like the parents of my uncle Fedor of Prostokvashino, did not accustom me to these syusi-pusi."
Which option is right for your particular case - decide for yourself. The main thing that he was, otherwise with the light hand of this loving "granny" you will be called and perceive "child" all to whom not laziness. A then you risk a long time to pass in the "Lenochka".