I recently found out that I’ve been saying my co-worker’s name wrong for a year and a 1/2, but he hasn’t corrected me. Should I start saying it right?

[Anonymous]

I’ve been co-workers with this guy for a year and a half. Our old manager pronounced his name one way and I had been pronouncing it that way too. The old manager retired in December and I got promoted, taking over his job.

Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve noticed that other team members have been pronouncing his name a different way. I don’t know if he told them to pronounce it that way in private or during a meeting I missed. But I feel weird just changing it up now. Should I ask him how I should pronounce his name? I feel embarrassed to do so because this has been going on for weeks and I feel weird changing up the way I say his name.

[Oliverlogan263]

Ah man, that's kinda awkward... I'd probably feel weird bringing it up too after saying it wrong for so long! But you don't wanna keep saying it wrong either.

Maybe just play it cool next time you talk to him. Casually be like "Hey so I noticed some people say your name different than how I've been saying it. Just want to make sure I've got it right, what's the proper way again?" That way it doesn't seem like a big thing, more like you're just double checking.

He probably already knows you've been saying it wrong haha, so better to just get it fixed now. As long as you're not a jerk about it I'm sure he won't mind correcting you. Then you can both laugh it off and it won't be weird. Gotta fix mistakes, right? He'll probably appreciate you making the effort to learn the right way. I'd just get it over with so you stop stressing about it!

[power_wolf]

if you don't say it the right way you'll look retarded