Argh!!!!

I have many, many phone pet peeves (and they seem to be utilized by the ignorant public that calls here especially when I have PMS), but quickly becoming the number one pet peeve for this moment at least is the Partner Name Mispronunciation.

I swear to GOD!!! When the name of the person you're calling is part of the name of the company, and the person answering the phone has just SAID that name, there is no excuse for butchering it! None! Other than blatant disregard for any social decency! Okay, really the only excuse is being a blooming idiot.

But if I were to answer the phone with "Danvers Conroy", do not then ask for Jeremy DENVER.

Argh!

(Note: The names used are in no way associated with the company I work for. *G*)

Edited to add:

*whimper*

Less than five minutes later, someone calls for the SAME boss and doesn't even TRY to pronounce his last name. She spelled it! He's the partner of the company! This company has been in existence for 30 years in the area!

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And this isn't sarcastic or anything, but in light of the No Pity. No Silence. No Shame., I really noticed...

Is it just me, or is the news coverage of Mary Kay Letourno's release truly frightening? Everyone is now trying to justify the statutory rape of a 12 year old CHILD as "true love that came before it's time." I was truly disgusted by Matt Lauer's interview of Villi F., who is now 20, because the underlying tone screamed of "wink wink, nudge nudge, you and an older woman heh heh heh, you go buddy".

Why is there still a societal stigma that sex between a minor male and an older woman is okay?

A local radio station was discussing similar things, with the disc jockey talking about making out with a teacher when he was in 8th grade. So many guys called in with similar stories, talking about how "okay" it was for those things to happen.

Me, I'm freaking out thinking that those female teachers should be whipped and beaten. Using a position of power to manipulate someone and use them...whether or not it is pedophilia, it's still highly disfunctional. (That's about the only thing I'll give MKL...evidence does not suggest that she was a pedophile, because her obsession is with one child, not many.)