Well where I work I think more than 50% of people have a PhD, so they came up with a solution to the title problem - nobody is allowed to use their title at work. No titles on doors, id cards, letters, anything. It's then up to us to use surnames or first names as we feel fit (my department is a first names and informal "you","tu","du" depending on the language we are using).

The only thing that annoys me about the title is when people call my husband "Dr" and me "Mrs". Either use it for both of us or neither. I hate being patronised just because I am a woman.

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