To find this quite irritating?

[SashimiStevens]

Guy started at my workplace. Quite full of himself, others have not warmed to him that much.

We all went to a training event for which we were required to wear name badges. Mind very clearly said "Alice". Everyone else was able to call me by this name.

Guy in question decided to rename me, "Georgina". At first I politely corrected him as did other work colleagues. But he just didn't stop! Used my name in most sentences, "So Georgina as I was saying... Georgina I think we should do this"

To me it just screams that he thinks he can walk all over me and that my opinions don't matter!

What should I do? I think it's the height of rudeness to be honest. He's not stupid. Why can't he remember?

[Oysterbabe]

I'm sure he thinks he's being hilarious. You need to tell him you don't find it funny and to use your actual name.

[Jibberjabberjooo]

He does remember. But he thinks it funny. I suggest you tell him that unless he uses your actual name you won't be responding to him and if it continues you'll take it to hr.

[mamas12]

Call him fido

[Jibberjabberjooo]

Oh and tell him stop being a dick,

[Vagabond]

Tosser

[EsmesBees]

That is the height of rudeness! I'd stop responding unless he uses your name.

However, I had a boss who used to do this a few years but it was genuine forgetfulness and she called me by a name very similar to my own so I used to let it go. She used to do it to everyone.

[Youarentkiddingme]

It's because he's a dick with a complex.

Ignore him unless he uses your name and when you address him fall him something else! Only stop when he starts calling you Alice again!

[SashimiStevens]

Thanks everyone.

I genuinely don't think he does it to be funny or because he thinks it's funny. Other people listening in are a bit wtf and pull faces because they don't get it either. He's just a dick.

I think he genuinely sees it as "I don't have time to rename you anything else in my head, you're Georgina to me, get over it". Tosser

[StitchesInTime]

I'd stop responding unless he uses your name too.

Tempting as it might be, I wouldn't start calling him Fido or suchlike as it might give the false impression you think this sort of thing is okay.

[StitchesInTime]

I would find it hard to avoid making snide comments about him having memory problems if this continues though.

[PovertyPain]

"I think I see you as a Richard. I'll just call you Dick for short." Childish I know, but tempting.

[NightWanderer]

It reminds me of this story where ago-worker refused to learn a woman's name.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3382414/Black-woman-s-story-got-revenge-white-worker-refused-learn-hood-black-girl-names-sound-takes-Twitter-storm.html

Your coworker sounds like a twat.

[originalmavis]

Does he really know its the wrong name? Or has it got stuck in his head and can't help himself (or appologise for getting it wrong)?

I called one director the completely wrong name for 2 years (nobody corrected me) and she only mentioned it when I was leaving. It was the name of a rather pretty, glam actress do maybe she wasn't too offended!

I was sure it was her name and didn't work with her - so only chatted in the canteen and Iift.

[hmcAsWas]

Idiot! (him, obviously)

[LoveBoursin]

Yes I would make a point of using a different name for him all the time too.

[BonitaFangita]

I think in future you should just keep referring to him as 'Dick'

[MyCatHasStaff]

Every time he does say (deadpan) 'my name is Alice' and refuse to engage any further until he acknowledges what you've said.

[TheSquashyHatOfMrGnosspelius]

Yeah Dick definitely. Why not, he is one. Bloody hell!

[lorelei9]

Your assessment is right, he's got it in his head and he's too big of an arse to correct it

I'd not respond to him. Also, as a colleague, I'd say "who's Georgina?" and refuse to engage till he got your name right. Will any of your colleagues do that?

My name, in real life, is not English. One client, on meeting me, said "oh I can't pronounce that, can I just call you Jane?" (what she was suggesting was at least starting with the same initial). Before I could say "no" my boss spluttered "well you could call her Robert but it's not her name! Just make an effort". The woman apologised but it was awful.

[magicstar1]

I had one of them in college...two days of me calling him F*ckhead had him apologising and begging me to stop. Give your guy a nickname til he stops.

[Jux]

Definitely call him Fido. Every time he calls you Georgina, respond "Well, Fido, ....".

[WhereYouLeftIt]

originalmavis, I did that too once, confused the name of a supervisor with that of a manager, still don't know how I managed it, we all wore nametags . This continued for some months. OK they shared an initial, but really ...

The difference is, when the supervisor pointed it out to me I apologised and never got her name wrong again. And I was suitably embarrassed. This guy refuses to acknowledge he is wrong, despite having been told several times, by several people. So I have to conclude that he is not doing it accidentally or in error, he is doing it deliberately.

Sashimi, I'd hazard a guess that you're pretty good at your job and he is trying to destabilise you. Nip it in the bud and mention it to your manager that X insists on calling you by a different name despite having been corrected by yourself AND OTHERS and that you're finding it a bit disrespectful. Behaviour like his depends on people being too polite to push back. Stop him in his tracks. Otherwise, you may find after a few months that you are hating going in to work, looking for another job, etc. etc. (as is his plan). He's a bully. Call him on it.

[Loqo]

I wouldn't call him a different name even if it's funny. He will take it to mean that you like 'banter' and it will probably encourage him to carry on.

I suggest that you address it more directly by telling him that you don't like it and that you want him to stop. Start off politely then, if he continues, get more forthright. If he won't stop then complain about him.

[StillYummy]

Does he think he is establishing a bit of banter?