Watch me ignore your passive aggressive bullshit

[iradney]

This customer, calls in today, asks for me by NAME, and throughout the conversation, purposefully called me by another name.

So he called in, asked for *Susan, but throughout the conversation, called me Sally.

No but wait!

I send him an EMAIL. Where my name is prominently displayed in my email address (Susan@company.com), the From (Susan Sometimes) and my signature (Kind regards, Susan Sometimes).

His reply?

"Hi Sally"

I've ignored that mail. I'm going to ignore all future mails if they're addressed to Sally. I'm not Sally. I'm SUSAN.




*Obviously not my real name. Duh

[Solacelawlz]

lmao that's down right hilarious!! You're stronger than I, I think I woulda been like hey look f***er my name is susan and we're not continuing this conversation till you get dat shit right!! This ain't a game!!! haha

[earl colby pottinger]

I am VERY VERY loud at anyone who does not call me by one of my right names.

I am not Mr. P! I am not Earl the Pearl! I am not any other cute name you may come up with! Use my proper name or don't talk to me at all.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Wow. I can't even think of a name close to yours that would make sense in that situation.

Unlike, for example, mine.

[Heksubah]

Kinda reminds me of what my uncle does that baffles me. My stepdad and he are close friends. My stepdad is William but everyone calls him Billy. My uncle? He calls him Will.

[Mr Hero]

What is this SC even trying to accomplish by calling you a different name on purpose?

[angelgirl]

Have you tried calling him by different names in return? You could mix it up and call him several different names in the same email or conversation. If he corrects you, just say, oh, yes, Sarah, no, that's my name!

[MadMike]

That would seriously piss me off. I get annoyed enough when someone insists on calling me "Michael." Technically, it is my name, but I always went by "Mike." Maybe it's my dislike for anything formal, or the fact that my ex used to insist on calling me that. I still deal with her family on a regular basis, and they still call me that. I don't even bother to correct them anymore, especially since I won't have to deal with them for much longer.

[Mr Hero]

Have you tried calling him by different names in return? You could mix it up and call him several different names in the same email or conversation. If he corrects you, just say, oh, yes, Sarah, no, that's my name!

There's only one name I would call this SC. Hint: It's Dick.

[dalesys]

There's only one name I would call this SC. Hint: It's Dick.

Oh, Peter, Roger and Mister Happy would also do.

[Syriilord]

Oh, Peter, Roger and Mister Happy would also do.

Or Tiny

[Seshat]

I am not Mr. P!

My surname is not an easy one for children to pronounce; so on the rare occasions when I'm with children and not Auntie Seshat, I introduce myself as "Mrs V-----, but you can call me Mrs V".

However, that is MY decision and MY choice, and I do it for a specific purpose. I do feel a level of authority is necessary if I'm in charge of children, however temporarily. Both 'Auntie' and 'Mrs' give me that social distance that offers it - and both 'Auntie' and the diminished surname give me a touch of friendliness as well.

Anyway... I'd be pissed off if someone else decided on their own to call me 'V' instead of the full surname.

[iradney]

Yeah, I think it was a passive aggressive attempt to dehumanize me. oh well, I'm not going to have to put up with this much longer

[BeenThereDoneThat]

I get annoyed enough when someone insists on calling me "Michael." Technically, it is my name, but I always went by "Mike."

A former boss of mine was actually legally named Mike, not Michael...so it really pissed him off when people called him Michael, lol. Then again he was pretty good at annoying other people himself...karma's a bitch.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Oh, Peter, Roger and Mister Happy would also do.

Or Tiny

Little Willy would work too.