A few times recently, I have seen the word 'colleagues' being used instead of 'employees'. The latest was a sign at the entrance of a car park at a Sainsbury's warehouse, saying 'Colleagues parking' (or words to that effect). Is it just me that finds this odd?
I'm not talking about the lack of apostrophe, because I can't be sure that they didn't use one, and to be honest, the sign might actually have said 'parking for colleagues - I was too busy thinking about the use of 'colleagues' in this context.
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