Is it ok to call a coworker who you have seen but never met by her name?
No what I'm say'in?
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Better yet, stalk her on facebook, learn about her life, add her family, start liking pictures from 5 years ago, and be sure the first words you actually say to her in person are, "You looked great in that pink bikini on the beach during your family vacation last year".
I did something similar, accidentally, during my summer internship. Except it involved linkedin searching my team before and casually dropping in something in a conversation that I hadn't been told. I scrambled like a twat and said something along the lines of "Jeff mentioned something at networking"...there wasn't a Jeff on the floor.
After work that day, I was on the underground, thinking to myself "what if she asked Jeff? Jeff who?" I figured creating Jeff and killing him off instantly would be viable..."Jeff, works in eq derivs...oh, you don't know him? Yea, he just started last month......sadly he was involved in a golf buggy accident on the weekend...he left behind a (immaginary) wife. So sad."
I was think'in 'bout if the boss told me. IMO, calling someone by their name is more polite than "hey you" or creating your own nicknames for them.
If you've never met the person, don't call them by their name. Casually ask them what their name is or maybe confirm that their name is what you know it is (e.g. Hey, isn't your name ___?).
But wow, it really doesn't matter that much..
That's what you think.
Can confirm, called an MD on a closely related team by name and now I'm blackballed from finance
This happens all the time. Take a deep breath. Just walk up and say, "Hey, you are Susie, right?" It is very common to learn someone's name before actually meeting them, especially in a big office. Just don't come across like you are trying to hit on her.
OK, great thanks. How do I avoid being awkward if we have already talked, but I didn't get her name. BTW, she knows my name already.
Dude...it's a gimmie. She probably already assumes you got her name, just play along.
Just go all in. Really fine line between Stalker and Romantic.
I fucking hate names. I am so so bad with them and I have no idea how to get better. They're mostly just arbitrary and unmemorable to me. It's my sixth week at this internship and I have my department directory open still.
Just use one of these: chief, buddy, tiger, captain, killer
Not recommended for females: big guy
Dick, did you really go around calling people that back in the day?
IMO, don't call women "cougar".
one of the guys in my office calls one of the female secretaries (a legitimate smokeshow by the way) "big dog."
Is this a real question? "Hey, ____ right? Insert sentence you needed to say after you said her name
Just be smooth and not creepy and it won't be a problem...
Then how should I respond when asked: "how did you know my name?"
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