Anonymous wrote:My best friend has been spelling my son's name incorrectly with an ie instead of a y. No bad intentions, just clueless stupidity.

Anonymous wrote:Are you sure you always pronounce everybody's name correctly? Do you have an accent?

See here is the thing... I don't mind that most my Asian coworkers can't pronounce my name.

Jennifer.... Jenefu, no Jennifer, Jenefu, no Jennifer

Do you see how obnoxious I would sound if I corrected them all the time, I know they mean nothing by the mispronunciation, but when I hear them complain that others can't pronounce their name, I think REALLY. You have to be kidding me.

You should just make sure you don't live in a glass house before you throw a stone.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you sure you always pronounce everybody's name correctly? Do you have an accent?

See here is the thing... I don't mind that most my Asian coworkers can't pronounce my name.

Jennifer.... Jenefu, no Jennifer, Jenefu, no Jennifer

Do you see how obnoxious I would sound if I corrected them all the time, I know they mean nothing by the mispronunciation, but when I hear them complain that others can't pronounce their name, I think REALLY. You have to be kidding me.

You should just make sure you don't live in a glass house before you throw a stone.

First off, this is about spelling, not pronunciation. There are a million ways the coworker could check the spelling before he sends a message out. Lots of words are hard to spell. No excuse.
Secondly, anyone who doesn't take the correction and try to learn how to pronounce someone's name correctly is being incredibly rude. If there's a sound that is hard to make for people who come from a specific background, I can understand, but they still need to make the effort.

I disagree, I think people need to get over it.

Haha... check spelling before emails... emails!!! No, I want productivity not perfection.

And how do you think it makes you look to clients that you have employees who can't even get other employees' names right? This person misspelled it in an INTRODUCTION EMAIL. Where OP's name was correctly spelled in the to: line. If you don't think that kind of thing reflects badly on the misspeller AND your operation, I can guarantee you're losing business.

Anonymous wrote:Normally I would say just let it go, it's an innocent mistake. But spelling out your name phonetically is not the same as mistaking an I for a Y. I would definitely bring it up directly, in person if possible. You could be diplomatic and assume it's not intentional. Tell them their computer must be autocorrecting your name to the wrong spelling and you would really appreciate if she could fix it because it is confusing and unprofessional to be introduced with such an off spelling. If she responds that she spells it that way on purpose, kindly ask that she learn how to spell your name. You can write it down for her to keep at her desk.

I have a name like Carrie/Keri/Kerry and never usually mind if people get it wrong, but intentionally misspelling your name like that is pretty offensive.

Anonymous wrote:Also, there are people who just can't seem to consistently get names right, no matter what, and they're nice people who mean absolutely no disrespect. I've known and worked for years and years with a few people who spell my name wrong (an ordinary American name with two common spellings). They do it with other names. No amount of trying by any of us can get them to spell our names right. Don't take it personally.

Anonymous wrote:I really want to know what OP's name is now.

Anonymous wrote:Sure. Also, correct her with the "reply all" function.

Anonymous wrote:Are you sure you always pronounce everybody's name correctly? Do you have an accent?

See here is the thing... I don't mind that most my Asian coworkers can't pronounce my name.

Jennifer.... Jenefu, no Jennifer, Jenefu, no Jennifer

Do you see how obnoxious I would sound if I corrected them all the time, I know they mean nothing by the mispronunciation, but when I hear them complain that others can't pronounce their name, I think REALLY. You have to be kidding me.

You should just make sure you don't live in a glass house before you throw a stone.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you sure you always pronounce everybody's name correctly? Do you have an accent?

See here is the thing... I don't mind that most my Asian coworkers can't pronounce my name.

Jennifer.... Jenefu, no Jennifer, Jenefu, no Jennifer

Do you see how obnoxious I would sound if I corrected them all the time, I know they mean nothing by the mispronunciation, but when I hear them complain that others can't pronounce their name, I think REALLY. You have to be kidding me.

You should just make sure you don't live in a glass house before you throw a stone.

First off, this is about spelling, not pronunciation. There are a million ways the coworker could check the spelling before he sends a message out. Lots of words are hard to spell. No excuse.
Secondly, anyone who doesn't take the correction and try to learn how to pronounce someone's name correctly is being incredibly rude. If there's a sound that is hard to make for people who come from a specific background, I can understand, but they still need to make the effort.

I disagree, I think people need to get over it.

Haha... check spelling before emails... emails!!! No, I want productivity not perfection.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you sure you always pronounce everybody's name correctly? Do you have an accent?

See here is the thing... I don't mind that most my Asian coworkers can't pronounce my name.

Jennifer.... Jenefu, no Jennifer, Jenefu, no Jennifer

Do you see how obnoxious I would sound if I corrected them all the time, I know they mean nothing by the mispronunciation, but when I hear them complain that others can't pronounce their name, I think REALLY. You have to be kidding me.

You should just make sure you don't live in a glass house before you throw a stone.

First off, this is about spelling, not pronunciation. There are a million ways the coworker could check the spelling before he sends a message out. Lots of words are hard to spell. No excuse.
Secondly, anyone who doesn't take the correction and try to learn how to pronounce someone's name correctly is being incredibly rude. If there's a sound that is hard to make for people who come from a specific background, I can understand, but they still need to make the effort.

Anonymous wrote:Are you sure you always pronounce everybody's name correctly? Do you have an accent?

See here is the thing... I don't mind that most my Asian coworkers can't pronounce my name.

Jennifer.... Jenefu, no Jennifer, Jenefu, no Jennifer

Do you see how obnoxious I would sound if I corrected them all the time, I know they mean nothing by the mispronunciation, but when I hear them complain that others can't pronounce their name, I think REALLY. You have to be kidding me.

You should just make sure you don't live in a glass house before you throw a stone.