Hi guys! You don’t mind if I call you guys, right?

[noblegiraffe]

Just out of interest, if you are female:

YABU: yes, I do mind being referred to in a group as guys, even if it’s just a minor niggle that I will never bring up.

YANBU: I don’t give a toss if you refer to me in a group as a guys. It’s a gender-neutral word these days.

Don’t give a shit

It's an interesting point, OP.

I haven't minded it at all, and would fairly often use 'guys' at work as a collective 'we are starting again now guys' to a mixed group.

I have seen it as collectively gender neutral, but now you mention that it's an example of male terminology that evolved to include (absorb?) female identity, that makes me see it differently.

YABU.
My knickers do not contain testicles.

Agree folks is irritating. Guys, no probs.

Would rather guys than guys and dolls.. i hate that

People / peeps/ everyone / folks / gang / team / kids - quite a lot of alternatives if you don't like it.... but they'd probably annoy you too 🤷‍♀️

When the younger generation think of another generic word as guys will be “So yesterday” 😂😂

@DaphneFanshaw

It doesn't bother me in the slightest. I often use it in a Goonies "Hey you guys" style.

this If it's good enough for sloth it's good enough for me

I voted YANBU but it depends on context.
There are contexts in which it would grate as too informal and matey, but I don't have any objection on gendered grounds.

Most of my friend group when I was a bit younger were all men so I always got lumped in with "guys" anyway. It doesn't bother me in the least.
I used to toss in the odd "Hey, ladies!" back for a laugh. If they can say guys I can say ladies.

I think it's a useful way to refer to a group of people without getting involved in gender based names. I'd like it if there were more options though as it seems quite over-familiar at times. I read 'folks' is better received bu women as guys derives from a male group but feels a bit forced.

I'd prefer if there was a genuine gender neutral term that was also laid back and friendly but I don't know any (which is really sad) - it's probably the best of a bad bunch - I prefer 'guys' to 'chaps', 'gents', 'lads', and indeed 'ladies' or 'girls'.

I find it slightly cringey and wouldn't use it, but am not unduly bothered by it. My DM (late eighties) hates it with a vengeance. My DD (early twenties) uses it a lot. I think it's a generation thing!

Nope sorry don’t like it and if you called it me (or if I was in a group that you called guys) I would think you were a massive dick.

I don’t mine guys. I objected to an email (and refused to reply) that was sent to a group with myself and other women on. The sender started it with “Hi lads”. I left it to the lads to pick up. He knew full well I’m on the group as I always reply to him. I’m usually not offended by things at all!

It doesn't bother me usually what I'm called. Although I did think twice about the man doing click and collect at Sainsbury's last week. He called me Darling which I wasn't bothered about but then heard him calling the man in the next car Boss'. I found that weird and a little sexist.

I don't notice it at all. It's just a really common thing to say in my world!

My old boss used to call us bruisers. Miss for the singular, bruisers for the collective

I sometimes use "lads" with my team. 2 male,4 female.Nobody has objected. Most senior colleagues in my line of work are male so group emails to us are often addressed to "sirs and ma'am"

Hate it. Wouldn’t dream of addressing anybody other than a group of men as guys. Is it ok to greet my all male team at work “ hey ladies!”?No it’s not.

I don't mind for sex/gender reasons, but I do mind for 'faux-chumminess' reasons

I sometimes use "lads" with my team. 2 male,4 female.Nobody has objected.

Try lasses next time. It’s a useful, gender neutral term that can mean both male and female.

I hate it. It makes me think of middle managers who have been promoted above their abilities, who use phrases like ‘blue sky thinking’ and who want everyone to think that they’re their friend, but who are actually snidely, two faced fuckers you couldn’t trust with a tube of smarties. Usually also misogynistic sex pests as well.

Doesn't bother me

To me it’s gender neutral and I use it all the time. I don’t care if it offends others. I don’t hang around with hugely uptight people!