Bairnardo Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 A new chef started at my work just before lockdown, I only met him once or twice. He then had to shield so have been off for the best part of 6 months. He’s returned now and has decided my name is Scott. Now my name isn’t Scott, but he’s called me by that name about 3 or 4 times in the last 2 days. The first time I wasn’t sure what I’d heard, but has since called me it several times. Do I have the awkward conversation of telling him my name isn’t Scott, or do I change my name to Scott? How good a chef if he? And how likely does he seem react poorly to the humiliation you intend to bestow on him?These are the questions you must ask yourself Scotty boy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 A new chef started at my work just before lockdown, I only met him once or twice. He then had to shield so have been off for the best part of 6 months. He’s returned now and has decided my name is Scott. Now my name isn’t Scott, but he’s called me by that name about 3 or 4 times in the last 2 days. The first time I wasn’t sure what I’d heard, but has since called me it several times. Do I have the awkward conversation of telling him my name isn’t Scott, or do I change my name to Scott? Mispronounce his name.Sometimes people misspell my name so I reply back with their name in the same fashion.Hi Andi OK DavodNo problem dugloss 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weirdcal Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Mispronounce his name.Sometimes people misspell my name so I reply back with their name in the same fashion.Hi Andi OK DavodNo problem duglossMy last workplace did the whole surname forename email in outlook, used to get hi surname a lot.Anyone who couldn't be bothered reading down to the end, seeing my name at the bottom and starting hi surname, got put on the wait till last moment list.Luckily there was someone with my surname as a first name in the department and he got a good few confusing calls chasing replies (even though my direct dial was in the signature).The finance sector has its fair share of idiots 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 52 minutes ago, weirdcal said: My last workplace did the whole surname forename email in outlook, used to get hi surname a lot. Anyone who couldn't be bothered reading down to the end, seeing my name at the bottom and starting hi surname, got put on the wait till last moment list. Luckily there was someone with my surname as a first name in the department and he got a good few confusing calls chasing replies (even though my direct dial was in the signature). The finance sector has its fair share of idiots There was a guy in the company with the same name as me, only reversed. I kept getting invited to his meetings, which I would have accepted but he was down in the Home Counties or somewhere like that and I don't think I could have claimed back the travel costs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 I worked with a guy who regularly received emails meant for someone who has the same name but in reverse, ie surname, first name. They got to know each other pretty well.My surname is also a first name, I used to go to with a lassie with it, if we’d got married she’d have had the same surname and first name. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senorsoupe Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 (edited) In a former department I worked at there was a situation where two people shared the same name and emails would sometimes get mixed up. One guy was nice about it and would forward emails to the other guy if someone had got the wrong one, the other was a complete nutter and would send rage replies to people who got it wrong, highlighting the fact that he has his middle initial in his email address. Strange character. On a different note related to emails, someone I work with regularly signs all of her emails with "please advise" even if she isn't asking you a question and it confuses the hell out of me because I am always trying to figure out if she is asking for some info or something Edited September 5, 2020 by senorsoupe 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin.Hood Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 43 minutes ago, GordonD said: There was a guy in the company with the same name as me, only reversed. Never heard of someone called kcoc before. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Reminds me of the tale (possibly apocryphal) of a guy who worked on a building site who was nicknamed Manbat, cause his real name was Wayne Bruce. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 21 hours ago, MONKMAN said: A new chef started at my work just before lockdown, I only met him once or twice. He then had to shield so have been off for the best part of 6 months. He’s returned now and has decided my name is Scott. Now my name isn’t Scott, but he’s called me by that name about 3 or 4 times in the last 2 days. The first time I wasn’t sure what I’d heard, but has since called me it several times. Do I have the awkward conversation of telling him my name isn’t Scott, or do I change my name to Scott? I had that happen to me. Eventually I gave him my business card and asked him to pass it on to someone else. That worked. Similarly if you ask him to write his name down on a piece of paper where you have obviously written your name already. Alternatively you should call him Amundsen - thus continuing the theme of Antarctic explorers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree house tam Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Started a new job and I'm in charge of a group of six guys. One of said guys thinks he's actually the boss and gets involved in shite he shouldn't. Think I might punch his puss on Monday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wile E Coyote Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 I have two people at my work call me Scott despite my name not being Scott. They work in different departments and we only have occasional dealings. I think it came about because there used to be somebody in my department called Scott who would speak to them on the phone. When I see them they must think I'm him 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BFTD Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 See all of you cuntos who have colleagues that don't come in as they need to take care of family members? Where do you all work? Is this normal? I'm always having to reschedule hospital appointments and the like because work needs a month's notice in advance for anything. Pretty sure I could get hit by a bus and they'd want to know why I didn't schedule my recuperation time in advance. I've had a day off at the end of the year booked for family reasons since June, and I'm already hearing noises that it might not be possible as there's nobody to cover me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 My name is quite literally Scott, so maybe we could swap jobs if you fancy doing shitey office admin work if you don't think he'd notice? I can't cook to save myself if you're also a chef, so that may be a barrier to this plan. Many thanks Kind regards Quite Literally a Poster called ScottYou look more like a Naomi. X 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomintroll Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 49 minutes ago, BigFatTabbyDave said: See all of you cuntos who have colleagues that don't come in as they need to take care of family members? Where do you all work? Is this normal? I'm always having to reschedule hospital appointments and the like because work needs a month's notice in advance for anything. Pretty sure I could get hit by a bus and they'd want to know why I didn't schedule my recuperation time in advance. I've had a day off at the end of the year booked for family reasons since June, and I'm already hearing noises that it might not be possible as there's nobody to cover me. I am not really sure your Company is acting legally. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 1 hour ago, BigFatTabbyDave said: See all of you cuntos who have colleagues that don't come in as they need to take care of family members? Where do you all work? Is this normal? I'm always having to reschedule hospital appointments and the like because work needs a month's notice in advance for anything. Pretty sure I could get hit by a bus and they'd want to know why I didn't schedule my recuperation time in advance. I've had a day off at the end of the year booked for family reasons since June, and I'm already hearing noises that it might not be possible as there's nobody to cover me. Your employer sound like c***s. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 11 minutes ago, Perkin Flump said: I am not really sure your Company is acting legally. The law's something of an afterthought. I've been asked to break the law many times by folk higher up the food chain than me on the understanding that, if I'm caught, I'm on my own. The trick is to get away with not breaking the law while making it look like you have. Perverse. If I'm ever dropped in the shit, my work diary ought to be a fun read for whoever's representing me. Just now, die hard doonhamer said: Your employer sound like c***s. Yes. Yes, they do. Beggars can't be choosers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomintroll Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, BigFatTabbyDave said: The law's something of an afterthought. I've been asked to break the law many times by folk higher up the food chain than me on the understanding that, if I'm caught, I'm on my own. The trick is to get away with not breaking the law while making it look like you have. Perverse. If I'm ever dropped in the shit, my work diary ought to be a fun read for whoever's representing me. Yes. Yes, they do. Beggars can't be choosers. Email audit trails are your friends here, although I suspect that would result in you being blackballed from the industry. Utterly shite state of affairs tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 13 minutes ago, Perkin Flump said: Email audit trails are your friends here, although I suspect that would result in you being blackballed from the industry. Utterly shite state of affairs tbh. I've sent hundreds of emails that begin, "to follow up from our recent verbal discussion...", none of which are ever replied to. You can always tell something dodgy's about to go down when you get an email asking you to call somebody, or arranging a time to discuss something in person Just in case I'm making it sound like I'm a potential Deep Throat here, it's a minimum wage job. Small potatoes stuff. But enough that the organisation would lose contracts and be publicly embarrassed if the people they deal with knew what was going on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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