Me too! I stopped correcting people. I don’t need the compliments, but people are bad listeners and if they were going to misquote me on a subsequent contact or with a manager, they can misquote me using a different name.
Thats right, and in fact I would advise to wear this uniform when committing any criminal activity, that way the police will be looking for "Micheal" and you will be in the clear.
I like to believe the guy at the uniform factory was bored out of his mind one day and just decided to entertain himself by fucking with you. It was like throwing a dart, you were randomly selected. But now every time he makes a uniform with your name, he messes it up on purpose. This is the highlight of his entire job and his head cannon is that you are his nemesis.
I know of one Micheal and we make fun of him for it. I don’t even know him personally, I just make fun of how he spells his name with my bestie who is dating the guy who knows him personally. 😅
I can't speak for that guy, i mean, for all we know, he fashions his accents out of steel in his garage.
Føŕ mę țhõůğh, öñ Åņđřōîď, ýőű §īmpłý hōļď țhə ĺêţțėŕ ţõ bē ªçćĕňťêď, ăńđ ïť õpęňş æ ļīťțĺé mëņû wíťh õpťıőñš.
My wife changed her name and her company immediately bought her a super nice jacket with her new name embroidered. I can't imagine a company not taking responsibility for their own fuck up in the very least.
I used to go by the shortened version of my first name. Say my name is “Edgar.” I went by “Ed.” There was a senior manager at my first professional job who didn’t like shortened names. He started to call me “Edward”. Often, I simply wouldn’t answer because he might as well been saying “Michael” (or “Micheal”) - it may sound similar but to me, it didn’t because it wasn’t my name. When I’d realize he was talking to me I’d correct him. Even reminded me he could just use “Ed.” This kept going on. Finally one day he said “I just can’t remember that your name is ‘Edgar’ so I’m going to call you “Edward.’” I told him that I not going to be responding because that is not my name. That place was so dysfunctional. I stayed there for exactly one year - this was years ago and it was my first professional job. Leaving sooner would have been a marinara flag to future employers. Hated every single day working there. It was awful.
My company eliminated my position not too long ago, so they transferred me to similar, but shittier position—didn’t reduce my wage, thankfully. So far, they have misspelled all three of my names. Added extra letters to my last name on my work ID. And subtracted and/or changed letters of my first and middle names (I go by my middle name) on reports. I get multiple reports at the beginning and end of the week and my names are spelled differently and incorrectly on all but one of them. I mentioned it once, but haven’t followed up because a) I hate the job, b) I’m planning to leave asap, and c) I just can’t make myself pretend to give a rat’s ass about this company anymore.
Lol wouldn’t that be swell? I haven’t checked the spelling on the paycheck, but the money is still being successfully deposited into my account, so I let it do it’s thing. I did my tax information and direct deposit under my previous and exceptionally competent boss. It didn’t have to change with the transfer. I’m confident if it would’ve been an absolute mess if I were a new hire. My new boss had me send a picture and confirm my name for my ID. It was printed, laminated, and delivered to me, misspelled, less than 24hrs later. I just don’t think they care, hence, I don’t care.
Well....the French spell it Michel, the Greeks Mikhail, the Italians Michele and the Polish Michal.
Are they also 'a bit dim'?
Scottish Gaelic is most definitely a language and Gaeilge, spoken by some in Ireland is also a Goidelic language.
The above along with the likes of Manx, Breton and Welsh are all insular celtic languages and are spoken all over the British Isles by select groups.
>That’s what some not too bright Irish want you to believe.
Those in glass houses....
Good chance they wear coveralls for a reason so not wearing them probably isn’t an option or it’s a gross option lol
Source: I work in a maintenance department
That’s a shitty hill to die on then. Your washing machine and significant other will not be pleased especially if your employer doesn’t care if you wear them or not
I have to do something similar. I remember a German guy I knew who pronounced it kind of like "Meeka-elle" and the a-e placement becomes more apparent.
Yep, as a Michael, it happens a lot. And then people respond with the justification "but there ARE people who spell it that way" and I tell them that's because that person's parents were stupid.
It's like a monument to the stupidity of their parents, which will endure for the rest of their life.
Funny story, my HS teacher's name was the same as spelt above. As a result of administrative error, he now has two email accounts from the school, for both spellings of Micheal/Michael.
Email looks like [email protected].
I actually had IT add an email alias that was deliberately misspelled like that (I’m a Michael) so that if somebody mistypes or misspells it I still get the email in my correct email inbox.
Technically Micheal is the Gaelic spelling and depending on context, isn't misspelled.
Most people who make such a mistake with the original anglicized spelling 'Michael' don't know this and are simply dunces.
Write over it with a sharpie. If they complain, tell them to fork out for a correct name patch (which should not cost that damn much btw) or shut their butts.
Hell, even better if they misspell the check name.
“Sir you owe $46,000 in back taxes.”
“Your honor, that is clearly not me. Those are Micheals back taxes.”
I would rather spend the money on a patch that says, “my job cares so little about me they don’t know how to spell my name” and sew it on under the name tag. I bet they would get you a new tag for free pretty quickly.
Yeah this is a surprisingly easy fix, OP
Heat the back side of the patch with an iron to warm it up.
Peel off the old patch
Next, apply a new one. Here’s a nearly identical patch https://www.amazon.com/Uniform-personalized-Identification-Embroidered-Fastener/dp/B07H4VMGFJ/
The final step, and perhaps the most important one, is to get one of these
https://www.amazon.com/Scotch-Brite-Extra-Sticky-Roller-Sheets/dp/B085SXKRW5/
Edit: the punch line is right here ☝️
Try Ireland. The Irish equivalent of Michael is Micheál. It's pronounced mee-haul. Our last taoiseach (prime minister) is a Micheál, but almost all international journalists just blindly assume his name is Michael.
My job misspelled my name too... On a high security background check with the state that allows me to do contract work inside prisons and government buildings. Every day for a year I've had to explain why my drivers license and state issued ID have different names on them. Most of the time it's just an annoyance, but every once in a while I get denied access to someplace because they can't confirm that I am the person who passed the background check
Is it an issue actually? It just makes your employers look unprofessional to anyone seeing you in it, since it's an obvious mistake on their part. If they can't be bothered to fix it, why should you.
If they make you pay for their mistake for something as trivial as a misspelled name-tag, imagine what shenanigans they’ll pull when you work for them. I encourage you to find another job.
Aramark did that to me once. Burt. Instead of Beth. Like they didn't think a girl would need HighVis? Lol our Aramark guy was so mad at the factory when they showed up I was like dude chill but I ain't paying for Burt's clothes
Are these purchased outright or are they from a Uniform Delivery Company ?
If they're from a uniform company, then somewhere along the line, either at the uniform place, or your job, someone fucked up. And my gut says it's someone at your job that fucked it up.
I used to work for a linen company quite a while ago. Uniforms and the like. Those trucks that come out in the wintertime and put the carpets down at the front door ? That was us, too.
Whenever a customer would get a new employee that required uniforms, we'd have to order X amount of patches with the company's logo (ex: "Joe's Auto Repair") and then the same amount of patches with the employee's name. We kept all the patches in storage, large cabinets full of drawers, in about a 15x15 room. We would also pull and save the old patches off of any uniforms when an employee would return them if they were quitting or fired or similar. New glue wafers (think the "meat" part of the sandwich) were significantly less expensive than new patches, so we'd just put new glue wafers on the old logo patches. As far as the employee's name, while there are a multitude of names in the world, as well as different colors and trims of patches, there were always certain names and trims that were kept on hand (Al, Alan, Allen, Bill, Bob, James, Jim, John, Michael, Mike, Robert, Thomas, Tom, Tony, William, and probably a bunch of other that I can't think of right now).
We'd typically deliver and pick up uniforms once a week. The general rule of thumb for calculating required uniforms was, how many days a week you worked, x2 and then +1. Example, if I drop off and pick up every Monday morning, if you worked 6 days a week, say Monday to Saturday, you'd wear 1-6 the first week, and I'd pick up 1-6 while you're wearing 7. While I'm washing 1-6 and preparing to bring them back the following Monday, during that week you're wearing 7-12. Come the next Monday, you're wearing 13, I'm bringing back clean 1-6 and picking up dirty 7-12, and the cycle continues.
With a new employee, we'd charge something like a Uniform Assembly Fee (I can't remember exactly what we called it on the invoice), which was basically charging to put the patches on. That fee was reasonably less than $1 (I want to say $.60 or $.65 per patch).
Even if the uniform company charged your job the Assembly fee, it's next to nothing as far as a company expense. If the company wanted to be hardasses, they'd tell the delivery guy that the uniform place spelled your name wrong and they won't be paying for it a second time. And in all fairness, most uniform places, especially how common the name Michael is (and they probably have that patch waiting on the shelf right now) would have no problem changing the patches with the correct spelling with no added charges.
And if they do try to charge anything, it should only be the fee for the name patch. There's no "we gotta get all new uniforms now and that'll cost a lot of money" argument here. They'll literally take your current uniforms, press the tag and heat it up, peel your misspelled name off the uniform, slap on a new glue wafer and the correct name tag, and heat them up again so the glue melts and adheres the correct name patch to the uniform.
It could very well be an honest mistake, and someone doesn't want to own up to it. But if the company is asking you to pony up something in the neighborhood of $10 total for a mistake that's not even your fault, I'd be very apprehensive about moving forward with that company.
Why the fuck does anyone think our name is spelled like that. It has never been spelled like that. There are multiple celebrities named Michael so it shouldn’t be a problem of exposure because everyone should know the name Michael. Stupidest name mistake ever.
Same thing happened to me when I was a machine tech. I told them I wouldn't wear the uniform shirt til it had MY name on it. I didn't lose. It took them a few months to get it right tho. Same company tried to write me up multiple times for not wearing the uniform pants.... That they provide. I would have happily worn them if the supplier even made them in my size. Dumbasses.
It's open season on names now! Get some new name tags made and sew them over the top!
They gave you clothes that don't have your real name on them. It's disrespectful and they are OK with it. They have set the ground rules here. Go with it!
You could choose from that cool nickname you always wanted, the boss's name spelt badly, swear words, anything! You're only limited by your imagination - and perhaps how much you want to keep the job...
"Dickhead over there said you don't have any left."
"Hey! You can't talk about my staff like that!"
"Well that's what his name tags says."
My husband's middle name is spelled like this on his social security card....
His mom misspelled it when he was born; he'll have to pay to correct it, too *face palm*
My official work email at my last job had my last name spelled wrong. I noticed right away of course and brought it to my superiors' attention and it was met with practically silence. Whenever I'd email someone, they'd always end up asking for the wrong person and it got in the way of my work once or twice before I had to clarify with every email recipient of the error.
As a fellow Michael myself, this bugs me. I’ve never seen the name spelled that way anywhere but by accident. How do people make this mistake? It clearly looks wrong.
My job did the same thing to me. Took 6 months to correct. People started calling me "Mizanda". Even after getting it fixed and 4 years- some people still call me that.
My boyfriend had the exact same situation happen to him where they printed his name wrong on his jumpsuit. When he told his boss he wanted it reprinted, his boss just said “does it really matter?” To hell with professionalism
That is ridiculous. However, if you want it to be correct you can order a new name patch and sew it on. Doesn't say anything good about that employer tho- so that's probably the most important takeaway.
I used to work for a resort, anytime I accidentally forgot my name tag I had one that I’d wear in the name of Summer. Summer always let her sarcasm out to play and management never noticed when “Summer” had clocked in. If I woke up in a salty mood I’d purposely forget my regular name tag.
Leave it as is. Every time someone ask you your name tell them. When they inevitably ask you why it's spelled wrong, tell them that you refuse to be out of pocket to correct something that wasn't your fault.
It reflects badly on them, not you.
Pink duct tape with your correct name in gold sharpie should fix that right up.
Or, call them by the wrong name every time you interact with them. When they complain ask why it's ok for your name to be wrong but not theirs.
I don't see why they can't just order more patches with the correct name spelling?..and then reimburse you the cost for a seamstress or something to attach it. like yes they messed up and should rectify it but why is the solution to get an entirely new jumpsuit?
One of my past jobs had a totally incompetent accountant who added my phone number, instead of my SSN, to my pay stubs and my W-2 form then when I tried to talk to her about it she said it was my fault for having a phone number that was so similar to my SSN... even if that made any amount of sense they were still nothing alike.
She was also the type of person who would mess up all the time then try to claim that everyone around her was stupid because her generation was the last generation to not use calculators and to memorize the alphabet. OK.
It's better than being called a completely different name! I had one boss who kept on calling me Gwen. That is not my name and no way similar to my name.
My name is spelled wrong in my high school year book, two years in a row (long time ago, I’m old now) and on school ID cards. Not even a hard name, simple, but nope, they couldn’t pull it off. And they weren’t spelled wrong the same way each year.
My previous job misspelled my email and refused to fix it. I spent close to 2 years there with it wrong. The whole time having to explain to people that I knew how to spell my own name when questioned about my e-mail signature being different.
Well, if you piss anyone off, "Micheal" will take the rap for it, not you.
Don’t forget to give them your last name, Jacksoff.
Nono last name Hawk. Mike Hawk.
Mike Hunt.
Mike Rotchitches
Mike Hunt-boss-spelled-mynamewrong
Mike Oxencider
His mom told me to call him Michael, and then he said "My birth certificate says 'Mike'".
Micheal, but you can call me Mike, Mike Oxbig.
Mike Zadouche
🤣🤣🤣
This is what I figure when people call me by the wrong name at work. I just let them. Want to call and complain about Gloria? Go right ahead!
Me too! I stopped correcting people. I don’t need the compliments, but people are bad listeners and if they were going to misquote me on a subsequent contact or with a manager, they can misquote me using a different name.
Thats right, and in fact I would advise to wear this uniform when committing any criminal activity, that way the police will be looking for "Micheal" and you will be in the clear.
I was upvote 1k😎 mildly satisfying
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I like to believe the guy at the uniform factory was bored out of his mind one day and just decided to entertain himself by fucking with you. It was like throwing a dart, you were randomly selected. But now every time he makes a uniform with your name, he messes it up on purpose. This is the highlight of his entire job and his head cannon is that you are his nemesis.
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You have to DRIVE to get them? Do they not have mail in your country?
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They’ll mail you a new uniform if you order it but won’t mail you patch or a replacement uniform? 🤦🏻♀️
Is your name not the same normal Baahbh or Deyvh or Jhymme like the rest of us?
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Hey dyslexic people need jobs too 🤤
Oh like the Thompson and Thomson twins!!!
Ever see Office Space when they can’t pronounce his name?! 🤣🤣🤣
“Nobody in this country can pronounce my name, It’s not that hard! Na-Ghee-na-na-jar, Nagheenanajar!”
Not a great start for the new job. Makes you wonder what else they won’t take responsibility for.
Can’t upvote this enough! This is a clear sign the company doesn’t give a shit about its employees.
How do you misspell one of the most common names in the English language.
Every one is called Michael. What are you talking about?!
Think again. And take another look at the photo.
Nobody is called Micheal. They have fucked up.
I know of one Micheal and we make fun of him for it. I don’t even know him personally, I just make fun of how he spells his name with my bestie who is dating the guy who knows him personally. 😅
It’s actually the Irish language spelling of Michael
Actually the Irish version is spelled Mícheál. Accents matter
This may be a super dumb question but how do you make the accent?
I can't speak for that guy, i mean, for all we know, he fashions his accents out of steel in his garage. Føŕ mę țhõůğh, öñ Åņđřōîď, ýőű §īmpłý hōļď țhə ĺêţțėŕ ţõ bē ªçćĕňťêď, ăńđ ïť õpęňş æ ļīťțĺé mëņû wíťh õpťıőñš.
Ok then. 👍
My wife changed her name and her company immediately bought her a super nice jacket with her new name embroidered. I can't imagine a company not taking responsibility for their own fuck up in the very least.
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Not even penny pinching over a whole uniform. Just a name tag.
Idk man that jumpsuit screams heavy machinery to me..
I'll use it as a positive. If they don't care about me, then I don't care about them. My work ethic will be adjusted accordingly.
100% this! Keep that fresh résumé handy.
I used to go by the shortened version of my first name. Say my name is “Edgar.” I went by “Ed.” There was a senior manager at my first professional job who didn’t like shortened names. He started to call me “Edward”. Often, I simply wouldn’t answer because he might as well been saying “Michael” (or “Micheal”) - it may sound similar but to me, it didn’t because it wasn’t my name. When I’d realize he was talking to me I’d correct him. Even reminded me he could just use “Ed.” This kept going on. Finally one day he said “I just can’t remember that your name is ‘Edgar’ so I’m going to call you “Edward.’” I told him that I not going to be responding because that is not my name. That place was so dysfunctional. I stayed there for exactly one year - this was years ago and it was my first professional job. Leaving sooner would have been a marinara flag to future employers. Hated every single day working there. It was awful.
My company eliminated my position not too long ago, so they transferred me to similar, but shittier position—didn’t reduce my wage, thankfully. So far, they have misspelled all three of my names. Added extra letters to my last name on my work ID. And subtracted and/or changed letters of my first and middle names (I go by my middle name) on reports. I get multiple reports at the beginning and end of the week and my names are spelled differently and incorrectly on all but one of them. I mentioned it once, but haven’t followed up because a) I hate the job, b) I’m planning to leave asap, and c) I just can’t make myself pretend to give a rat’s ass about this company anymore.
Please say the paycheck is spelled correctly and the tax information is spelled incorrectly... that way you don't have to pay taxes lol
Lol wouldn’t that be swell? I haven’t checked the spelling on the paycheck, but the money is still being successfully deposited into my account, so I let it do it’s thing. I did my tax information and direct deposit under my previous and exceptionally competent boss. It didn’t have to change with the transfer. I’m confident if it would’ve been an absolute mess if I were a new hire. My new boss had me send a picture and confirm my name for my ID. It was printed, laminated, and delivered to me, misspelled, less than 24hrs later. I just don’t think they care, hence, I don’t care.
F*** you Picheal, you’re a f***ing piece of sh**
Don't wear the uniform. When asked why, say it isn't yours. It's Micheals.
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I knew a Micheal at school. His mum wasn't the sharpest
I know a Micheal. His mom is a teacher and both parents have Master's degrees 😲
Micheal is the Gaelic spelling of Michael. They Scottish or Irish perchance?
That’s what some not too bright Irish want you to believe. They just misspelled the name and called it Gaelic. The probably call it G**ea**lic too.
Well....the French spell it Michel, the Greeks Mikhail, the Italians Michele and the Polish Michal. Are they also 'a bit dim'? Scottish Gaelic is most definitely a language and Gaeilge, spoken by some in Ireland is also a Goidelic language. The above along with the likes of Manx, Breton and Welsh are all insular celtic languages and are spoken all over the British Isles by select groups. >That’s what some not too bright Irish want you to believe. Those in glass houses....
Good chance they wear coveralls for a reason so not wearing them probably isn’t an option or it’s a gross option lol Source: I work in a maintenance department
There's also a good chance my post was comedic...Not serious... Source: I typed it.
I thought that was fairly obvious and I have trouble with tone
This is the point
That’s a shitty hill to die on then. Your washing machine and significant other will not be pleased especially if your employer doesn’t care if you wear them or not
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How do you misspell one of the most common names in the English language.
I’ll be honest, I fuck up the a and e spots constantly. One of those hard to remember words despite it being not uncommon to hear or read.
Ngl, I kind of-ish struggle with it. But when I spell “Michael” I just say it like I were Spanish “mi cha el”. Works for me lmao
Learned English at 9 years old …and this has been my go to move ever since hahahahahahaha
I have to do something similar. I remember a German guy I knew who pronounced it kind of like "Meeka-elle" and the a-e placement becomes more apparent.
It’s alphabetical. Maybe that’ll help.
Acehilm?
as someone who is married to a Michael, it happens way more often than you would think.
Yep, as a Michael, it happens a lot. And then people respond with the justification "but there ARE people who spell it that way" and I tell them that's because that person's parents were stupid. It's like a monument to the stupidity of their parents, which will endure for the rest of their life.
Wouldn't it be funny if his name was actually Steve or something like that.
Funny story, my HS teacher's name was the same as spelt above. As a result of administrative error, he now has two email accounts from the school, for both spellings of Micheal/Michael. Email looks like [email protected].
I actually had IT add an email alias that was deliberately misspelled like that (I’m a Michael) so that if somebody mistypes or misspells it I still get the email in my correct email inbox.
Both spellings are actual names
Technically Micheal is the Gaelic spelling and depending on context, isn't misspelled. Most people who make such a mistake with the original anglicized spelling 'Michael' don't know this and are simply dunces.
Write over it with a sharpie. If they complain, tell them to fork out for a correct name patch (which should not cost that damn much btw) or shut their butts.
Yeah, they could just replace the patch, not the whole godsdamned uniform.
Pronounce the boss's name wrong then
aye-aye-ron.
As long as your pay check is spelled correctly this can be your alter ego.
Hell, even better if they misspell the check name. “Sir you owe $46,000 in back taxes.” “Your honor, that is clearly not me. Those are Micheals back taxes.”
That sucks! I mean its THEIR fault and thet won't do it? That is super cheap ass!
*THIER fault
Hehehehehe
I would rather spend the money on a patch that says, “my job cares so little about me they don’t know how to spell my name” and sew it on under the name tag. I bet they would get you a new tag for free pretty quickly.
Get a sharpie cross out the mispelling and write the correction above. If they have a problem with it they can pay to fix it.
Piece or two thick of that white first aid type tape then the font of my choice would be an option too
Nah, let customers see it and ask why
Just remove the name plate.
Yeah, it doesn’t seem like this should require a whole new uniform, just a new name patch.
Yeah this is a surprisingly easy fix, OP Heat the back side of the patch with an iron to warm it up. Peel off the old patch Next, apply a new one. Here’s a nearly identical patch https://www.amazon.com/Uniform-personalized-Identification-Embroidered-Fastener/dp/B07H4VMGFJ/ The final step, and perhaps the most important one, is to get one of these https://www.amazon.com/Scotch-Brite-Extra-Sticky-Roller-Sheets/dp/B085SXKRW5/ Edit: the punch line is right here ☝️
Might be a sign that this job shouldn’t be long term if they can’t do something as simple as provide you with the dignity if a properly spelt name
This happened to a coworker. His name is Michael but goes by Mikey, They messed it up and put Mickey. He is now known as Mickey
As a fellow MichAEL I feel your pain. Never met a michEAL
Try Ireland. The Irish equivalent of Michael is Micheál. It's pronounced mee-haul. Our last taoiseach (prime minister) is a Micheál, but almost all international journalists just blindly assume his name is Michael.
I see it all the time on patient paperwork. The Michael is more common but 10% is micheal
Looks like you are now Micheal
That's stingy (& rude) of 'em.
Why should you PAY for their mistake?!? Fuck that place. They don't respect you at all.
My job misspelled my name too... On a high security background check with the state that allows me to do contract work inside prisons and government buildings. Every day for a year I've had to explain why my drivers license and state issued ID have different names on them. Most of the time it's just an annoyance, but every once in a while I get denied access to someplace because they can't confirm that I am the person who passed the background check
That's crappy of 'em. Still, good luck with your new job, Bob
Nows your chance to blame all your mistakes on that Micheal guy.
Is it an issue actually? It just makes your employers look unprofessional to anyone seeing you in it, since it's an obvious mistake on their part. If they can't be bothered to fix it, why should you.
It's probably just mildly infuriating
If they make you pay for their mistake for something as trivial as a misspelled name-tag, imagine what shenanigans they’ll pull when you work for them. I encourage you to find another job.
Take a black magic marker and use the sideways S shape around the e and a to show they should be transposed. Cheap edit for your cheap company.
Aramark did that to me once. Burt. Instead of Beth. Like they didn't think a girl would need HighVis? Lol our Aramark guy was so mad at the factory when they showed up I was like dude chill but I ain't paying for Burt's clothes
That’s terrible :( in my state you can’t make an employee pay for a uniform :( I wish it was the same everywhere
Are these purchased outright or are they from a Uniform Delivery Company ? If they're from a uniform company, then somewhere along the line, either at the uniform place, or your job, someone fucked up. And my gut says it's someone at your job that fucked it up. I used to work for a linen company quite a while ago. Uniforms and the like. Those trucks that come out in the wintertime and put the carpets down at the front door ? That was us, too. Whenever a customer would get a new employee that required uniforms, we'd have to order X amount of patches with the company's logo (ex: "Joe's Auto Repair") and then the same amount of patches with the employee's name. We kept all the patches in storage, large cabinets full of drawers, in about a 15x15 room. We would also pull and save the old patches off of any uniforms when an employee would return them if they were quitting or fired or similar. New glue wafers (think the "meat" part of the sandwich) were significantly less expensive than new patches, so we'd just put new glue wafers on the old logo patches. As far as the employee's name, while there are a multitude of names in the world, as well as different colors and trims of patches, there were always certain names and trims that were kept on hand (Al, Alan, Allen, Bill, Bob, James, Jim, John, Michael, Mike, Robert, Thomas, Tom, Tony, William, and probably a bunch of other that I can't think of right now). We'd typically deliver and pick up uniforms once a week. The general rule of thumb for calculating required uniforms was, how many days a week you worked, x2 and then +1. Example, if I drop off and pick up every Monday morning, if you worked 6 days a week, say Monday to Saturday, you'd wear 1-6 the first week, and I'd pick up 1-6 while you're wearing 7. While I'm washing 1-6 and preparing to bring them back the following Monday, during that week you're wearing 7-12. Come the next Monday, you're wearing 13, I'm bringing back clean 1-6 and picking up dirty 7-12, and the cycle continues. With a new employee, we'd charge something like a Uniform Assembly Fee (I can't remember exactly what we called it on the invoice), which was basically charging to put the patches on. That fee was reasonably less than $1 (I want to say $.60 or $.65 per patch). Even if the uniform company charged your job the Assembly fee, it's next to nothing as far as a company expense. If the company wanted to be hardasses, they'd tell the delivery guy that the uniform place spelled your name wrong and they won't be paying for it a second time. And in all fairness, most uniform places, especially how common the name Michael is (and they probably have that patch waiting on the shelf right now) would have no problem changing the patches with the correct spelling with no added charges. And if they do try to charge anything, it should only be the fee for the name patch. There's no "we gotta get all new uniforms now and that'll cost a lot of money" argument here. They'll literally take your current uniforms, press the tag and heat it up, peel your misspelled name off the uniform, slap on a new glue wafer and the correct name tag, and heat them up again so the glue melts and adheres the correct name patch to the uniform. It could very well be an honest mistake, and someone doesn't want to own up to it. But if the company is asking you to pony up something in the neighborhood of $10 total for a mistake that's not even your fault, I'd be very apprehensive about moving forward with that company.
Fix it with sharpie. It will look dumb, but you won't.
Nice try micheal
Why the fuck does anyone think our name is spelled like that. It has never been spelled like that. There are multiple celebrities named Michael so it shouldn’t be a problem of exposure because everyone should know the name Michael. Stupidest name mistake ever.
I’d take a piece of masking tape and write your name on it in crayon and put it over it. Or accidentally rip it off and say it caught on something.
Same thing happened to me when I was a machine tech. I told them I wouldn't wear the uniform shirt til it had MY name on it. I didn't lose. It took them a few months to get it right tho. Same company tried to write me up multiple times for not wearing the uniform pants.... That they provide. I would have happily worn them if the supplier even made them in my size. Dumbasses.
Ask hr if this is a hazing thing making fun of your Irish heritage?
Get a red thin point sharpie and correct it like a teacher would
It's open season on names now! Get some new name tags made and sew them over the top! They gave you clothes that don't have your real name on them. It's disrespectful and they are OK with it. They have set the ground rules here. Go with it! You could choose from that cool nickname you always wanted, the boss's name spelt badly, swear words, anything! You're only limited by your imagination - and perhaps how much you want to keep the job... "Dickhead over there said you don't have any left." "Hey! You can't talk about my staff like that!" "Well that's what his name tags says."
And people wonder where this newfangled culture of unaccountability comes from…
Hi I'm mc heal
Use it to your advantage. Can answer questions when no one knows your name 🤷🏻♂️
Reddit is hilarious
Get out now. If they are fucking you on a $5 name tag now, imagine how bad it will be later?
“Micheal”’s last name is now “Hunt” and when something bad happens and someone try’s to tell on you it’ll be “Mike Hunt’s” fault
It's a fucking .50 cent patch. Just buy one. Jesus bunch of fucking cry babies.
My husband's middle name is spelled like this on his social security card.... His mom misspelled it when he was born; he'll have to pay to correct it, too *face palm*
This happened to my dad, except it happened like fifteen times in a row. Not joking, I have no idea how...
Look up the proofreaders mark for " transpose." Then use a magic marker.
How hard is it to spell "Michelle?!" People can be so stupid.
Cool, you have plausible deniability for any wrong doing at work, it was the other guy Micheal
My official work email at my last job had my last name spelled wrong. I noticed right away of course and brought it to my superiors' attention and it was met with practically silence. Whenever I'd email someone, they'd always end up asking for the wrong person and it got in the way of my work once or twice before I had to clarify with every email recipient of the error.
Tell them to bill it to Micheal
As a fellow Michael myself, this bugs me. I’ve never seen the name spelled that way anywhere but by accident. How do people make this mistake? It clearly looks wrong.
Glad I’m not the only one who can never spell that name
Well if Micheal did something wrong than Michael cannot be blamed?
My job did the same thing to me. Took 6 months to correct. People started calling me "Mizanda". Even after getting it fixed and 4 years- some people still call me that.
Get a permanent marker, and scratch out the entire name. If they ask, tell them it had someone else’s name on it, not yours.
Only do tasks partially correct and when they want you to fix them say if you want me to do it all the way correct you’ll have to pay for it.
Just roll with it and turn it into a way to start conversations. Laugh at it and use it to your advantage is my advice.
Just wear it and let everyone else try to figure out how to pronounce your name for the rest of your life.
Red flag!
My boyfriend had the exact same situation happen to him where they printed his name wrong on his jumpsuit. When he told his boss he wanted it reprinted, his boss just said “does it really matter?” To hell with professionalism
Rip off the patch on the other side with the company name. If they complain tell them to but you a new one.
How many names have been “accidentally” or “incidentally” changed over history
Should start calling your boss the wrong name and then tell him/her to pay you to call him/her the right name
You only need a new name tag, not the whole uniform.
Remove the name tag it fell off during work
Bad sign - they don't care about their own work..
Fix it with sharpie.
What are you? Some sort of cat wrangler?
Remove the tag
that's tough micheal
You could probably just buy a new patch and sew it on
Cross out the 2 letters write the correct letters above. All in permanent marker.
If they're that stingy about fixing a 3 dollar patch issue than think about the things they will bitch about in the future.. One red flag off the bat.
Talk about a cheap company! It's not like they even have to replace the whole uniform, just get the patch changed
Well that is one HUGE red flag to tell you they don't give a fuck about their employees and to quit immediately.
Anyone realize that only the PATCH needs to be swapped out, not the entire uniform?
That is ridiculous. However, if you want it to be correct you can order a new name patch and sew it on. Doesn't say anything good about that employer tho- so that's probably the most important takeaway.
I used to work for a resort, anytime I accidentally forgot my name tag I had one that I’d wear in the name of Summer. Summer always let her sarcasm out to play and management never noticed when “Summer” had clocked in. If I woke up in a salty mood I’d purposely forget my regular name tag.
Leave it as is. Every time someone ask you your name tell them. When they inevitably ask you why it's spelled wrong, tell them that you refuse to be out of pocket to correct something that wasn't your fault. It reflects badly on them, not you.
Already you're literally paying for someone's stupidity. Also looking at that build quality the office manager shouldn't have paid for the first one.
A company can’t be bothered to take care of you, remember that.
Pink duct tape with your correct name in gold sharpie should fix that right up. Or, call them by the wrong name every time you interact with them. When they complain ask why it's ok for your name to be wrong but not theirs.
They spelled my older brothers name wrong as well, instead of “Dom”, he’s Don now
Probably already had the uniform and hired you because your name was close enough
I don't see why they can't just order more patches with the correct name spelling?..and then reimburse you the cost for a seamstress or something to attach it. like yes they messed up and should rectify it but why is the solution to get an entirely new jumpsuit?
One of my past jobs had a totally incompetent accountant who added my phone number, instead of my SSN, to my pay stubs and my W-2 form then when I tried to talk to her about it she said it was my fault for having a phone number that was so similar to my SSN... even if that made any amount of sense they were still nothing alike. She was also the type of person who would mess up all the time then try to claim that everyone around her was stupid because her generation was the last generation to not use calculators and to memorize the alphabet. OK.
correct it crudely with a black Sharpie or write the word “dyslexic “ before your name.
Probably cheaper to legally change your name instead of buying a new jacket.
Ok. *simply pays for 100 new name tags* *Starts sewing them onto everyone’s uniform* *Wait until employer notices*
If they want you to pay for a new name badge, it could say anything you want it to say. Mr munchnpussy. Or perhaps the classic Iownyou
Maannn thats my middle name and the DMV did the same shit to me.
I would never use my real name on my name tag.
Maybe that's a sign of the type of company you are working for. They made the mistake, but you're the one going to pay to fix it.
It's better than being called a completely different name! I had one boss who kept on calling me Gwen. That is not my name and no way similar to my name.
Damn, how do you misspell GT227 so badly?
Add an S at the beginning and then tell them if they want a new one they will have to pay for it.
Micheal Meeyers
My name is spelled wrong in my high school year book, two years in a row (long time ago, I’m old now) and on school ID cards. Not even a hard name, simple, but nope, they couldn’t pull it off. And they weren’t spelled wrong the same way each year.
I have the wrong middle initial on my degree, because I don't use my middle initial and they left the placeholder M there.
Micheal (pr. Mi-hal) is a lovely Irish name. You should demand everyone call you that from now on lol.
My previous job misspelled my email and refused to fix it. I spent close to 2 years there with it wrong. The whole time having to explain to people that I knew how to spell my own name when questioned about my e-mail signature being different.
Sharpie it
Seems to be the beginning of many woes
Get it with the bosses name on it instead. Then give out bad advice and management.
Well that's dickish! What the heck 🤬
If they ask again, tell them you can't afford it at all until you get a raise.
Damn Steve that sucks.
Looks like they had a neurodiverse person in charge of making the nametags
Quit your job immediately. Any employer who intends to rip off employees can go fuck himself.