I try to call people by what they perfer. I have a co worker right now with a name I can't pronounce right, it sucks because I've heard her say her name but somehow I saw it wrong.
There was a little work drama today I wish I could have handled. They are letting the seasonal people know if they are being kept on or let go. A few people are staying on as occasional/seasonal but most are either being let go or given part time positions. Either in what they are doing or in a different department. One of the cashiers is being let go and she is NOT taking it well. She's complained to everyone who has listened about how unfair it is and next week is her last week and she deserves to stay. On top of that she's complained/whined to EVERY department manager AND the store manager.
I over heard her telling the store manager that he was going to regret letting her go because she was such a great employee and he said something, like if they were hiring again she was free to apply and she might be considered. So she told him "I'm holding you to that." He responded, very incredulously "You're holding me to a maybe?".
I really really wanted to pull her aside, and say. "Look, I know it sucks to work hard at something and then not picked when it's what you really want. But the professional thing to do is say, 'I really want to thank you for the chance to work here. I learned a lot and I enjoyed my time. I wish I could stay on, but I understand that there are a lot of factors involved in making these kinds of decisions. I hope that if I apply for a position here in the future you will consider me for it.'
Becuase what she's doing is just reinforcing their decision to let her go.
But I don't know her that well so I didn't say anything. Although she's also told a few people that she's applying to the open part time jobs and when I heard that I wanted to just pull her aside and go, "Oh, honey. No. You've done this all wrong and killed your chance to work here."
Unfortunately the really annoying co worker was just regular part time and they are keeping here.