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Jokes About My Name at Work

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Everyone who knows me knows the problems I’ve had with my name my entire life. I always figured that the people that are around me would eventually grow up and the jokes about my name would be gone.

Not a chance…

I’m still getting the same stupid joke about my name from adults that deal with individuals every day. Here is a text conversation I had today with someone I spend a decent amount of time with during the week:

Him: You know anyone at **removed**? I got a guy here now helping me.

Me: No, sorry, That’s our competition.

Him: Whats name of ur company. **removed** never calls me back.

Me: **removed**. We usually don’t take clients east of 34th street.

Him: I usually dont let anyone that has a name with the pronunciation of gay anywhere in it work for me!

And so the search continues. I hope to one day not only find a job where I am a respected member of the staff and get paid a decent wage but also work with real grown-ups that don’t make stupid jokes that I have been hearing since the first grade.

How is everyone else’s job search going?

Here Is The Last One

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I changed my mind, I’ll post the last email I got so when people search for the company, they find my warning.

Hello Galen,

I received your application and would like to speak with you further regarding this position. While I don’t think you have the exact internet marketing experience that we usually require, you have a good set of skills that we think would be beneficial. Because of this, I have decided to go ahead and approve your application.

Just to give you a brief overview of this position, we are a marketing company that uses Google’s advertising platform. So, your task will be to post links on Google’s site. No one needs to order anything from you, our company, or Google. You’re not selling anything. You just post the website links we provide and get paid based on how many you do.

We provide you with the links and directions on how to post them properly (don’t worry, this is all explained in much greater detail in our training materials). Checks are mailed bi-weekly, with direct deposit available for those earning more than $1,000 per week.

As part of the protocols of our growing company, we have deployed measures to limit our liabilities in training new employees. As such, there is a small fee ($2.29) to cover the cost of manufacturing the work materials and shipping them to you. This kit allows us to keep track of the number of hours you work weekly. We do have a minimum commitment of 20 hrs a week from home.

If this position sounds like something you’d be interested in, you can request your training materials at our website:

http://www.wfhconsulting.com/employeetoolkit

Please let me know once you’ve received the training packet so we can setup a conference call. I’d like to walk you through our program step-by-step and answer any questions you may have. Once again, we’re only looking for 10 new employees to help us scale our business. If you’re reading this, you were chosen by our hiring staff. If we do not hear from you, we will have to move down the list of qualified individuals.

I hope you have a great day, and I look forward to working with you.

Sarah Parker
Staffing Director
WFH Consulting
Sarah.Parker@wfhconsulting.com

Beware of WFH Consulting!