Surely objecting to my coffee roaster, my plumber etc is just assuming negative intentions behind it?
A good example is the person who is lead developer at my company. I refer to him as "my lead developer" sometimes in work conversations. Its not because I own him or he owes me, its because he's a crucial part of my business who I value and depend on and he's the only person in my company who leads development. It'd be the same if I ever felt I wanted to say "my coffee roaster". It'd be because I value their service and my relationship with them not because of some weird power play.
Edit: Of course, if I had ever shown a track record of entitlement to my coffee roaster or my lead dev, that would be different. Seems shitty to assume that though.
Surely objecting to my coffee roaster, my plumber etc is just assuming negative intentions behind it?
A good example is the person who is lead developer at my company. I refer to him as "my lead developer" sometimes in work conversations. Its not because I own him or he owes me, its because he's a crucial part of my business who I value and depend on and he's the only person in my company who leads development. It'd be the same if I ever felt I wanted to say "my coffee roaster". It'd be because I value their service and my relationship with them not because of some weird power play.
Edit: Of course, if I had ever shown a track record of entitlement to my coffee roaster or my lead dev, that would be different. Seems shitty to assume that though.