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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I sent an email to a coworker and addressed her as "Larla." She wrote me a reply to my email (addressed me by my first name) and told me to address her as "Dr. Smith."

Is this crazy or normal? I don't know what her degree is in, but we work in an engineering field. [b]I'm asking for future reference[/b]. I do work with a lot of people with doctorates and advanced degrees, but haven't ever had anyone rebuke me before when I called them by their first name. No one else goes solely by their last name at work.[/quote]

Well, you're kind of being an idiot here.  If you are asking for a future reference, you'd be stupid to call her Larla just to spite her.  If she asked to be addressed as Dr. Smith, you say, "Oh, sorry, Dr. Smith, I didn't mean to offend you.  Can I use you as a reference for XYZ?"  You wouldn't say, "oh, well, [i]LARLA[/i], we all call each other by our first names, so you're being a bit of a snob asking me to address you as "dr."  In any event [i]LARLA[/i], can I use you for a reference for XYZ?[/quote]

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