Colleague Irritated By Redditor Saying Her Name Using French Pronunciation Instead Of The Americanized One

Here's the original post by Reddit user u/Maleficent_Hope_4593:

OP felt as if he was being an a-hole by repeatedly mispronouncing his colleague's name, so he decided to ask the Reddit community about it.

OP added an EDIT at the end to clarify matters further.

Soon after that, OP added a second EDIT for even more context.

OP then added a last EDIT since some issues still needed to be addressed.

OP cannot afford to be unemployed because of a colleague's distress.

OP insisted that he was not doing it on purpose.

Here's why OP thinks he might potentially be the a-hole:

Here's how the Reddit community reacted to u/Maleficent_Hope_4593's post:

When English is not your mother tongue, it can be hard to switch back and forth every now and then.

OP should just avoid saying his co-worker's name altogether.

Sometimes you can't even say English names right.

As long as you make a genuine attempt, people will appreciate the effort.

If you get it wrong you have to apologize.

Irish people sometimes have to deal with the same problem.

She gets to decide how her name is pronounced.

OP should trick his brain into forgetting the original pronunciation.

OP agreed to practice to avoid repeating this easily avoidable mistake.

OP had a different reaction to the previous comment because the user is French.

OP's colleague is kind of making a big deal out of this whole ordeal.

“It's pretty English-centric to get mad at peoples' accents and language contexts”

OP should try to make more effort in pronouncing his coworker's name correctly. Most people take offense when their name is mispronounced, especially when it happens regularly. Other than that, the co-worker should also take a chill pill and not make such a big deal out of it.