how do i do this politely and professionally?

how do i STOP people from calling me Liz????!!!!!

MY NAME IS LIZBETH.
it really isn't all that difficult.

ok, so i'll send someone a work email and it has my signature with my FULL name spelled out.

they respond: liz, can you...
hello liz...
hey liz...

you get the idea

how can i then respond to that email and let them know that i do NOT want hem to refer to me as LIZ!!!!?????

any ideas will be appreciated

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Haha I could have written the same thing! My name is Elizabeth and I don't go by Liz but when people see that my name is Eizabeth they automatically shorten it to Liz. I hate it! Lol

how do i do this politely and professionally?

i wish i knew... we have a vendor that calls me Angie all the time... i only let my family call me Angie, i never ever ever introduce myself as Angie. But shes been calling me that for almost 5 years now and i feel weird correcting her lol

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Reply to the email and at the end say "I would appreciate it if you would refer to me as Lizbeth, thank you."
Or something along those lines.

how do i do this politely and professionally?

I thinkl you just tell them politly and professionally.

Dear Jane,

Here is the work (etc) you asked for.

And as a small side note, I do go by Lizbeth, not Liz. Just wanted to let you know for the future.

Have a great day and I lookforward to speaking with you soon.

ETA: Its keep iot light and nice. Your not saying "Your an A hole and Im mad". I think she will get the idea without being put off.

But in these situations, saying it nicely is the way to go.

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I don't think you should respond to the e-mails and correct anyone. I'd just mention it in person. Is there another nickname you use- your username is Libby... I'd try to get them to use that instead and start signing my e-mails with that.

Otherwise, I'd just accept it- there's several people here who call me by the wrong name- I just live with it. One of them I got annoyed one day and corrected him. He was so apologetic and then the very next day called me the wrong name again.

how do i do this politely and professionally?

My name is Diana and I'll get Diane or Dianna or Dyanna...i especially love the different spellings in email when my name is CLEARLY written out. i HATE it!!! my name is DIANA!!! i will write back..."If you don't mind, please call me Lizbeth :)"

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how do i do this politely and professionally?

alright... i'm armed!
the next LIZ that comes across my desk will get a gentle reminder

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Good luck!

It's easier when it is a new person--if they say Hello Liz, you can say, actually it's Lizbeth. ( in person/on phone)

It's harder when you don't nip it in the bud. People I work with shorten my name to it's first syllable (it's not even a nickname) & I hate it, but I should have said something 15 years ago!

It also really bugs me on behalf of other people.

I introduced a vendor to a business associate of mine, as a potential client. His name is Michel. I pronounced it that way--several times--and then, after Michel left, the vendor kept referring to him as Michael. I should have been more clear, but I just came saying His name properly, hoping he'd get the hint.

This man doesn't Americanize his name. He isn't American. He doesn't even live in
the US & his real name isn't hard to pronounce.

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I don't say anything. I just always refer to myself by my full name and usually they get it..eventually. I don't want to risk insulting anyone by correcting them. I feel like that can come across as scolding, KWIM? And it's really not that big of a deal to me. I've been called worse! But if it's important to you, the PP had good suggestions.

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I've tried. Over and over again and some people just don't get it. Professionally, I go by my full name, and introduce and sign everything as Patricia. No need to call me Pat.

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They should go by what's on ur signature tag

how do i do this politely and professionally?

I have the opposite problem lol. My work email shows up as Elizabeth Lastname and my signature says Liz. I prefer most people to call me Liz since only family calls me that. Yet almost every email I get refers to me as Elizabeth. It bugs me so much!

how do i do this politely and professionally?

I have the same issue...people assume I go by Kate or Katie even though everyting (my signature, biz cards, etc.) have my full name.

But really, its a work email. I honestly don't even care.

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I had a coworker once whose signature had


David (not Dave) Last name