For some reason people have a hard time with my name, which is baffling. Maybe it's because my name is so short that people have a hard time? It's not a very common name, but I'm also not the only person named Tess. One dilemma I've faced my whole life has been when people call me "Tessa." I really cringe when I hear it because I know people are addressing me, but that's not my name. But then it gets to the awkward stage to correct people if they've already called me Tessa a few times. One of my new coworkers thinks my name is Tessa. And she's so sweet and friendly, but it's been a month now and I can't bring myself to correct her. Advice? Other fun names people have called me when they're confused: Beth and Ted and Pat. Wow. I really have no explanation for those except to attribute it to the fact that people don't listen. Or they don't care.
In other unrelated quandries, is it acceptable to chomp on string cheese as opposed to peeling it?
And while I'm thinking of it, I sometimes question the etiquette of caller ID. If someone calls you and doesn't leave a message, why would you call them right back? All of our outbound calls show the office number, which is for about 25 people. If you call back when no one left a message, I have NO idea who called you. Sorry. They'll call you back if it was that important.
I think I'm in need of a 3-day weekend.
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Although I see now reason why a person can't chomp on string cheese I find immeasurable joy in peeling it.
A few comments:
1. I would have Kevin make you a nice sign for your desk at work that clearly has your name.
1b. I went to a dance once in college, it was really loud as some dances are and this guy thought I'd said my name was Cici. I about died laughing. After a month it wouldn't be funny anymore.
2. Regarding the quandary of string cheese eating, I find I eat it too quickly when I chomp. So peeling it is pretty good to help me slow down and enjoy it. But either is acceptable in my book. Please tell me someone didn't call you on this?
3. And the caller ID thing - that is weird to have someone call the office back. I think that is just a general rule that if it was important they would have left a message. But as a receptionist it does get old having to tell people that.
Just got called Nancy...
How do you get that from "This is Megan speaking?"
How in the world can they not know "Tess"? It's a classic piece of literature!
In other news, you need to peel string cheese. String cheese deserves to live up to its namesake, meaning it needs to assume a "string-like appearence". In order to obtain one, you must peel it. That's how much I love it-- I respect it.
OK... here's your way out on the name issue... just blame your mother. Say, "My mother would be terribly offended if she ever heard you call me that. She named me Tess, yes, just Tess, no "a" at the end. She's very big on her daughter being called what she named her, (unless of course it's my mother who's speaking to said daughter). AND don't make the mistake of thinking that you'll never meet my mother, because she'll be visiting soon and will tend to make a pest of herself. (Especially if she knows someone is giving her daughter grief!)"
I have NO knowledge about how to eat string cheese... sorry no advice.
I've had people call me back when no message has been left and unless it's my relative or close friend, I just chock it up to them being OCD or something. Of course I've never been a receptionist and haven't had to deal with it a million or so times a day.
Hope this motherly advice helps.
I hear you. People always want to know if 'Carrie' is short for 'Caroline'. It's annoying! I guess I've passed the problem down to my daughter by naming her 'Jenna' - everyone will think it's short for 'Jennifer'! Ugh.
I would correct them about the name... A few times people call me Joey, and I tell them Im not a baby kangaroo. So if they call you tessa, you could say... "my name is Tess... without the article." (a is an article isn't it?) Anyway, I saw your mom today. She's pretty much great. I just realized that I didn't really stop to say hi. Opps. Next time I suppose.
I have a new visiting teaching partner whose name is Tessa, and I just want to call her Tess because of your name, so hopefully I can keep her name straight. Well Ted, I mean Beth, I mean Pat, I mean TESS, let's get together soon, eh?!
String Cheese doesn't taste the same if you just chomp on it. You have to string it, hence the name.
Luckly Sara is a pretty easy name to remember...I mean Sarah...I mean...do you spell it with an h or without one?
IT NEEDS AN H!!!
You should call the girl by a name similar to hers, but not hers, and see how she reacts ;) jk!
Correct them on your name, and just remember when it comes time to name people that the number of times your name gets messed up is a function of the usuallness of your name, including its usualness as a shortened form of a longer, the spelling, and so on.
PS the word to type in underneath is "unics". Odd.
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