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Should I use keigo in this situation:

I work in an American subsidiary of a Japanese company.　I met a few Japanese colleagues while working at the home office on an exchange. Do I need to use Keigo for: Colleague A: 1 year younger in age ...
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What are common mistakes made by Japanese kombini employees speaking “manual keigo” (バイト敬語)

I hope this question is not too open-ended, but please don't hesitate to suggest edits if it is... Mainly inspired by this question on what seems to be the misuse of a standard idiom by a Japanese ...