Does this sound rude?

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Yes

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My new employer, via email, asked if I had something else I wanted to go by, other than my first name. I replied: I usually go by my middle name, but I'll go by [my first name].

Her response: "we can do your middle name, what is it"?.

How are YOU gonna pick what [b]I[/b] want to be called ( on my name badge)???

We are allowed to use middle names or nicknames but I am choosing to go by my real first name for once in my life...and she's basically saying no.

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NeuroticByNature · 41-45, F

You told her you use your middle name. It sounds like she took that as you wanting to be called by your middle name.

iamnikki · 31-35, F

@NeuroticByNature i put exactly what i put above. That i usually do go by my middle, but I'll go by my first...because i want to now. Most people dont even know my first name , including family because i never use it. I dont want to die and no one knows my name...

NeuroticByNature · 41-45, F

@iamnikki i understand but I think she misunderstood you. I dont think she meant it to be rude.

iamnikki · 31-35, F

@NeuroticByNature agree. Sounds rude though, or poorly worded rather.