Things that annoy me.

kdsmith43 · August 2013

I get several replies to e-mails on a weekly basis where people spell my name wrong. C'mon people, READ my name that is right there in front of your face and spell it right!

jenndub · August 2013

Happens to me all the time. And it irritates the shit out of me.

MarisaKathleen · August 2013

Also happens to me. My name is bright orange in my work signature and I still get people that spell it Marissa, Marrissa, or my favorite from the other day: Martha.

One of my deans is named Marcia, so we get all kinds of screwed up emails since the first 4 letters of our last name are the same as well.

jocymama · August 2013

MarisaKathleen said:

Also happens to me. My name is bright orange in my work signature and I still get people that spell it Marissa, Marrissa, or my favorite from the other day: Martha.

One of my deans is named Marcia, so we get all kinds of screwed up emails since the first 4 letters of our last name are the same as well.

And now I have to run back to another thread to see if I spelled it correctly. I am usually pretty good with names but I never noticed the one s.

jenndub · August 2013

My name is Jennie and people ALWAYS call me Jessica. Which I wouldn't mind so much except for that's the name of my former friend that slept with my older kids' dad while we were engaged.

danabsd · August 2013

At my old job our emails were set last name first with no comma. So people would always write

Dear Lasname,

Blah Blah Blah.

I mean honestly. I don't even have a last name that could be a first name. Pay attention! ~X(

linzeek44 · August 2013

I get Linda, Lindsey, and Linsey a lot. Pet peeve.

kdsmith43 · August 2013

danabsd said:

At my old job our emails were set last name first with no comma. So people would always write

Dear Lasname,

Blah Blah Blah.

I mean honestly. I don't even have a last name that could be a first name. Pay attention! ~X(

Yes, people used to address me by my last name to. "D o r r i s". Which is a first name, but not mine! ha.

ifwisheswerefishes · August 2013

I have the problem in that my first name has at least three different spellings: Rachel, Rachael, and Rachelle. (The first one is mine).

My last name has a double vowel which really messes people up and 80% of our mail comes in whacked up. It annoys the crap out of me. It's still only FOUR LETTERS.

purduekrista · August 2013

One of my customers (who I have worked with for 6 years) NEVER gets my name right. It bugs me so much. You are not alone! I feel like I need to come up with a way to misspell her name and see what happens.

angeleighhh · August 2013

jenndub said:
My name is Jennie and people ALWAYS call me Jessica. Which I wouldn't mind so much except for that's the name of my former friend that slept with my older kids' dad while we were engaged.

my names Jessica and people always call me Jennifer. Lol why!

KTC926 · August 2013

When I answer the phone I say "Good Morning! This is Katie"

"Oh Hello Janie"

hm?

FFFC: I let my kindergarten teacher call me "Kathy" for the entire year because I was afraid to tell her my name wasn't Kathy. At the end of the year my mom was there for a parent/teacher conference and had to tell her that her daughter's name wasn't Kathy.

jenguinbear · August 2013

StacieP76 said:

Yup. Consistently I get Stacy or Stacey or Staci. Most annoying example of this, my baby shower invites. Not even kidding. I cried. A lot. I only knew because I saw the invite at my MIL's house. The friend that ordered the invites was all excited to give me the extras so I could save them. I trashed them. (

I would cry too! Especially since it's your friend and they should know how to spell it.

thebanich · August 2013

Oh I get all kinds of names over the phone. It brings my coworkers great delight. My first name is Story but I usually get Lori, Dory, Tori, Stormy, Jamie (WTF?) etc...

I had a dentist that called me Star for three years. I was like "Dude, look at the friggin chart"

melody921 · August 2013

This is my life as well. Everyone butchers my first name, and half the time they think my last name is my first. And at least once a week, somebody thinks I'm a man and addresses me as "Dear. Mr. T..." My email signature at work is my first name in bright pink. People are morons.

alli84 · August 2013

One guy here at work has called me Christine a few times.

My name is Allison....

danabsd · August 2013

KTC926 said:

When I answer the phone I say "Good Morning! This is Katie"

"Oh Hello Janie"

hm?

I always say "This is Dana" and they say "Oh, hi Christina, I was looking for Dana." :-S

Par13 · August 2013

I get called all sorts names too, all completely unrelated to my name.

The most common ones I hear are Tamara, Kim, and Cameron. Also, my last name could be a first name so I get called that too!

Ugh, it's so annoying to have to correct people, especially in a professional setting.

eshee8198 · August 2013

I always get called Eric. I hope they feel shamed when they realize I am not a girl named Eric.

And even my own relatives can't seem to get my last name right. It's FOUR LETTERS. Stop adding "e"s and "i"s people!

Holly_1007 · August 2013

My last name is horrendous. It is 7 letters with only 1 vowel, and two z's. It is constantly butchered

BeebopandBuddy · August 2013

Yeah, with a name like Delaine I get a whole bunch of messed up stuff. Mostly mispronunciations, but I also get Darlene, Elaine, Delaney, Doreen, etc. Honestly, I get so tired of correcting people, that I really only do it if I'm going to have an ongoing relationship with the person. The nurse at the doctor's office or random receptionist? Sure, it's Delaney. Whatever.

[Deleted User] · August 2013

SpoofLeJones said:

Nobody has ever gotten my name right on the first try. Womp womp.

Forreal tho?

People always think I'm saying "Bruce" on the phone. WTF?

danabsd · August 2013

Holly_1007 said:

My last name is horrendous. It is 7 letters with only 1 vowel, and two z's. It is constantly butchered

I feel ya, I don't think anyone has ever pronounced my last name right the first time they try. Most of the time they get it wrong the 2nd, 3rd and 4th.

MH was in his good friends wedding and they seriously his first and last wrong on everything programs, place cards you name it. You've known each other for 15 years, how do you get that wrong!

danabsd · August 2013

auroraloo said:

My last name is Serbian. My maiden name was Dutch.

My co-workers last name is Dutch, you pronounce it Tyson but it's spelled couple SS's and an oddly placed J. :-/

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