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I appreciate your opinion. And maybe there is some truth to your statement.

But in the professional context, none of that really matters IMO. If someone in your team is offended (and yes, it might seem stupid to you), then the dynamic of the team is thrown off. And ultimately, productivity suffers. That's how I'm thinking about it these days.

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If you have a member in your team who's offended because of "guys" in "hey guys", then you need to question your hiring process, not the team dynamics.

I found that the fact these people get offended by such issues says more about themselves than the fact "guys" is sexist in some way.

i would rather offend one person than cater to one person. if everyone else is fun loving and easy going, you do the entire team an injustice by pandering to one toxic person and keeping them on the team... get rid of them. that is what a professional does... professionals value the team more than one person. one person can be replaced easily, a team cannot.

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