Picture this: you have a unique, beautiful name that’s a little tricky to spell. You’re patient with people, even offering your easier-to-spell middle name as an alternative. But then, there’s that one coworker who just can’t get it right and seems to be doing it on purpose. Meet Saoirse (pronounced Seer-sha) and her coworker Kate, who’s been butchering her name left and right. Saoirse finally decides to give Kate a taste of her own medicine, but things don’t go as smoothly as she hoped. Let’s dive into this wild name game rollercoaster.
Meet Saoirse and Her Unique Name
The Middle Name: Rifle
The Name Game
A Mysterious Past ️♀️
The Problematic Coworker
Name Butchering 101
Rifle Isn’t a Name?
Kate’s Boring Name Dilemma
Time for Some Payback
Kate Gets Upset
Calling Out the Real Bully ️
Middle Name Solution Rejected ❌
“Trashy” and “Not an Actual Name”
Saoirse Fights Back
Name Bully Exposed
HR Doesn’t Help
Saoirse vs. Kate: The Ultimate Name Showdown
Saoirse, a woman with a unique name, has been dealing with her coworker Kate purposely misspelling her name on official documents. She’s even rejected Saoirse’s middle name, Rifle, as a solution, calling it “trashy” and “not an actual name”. Saoirse decides to fight back by calling Kate various names like Kathleen, Catelyn, and Kylie. This backfires, as Kate accuses her of being a bully and an a**hole. Saoirse reports the situation to HR, but they’re no help. ♀️ Let’s see what the internet thinks of this name battle royale…
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