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Shows you dont care. If that was me I would remember you for that. But if you aced the interview I'd prob file it away in my head so we can laugh about it once we are colleagues. If I didn't like you this would be the nail confirming you are not it
Can someone buy this dude a friend?
Pro
I wouldn’t care but depends on the person. If you already made the mistake apologize and move on since it’s out of your control now
Depends. If their name is Peter and you misspelled it as Mo**erF**ker. They will probably be mad.
I did it recently and still got the job. Isn’t necessarily make or break, just don’t do it again
It's not great. To most people their name is pretty important. So again not great but also may not be terrible.
You might actually get bonus points for being an adult by following up and apologizing about it in a well written email.
Agreed. I get terribly annoyed when people misspell my name (and it’s only 4 letters) but I think a follow up email would be respectful.
I’ve done this and I replied back, “I just realized as I was sending that last email that I misspelled your name. I apologize!” She responded and said, “no problem - it happens all of the time!”
Rising Star
It depends on the person whose name you misspelled and how they feel about it. I have a name that can be spelled in two different ways. If someone meets me for the first time spells it the other way, I don’t get too stressed about it.
It means you didn’t look at the persons name before you sent an email or whatever. I’d be worried about attention to small details.
I wrote this email late at night because I had to pull the night shift for a second client I’m on. I wanted to get it out before the ‘24 hour’ thing, and I didn’t realize I made this mistake until later. I didn’t send a second email so as to not make things awkward. I feel like our talk went well and he was relatable and easy to talk to. I’m just annoyed at myself for letting this mistake slip through, it’s not something I would’ve done if I had been more alert.
Pro
AM1...you’re entire response screams that you are over sensitive. You need to cut some people some slack, mainly yourself.
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First off I don’t think anyone should be blamed for misspelling names with “unconventional” spellings. Plus you don’t even know if the person is offended. I know a Meaghan and an Ericka who get emails misspelled all the time, it’s life. Chances are you are fretting over nothing, not a big deal.
I have an unconventional spelling of a common name and I really never even notice when people spell my name wrong at this point. You’re nowhere near the first or last person that will do it! I always appreciate when people correct themselves after spelling it wrong, though!