I do have a name...

[carringtonsa]

Am I wrong to be somewhat annoyed by the fact that the project administrator  and my manager have begun sending me e-mails and don't address me by name?  They just start their statement, request or question....

[dettu]

I'd rather not be addressed by name. Half the people I work with spell my name wrong and it bugs me. I'd rather they just get down to brass tacks. JMO, though.

[potofgold]

That's also a big bugbear of mine.  My name is Vikki, but you can probably imagine most the variations (and that's before the typos start).

The reason this annoys me so much, is that they've bothered to find my email address (firstname_surname@company.etc) so have it on the screen in front of them as they're typing their mail.  How hard is it really just to copy the spelling they already found??

Grrrr....

Edited by diamondlady on 31/01/06 09:00 PM.

[gee4]

That may be true but isn't email just an informal way of communicating?  It's not like it's a formal letter or anything.

Personally I don't always get my name put at the start of an email but it never bothers me cos all I want to do is read the message and action it if necessary.

G

[raindance]

It isn't necessary to begin emails with a greeting.  Emails should be treated in the same way as hard-copy memoranda, which never begin "Dear Whomever".  

So I wouldn't take it personally that your colleagues don't address you by name in their emails; it's a signal that you should do the same to them.

Best wishes,

Raindance

[jak0215]

E-mails don't have to begin with a greeting, but it is a polite way to start a request.  Although, I would almost rather that the person not include my name unless you know me personally or professionally.  The reason for this is because I have the same issue with people misspelling my name or getting it completely wrong.  My company uses the firstname_lastname@ABCCOPR.com format and you would be surprised at how many people get my name wrong.  In the whole scheme of things, it's not really a big deal, but my name is so darn simple that it still astounds me when I speak to a person, give them my e-mail address and they still address the e-mail to Jim instead of Jill.  How daft is that??  My last name can be used as a first name so that adds to the confusion as well.  I can't tell you how many times I get e-mails address to my last name.  Most days it makes me laugh, other days when evil Jill is visiting, it just pushes me over the edge.

[dettu]

I think we need an Evil Jill icon in here!

[jak0215]

I like Evil Jill.  She is a very good friend and definitely comes in handy on special occasions.

[misslynn]

If I'm writing an e-mail to someone on my team or someone I know very well, I don't usually address is to their name.  However, if I'm writing to someone I don't know or who is a VP or above, I will always make the e-mail more format and address it with their name.

I don't really have a preference if people use my name or not, as long as they spell it correctly.  As stated above, people found my name in the directory to send me the e-mail (our e-mail addresses are also based on our names) so I don't see why it's so difficult to spell it the same in the body of the e-mail.  Oh well.

[sking]

A bit off subject I know, but when I used to work for a Solicitor he didn't even call me by my name, he just used to call me 'Miss Smith'. Maybe he couldn't remember my name after six years, but I just took it as a term of endearment. He was a nice chap though, used to remind me of a scatty professor.

Sarah

Edited by diamondlady on 01/02/06 01:13 PM.

[Katie G]

Well, "Miss Smith" certainly beats being called "the girl" in my book!  ;-)

[bluefire21]

Only one person has ever refered to me as "the girl".  They did it once, and after I let them have it, they never did it again.

Ellen (you can call me a lot of things, but never "the girl") in TX

[carringtonsa]

Ladies thank you so much for your input.  I guess it's just a pet peeve of mine.