Work and Racism: Red flag

Red flag

By NormalName - 19/08/2017 13:00

Today, a new coworker asked me how to pronounce my name and made a dismissive remark that, "all Asian names are so hard to pronounce and they all sound the same." My name is Christopher. FML

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By PaneraSucks - 19/02/2014 06:24 - United States - Londonderry

Today, a customer at work pronounced the word "Asian" as "Ah-See-Awn" when ordering a salad. I wasn't allowed to say anything. FML

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Cut short

By Technomage - 27/03/2021 11:01

Today, my first day at the job, I went up to my coworker and began to ask her name. She cut me off and snapped, “I have a name.” FML

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By Anonymous - 13/10/2010 04:12 - Australia

Today, I started a new job. The supervisor handed me a badge with the name 'Rachel' on it, which is not my name. When I told her this, she responded with, "I know, but it will be easier for the customers to pronounce than your actual name." FML

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Bad date

By Dammit Brain - 22/10/2020 20:02 - United States - Fredericksburg

Today, I went on a lunch date with a guy I used to work with. When the conversation got dry, I asked him if he went by “Chris” or “Christopher” these days. His name is Daniel. My brain knew my mistake as I said it. Just when I thought the silence couldn’t get more awkward. FML

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M. Night Shyamalanadingdong

By Anonymous - 30/06/2020 05:02

Today, I went to the bathroom after a terrible job interview. My interviewer walked in with another guy, talking about my interview, saying he was obviously going to hire the other guy because my odd-sounding name was too hard to pronounce, yet alone spell in multiple emails. FML

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Mask confusion

By clairebear99 - 08/06/2021 08:01

Today, my coworker screamed at me for once again calling her by a different coworker's name. They have the same hair, skin color, and body type, so I honestly don’t know how I’m supposed to tell them apart. FML

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By makeover-needed - 06/07/2015 21:32 - United States

Today, I learned how my coworkers differentiate between my coworker and me as we have the same name, when I overheard one of them ask the other, "Which one, ugly Leslie or hot Leslie?" When the answer was "ugly Leslie," he walked straight to me. FML

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Confused

By Anonymous - 25/07/2017 00:30

Today, after 26 years of confusion with my parents pronouncing it different ways, and in my mom's case, multiple ways, having to clear up how it's spelled every time I meet someone, I asked my mom how to pronounce my name. She got mad and then pronounced it three different ways while explaining. FML

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By mustabeendrugs - 14/10/2013 01:14 - United States - Tucson

Today, a customer called me "chink eyes", "dog eater", "bloody Chinese communist" and "ching chong." I'm black. FML

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By NoJob - 24/09/2016 06:41 - United Kingdom - Middlesbrough

Today, I had my first interview. Everything was going well until I made him repeat his name numerous times, as I couldn't understand what he was saying due to his thick accent. FML

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bangtan_ 15

Sunday 13 August 2017 15:28

The amount of racist people, damn..?

egnur_mas 19

Saturday 19 August 2017 14:34

Chri, stop her!

Comments

Todd Ervin 5

Sunday 13 August 2017 2:14

blues. It all around me

bangtan_ 15

Sunday 13 August 2017 15:28

The amount of racist people, damn..?

chimchimslackofjams 1

Tuesday 15 August 2017 16:30

ikr

davecross 11

Saturday 19 August 2017 13:54

I would have thrown that right back at him ________ names are extremely silly and hard to pronounce

egnur_mas 19

Saturday 19 August 2017 14:34

Chri, stop her!

RichardPencil 30

Saturday 19 August 2017 14:49

Is it CLISS-to-Full?

Ashly Tiavonté 4

Saturday 19 August 2017 15:26

your co-worker is a dick

sumocj 14

Saturday 19 August 2017 19:31

Last name wang? I totally get how hard that would be to understand

Lobby_Bee 17

Saturday 19 August 2017 20:10

You misspelled Crystal Fur.

aboelmagd 18

Saturday 19 August 2017 21:13

kree stu far

band_geek 18

Saturday 19 August 2017 23:27

After 15 or so years of my teachers (including professors) mispronouncing my name ever since I immigrated, but what about "Christopher" is so hard to pronounce? Like WTF?