Why are you always old guys? Because anyone under forty knows no one wants you to read the damn things. We have not been formerly introduced, I do not know your name, I do not feel comfortable that you know mine. I have to wear the stupid thing to make me more accessible to you because some rich guy somewhere thinks forcing this indignity upon me will make him richer. Just call me miss and keep your comments as brief as possible. Maybe we’d have a chat even if I wasn’t forced into miserable servitude to a bunch of low IQ tools with no better place to spend their money than here. But I highly doubt it. Look for me, I’m the one smiling pleasantly at you with “hello, my name is…” on her shirt.
—none of your business
This article appears in Apr 30 – May 6, 2009.
Just curious, OP, do women over 40 ever do this to you?
I’m always taken a little off guard when cashiers read my name off my credit card and then call me by it. I guess it’s kind of nice to be referred to in a more personal way, but it’s still a little weird.
arent you a pleasant ray of sunshine OP. never knew someone reading a nametag could produce such venom.
i dont read nametags myself but holy shit, is everything men do these days an offense to women? its getting fucking ridiculous if you ask me. calling you by name from your tag pisses you off? unless he prefaces your name with “nice tits” BFD in my opinion.
it never ceases to amaze me how some women can be so utterly enraged by comments made by men, yet get all tramped up with their CFMB’s on and dance the night away at the club with a multitude of drunken guys pawing all over them on the dancefloor.
not suggesting this is you OP, just that i know many like this. seriously though, i think it may be time to relax a bit. not everyone who calls you by name wants to depants you.
Perhaps it’s just because people over 40 grew up in a world where human to human communication was possible without some form of anonymity-inducing technology between them. Perhaps older people were just taught how to be friendly and have manners. It’s just your stupid name. Unless you are Rumplestiltskin there’s no real harm in displaying your first name on your chest while at work.
ha, ha, ha….people can’t win….I hope EVERY customer treats you with the respect that you deserve- 0 …..
spoiled rich kid?????? poor baby that you have to work and face the real world
I’m with you, Miles – couldn’t have said it better myself.
It never bothered me when I had to wear one, what pissed me off was when I’d be off work, somewhere else, and some creepy dude would call me by my name, and proceed to hit on me.
don’t want people knowing your name -use a false one. Don’t want to wear your name tag -get a different job. otherwise suck it up buttercup. its better then hey wench, yo broad or hey little girl. it’s your name. if someone uses it outside of work just tell them you must be confusing me with someone else.
LOL @ miles on the Rumplestiltskin comment. As per the OP, get over it..sheesh.
I’ve actually been reading about the Brothers Grimm on Wikipedia for most of the morning after you mentioned that Miles.
I got two brother’s Grimm’s fairy tale books that I’m in the midst of reading because I am o so cool! I’m working on collecting all the old school original children’s classic’s, I just recently finished reading the original wizard of oz story again but illustrated by Graham Rawle…he does all this crazy college work, creepy shit, but very appropriate to the story I have to say. BTW, not to overdue it, but I am the coolest person you could ever meet/not really meet cause it’s online…LOL
With an attitude like yours, you don’t deserve a job. Do you have the guts to tell us where you work? Of course not. Then shut the h e l l up.
LOL Miles, well said.
OP, you may feel “forcing this indignity upon me will make him richer”, but it also makes you accountable, in case the ray of sunshine you call your personality illuminates the customer to the point he has to call the owner and laud your amazing attitude.
Also, you refer to your job as being “forced into miserable servitude”. Some of us old farts call it “Starting at the bottom” or “earning your stripes”. I am SO sorry your career didn’t start at the top; why not start your own biz and stfu?
I suppose we could go “Hey wench”.
There’s more than one guy in the HRM who figures if he knows your name then he aught to use it. I’m with the OP. The employee’s title should be sufficient to satisfy a “customer service” until said employee really pisses off a customer… and then we want to know your name. Telling potential stalkers your name.. even just your first name… just because… why would any sensible and modern lady do that?
do you just pick the opposite side of the discussion kay? is that what you do?
when did knowing someones first name give a person cause to stalk a woman? by reading your posts kay, i feel you are ill equipped to comment on a what a sensible modern lady would do in any given situation.
Pseudonym or prison-uniform-like numeric code…problem solved.
…unless, of course, you don’t automatic fear people, and you’re used to people calling you by your name since they have been doing it for your whole life.
john… as if your bitches have anything to do with my opinion of the OP. You flatter yourself. One of the first things I noticed when moving to the HRM, and it happens to be the one and only bitch my husband ever wrote here, is how very aggressive the men are. I’ve lived in many cities in this country and here I find the most aggressive men and largest population of racists we’ve ever encountered in Canada. I wonder if there’s a relationship between the two things? What do you think?
When I worked as a cashier I’d have people read my name tag ALL the time….I think it’s because my name is unique and I honestly have never met another person with my name (I know OF people with my name, but it’s super unique), so people will say “ooh *insert PK’s name here*, that’s such a nice/unique/great name”….I’d always be flattered someone would take the time to mention it because they’d always have something complimentary to say about it and a lot would ask how my parents came up with that name and if it’s short for anything (which it’s not)…
…however, there were a few older people who would jsut refer to me by name, which I will admit was a little weird. Still, I wouldn’t be so uptight about it, OP. You chose to work in customer service so….you gotta kinda take it as just part of the job.
kay what exactly are you talking about? first off the bitch is located at the top of the discussion thread, which you will note, my COMMENT is not.
secondly im not seeking to influence your opinions. im merely stating that i believe your ideas are ill informed and make little sense.
ND – i agree,
John – yes she seems to
Kay – that so called potential stalker is her customer who she would not complain about if said customer was young and/or giving her a good tip. She don’t like her job so it’s not like she will be there long. quit/fired. I’ve been trying not to jump on the “not like kays comments wagon” but lately its been one kay-o-tard after another.
maybe the OP prefers the new generation of ” Yo Bitch, just shut yo’ ass and do your job “.
OK Ace that was better than my “Wench”.
Kay are you honestly going to talk about Racism after you told me to finish my english class.
Rafiki, maybe she’s also getting the racism flue, its contages you know.
Let’s just hope poor spelling isn’t contagious…
The relationship between racism and Rafiki’s poor spelling is…. hmmm? Better help me out on that one, genius.
JMO, “the bitch is located at the top of the discussion thread, which you will note, my COMMENT is not.” OMG! LOL!!! WTF?
I come by my opinion on the OP honestly. I’m encouraged to post it publicly. I support my position… what is your problem?