My boss called me by the wrong name for a full month

Started a new job in Phoenix and my manager kept calling me Lauren. I finally fixed it by putting a sticky note on my monitor that said 'Hi, I'm Laura' in big letters. He saw it during our morning check-in, turned bright red, and just said 'Oh man, my bad.' Has anyone else had to correct someone's name without making it super weird?

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the_emma1mo ago

The sticky note trick is a solid move. It's direct but still pretty chill. What did your boss call you after he saw it, did he get it right?

the_hayden1mo ago

That sticky note idea is actually pretty smart. My friend had a coworker who kept saying his name wrong, like calling him "Mike" instead of "Mark." He finally just printed out a fake email signature with his name in huge font and left it on the desk where the guy would see it. It worked without a big talk, which was good because my friend hates that stuff. What's the worst name mix-up you've seen happen?

verawhite1mo ago

Honestly @the_hayden, is it that big a deal? People mess up names all the time (just correct them and move on).