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I've had co-workers who absolutely hated it.
I think when you use one of those words that refers to an unbalanced power dynamic it can make people feel a variety of ways you don't necessarily intend.
I'm thinking in particular about a guy I worked with who might have felt it highlighted our age difference, or that he inferred I saw his behavior as domineering and "bossy," or he might have been labor-pilled cuz if we all hate the bosses, it's not a very endearing term to use.
Could also come across as sarcastically demeaning