They call me MRS. Leeny

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    Leeny
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    I just called Mr. L.’s doctor’s office to get a refill of a prescription for him, and the receptionist who took down the information kept calling me “sweetie”. Because it was a woman, I’m more perplexed than offended (if it had been a man, that would be another thing). She was looking at Mr. L.’s chart, so she saw his last name, and I had told her I was calling for a refill of “my husband’s” prescription. If she couldn’t call me “Mrs. Last Name”, she could at least have said “ma’am”. Does anyone else get this kind of thing from professionals or their employees?

    #611767
    Catwoman
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    It seems to me to be a Southern thing. No one ever calls me “sweetie” in the north.

    #611768
    paulajeanne
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    One of the school cooks was a fairly elderly grayhaired sweet lady who always called all of the teachers, “sweetie”. Once when I asked her about this, she confessed, “sweetie, I can never remember anyone’s name!” Otherwise, I certainly think it unprofessional for a Dr office or some similar situation not to refer to people by name.

    #611769
    Leeny
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    Once I was having a blood draw at a doctor’s office. The phlebotomists were employed by the lab, not the doctor. The phlebotomist called several people from the waiting room at once, including me, using only our last names. That was okay with me, but when she directed me to a cubicle saying, “Last Name, you go in here,” I told her, “That’s MRS. Last Name, please.” That irritated me more than “sweetie” ever would.

    #611770
    Chey
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    I get called sweetie sometimes, so I very politely give their childish talk back. stuff like “thank you child” or “your such a sweet hart” lol. I look a bit younger then my real age so I guess they think they are older then me but these are highschool or college kids working at their part time job. They look at me confused and I just wisper, next time ma’am is fine thanks. Seems to work fine around here with seeing the same cashiers over again 🙂 Im also in a smallish town that is near a half hour drive from the nearest city.

    #611771
    FondaHonda
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    I look at it like this—I’d rather be called ‘sweetie’ than b!t@h anytime!! 🙂

    #611772
    Buttercup
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    Sorry you got aggravated at the Dr’s office but I’m glad to see you posting Leeny. 😀

    #611773
    Marnet
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    A young doctor in a hospital seeing my mother, whose name was Margaret, for the first time looked at her chart and immediately began calling her Maggie, a nickname she loathed. Besides she felt it rudely presumptive of someone half her age to do that. So she looked at his nametag, saw his first name was Robert, and addressed him has Bobbie. He got all indignant and said he’d worked years to become a physician and was entitled to be addressed as Doctor. She answered that she had been married for over 25 years and was entitled to the courtesy as being addressed as Mrs. Last Name. Young doctor got the point.

    #611774
    Buttercup
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    Wow Marnet,when I was working as an RN I would never presume to call anyone by their first name unless they ok’d it. I’m glad your Mom taught that young physician a lesson he won’t forget.

    #611775
    Skyron
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    I’ve been called ‘auntie’ by people calling from insurance companies. Auntie. Takes every grain of my being to not be nasty to them . . .

    #611776
    Marnet
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    I tend to get frosty when I go out to eat by myself and have some teenage boy server address me as “youse guys.” I’m neither a guy nor plural. sigh

    When I was a girl, I looked forward to the day I was grown up enough to be addressed as Miss Last Name or, if/when I got married, as Mrs. Last Name. By the time I was an adult the fashion became for every stranger to address me by my first name with no honorific address. I was actually quite disappointed by that trend.

    For years, if a store clerk asked my name, I would say Miss Last Name only to have them demand my first name. But in about the last one to two years, I’ve noticed that at least adult store clerks are reverting to addressing me as Mrs. Last Name. I don’t happen to be married but never bother to say so or correct them to saying “Miss” as I highly appreciate the courtesy they’ve shown.

    As to the young doctor my mom put in his place, well, as my dad was fond of saying, not all education comes out of a textbook. Perhaps the young man learned to be less self-important and treat patients with more respect. One can only hope so!

    #611777
    HuddysMama
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    I use ‘hon’ and ‘sweetie’ all the time. But only with people I know. But it doesn’t bother me if anybody calls me ‘sweetie’ or ‘hon.’ I’ve been called soooo much worse. *shrugs*

    #611778
    Marnet
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    I cured one condescending lecher of an older male working in the same office as I did of trying to chase me around the desk, trying to get his paws on me, and calling me all sorts of cutesy names. I simply began addressing him in front of his colleagues as Mr. Sweetie Pie or Mr. Honey Bunch or Mr. Sexy Skirt in a very professional tone of voice and expression. Every woman in the office began doing the same. It didn’t take long to cure the creep of his bad habits toward us ladies at work. *evil grin*

    #611779
    paulajeanne
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    Oh Marnet, I snorted my pop at the screen! What a great idea!

    #611780
    Buttercup
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    LOL @ Marnet! Excellent! How I despise lechers!

    #611781
    Dee
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    Actually, I am not offended by being called sweetie or hon, etc, at all. I guess it may have to do with living in the south. I find it kind of endearing.

    #611782
    2bpurring
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    I think it’s more if you are comfortable with casual…I have a lady at a store I stop at almost every morning..She calls me and everyone else sweetie or something simillar. This is the reason I go to the same place, it puts a smile on my face. Its a warm greeting that makes you feel as though this person that doesnt know me well thinks I’m worthy of that sentiment.. Dont be offended..be grateful, feel special, I’m sure that was the intention it was said with!!!!

    #611783
    SoxsMom
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    My students seem to be able to call me by my name, but their parents are another story! I have several parents that call me a variety of names–sweetie, honey, dearie. I speak to them ensuring that I pronounce their name proplerly and ensure that I know what their name is prior to speaking with them as many children do not share a parents last name. If I can manage, tell me why they can’t when it is actually written on the door, the board when you enter, and on my desk?

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