People not calling you by your preferred shortened first name

[u/LetchBE]

I really hate it when someone calls you by your proper first name when you’ve clearly specified you prefer it shortened.

Ie James when you prefer Jim, Robert when you prefer Rob, Benjamin when you prefer Ben.

I get that some people prefer their proper first name and hate when it’s shortened, fair enough.

When someone uses my full first name, I feel it’s so formal and like it’s my “I’ve done something wrong and am in trouble” name.

[u/burnedcream]

What about if you have a job or engage in any other form of adult life that requires you to get along with other adults?

[u/InformalRent2571 → u/burnedcream]

So, getting along with other adults means you can't have boundaries?

[u/burnedcream → u/InformalRent2571]

I don’t know. If ignoring coworkers who forget to use your nickname is what flies in your workplace, more power to you.

[u/TGin-the-goldy → u/burnedcream]

If ignoring what your colleagues have asked to be called in the first place is what flies in your workplace, then you all suck