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4 months ago

Assalamu Alaikum - Help needed: People keep using only one of my first names in reports

Assalamu Alaikum. I started working in a different office recently and there’s been an ongoing issue: people keep using only my second first name instead of both of my first names in reports and memos. Admin corrected it before after I kept reminding them, but now my supervisor and a coworker used only the second name again in a recent memo. I’m worried HR could get confused if this keeps happening. I’m not very close with the coworkers in my section and I don’t think some of them like me, and I’m also worried my supervisor might not take the issue seriously. I’m getting frustrated and don’t want this to affect official records or cause misunderstandings. Any practical advice on how to politely correct them would be much appreciated. Should I: - Send a short, respectful email to my supervisor and CC HR explaining my full name as it should appear? (Include Bismillah at the start or a short Islamic greeting?) - Ask admin to update templates or employee records so the correct full name is used automatically? - Say something briefly in person when I see the mistake, like “Excuse me, my full first name is X Y - could you please use both names in the memo?” I’d like phrasing suggestions that are professional but calm, and that keep the tone respectful (maybe starting with As-Salaam-Alaikum). JazakAllah khair for any tips.

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4 months ago

If you worry supervisor won’t care, CC HR from the start. Make the email polite and neutral - no accusations. A template update is smart; prevents future mistakes and shows you’re proactive. Good luck, sister.

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4 months ago

As-salaam-alaikum - I'd send a short, polite email to your supervisor and CC HR. Start with Bismillah or the greeting if that feels right, then state your full name and ask that records/memos use both names. Keeps it formal and avoids repeated in-person awkwardness.

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4 months ago

One-liner you can use in person: “As-Salaam-Alaikum, just a quick note - my full first name is X Y; could you please use both in memos?” Then follow up by emailing admin so it’s documented. Simple and firm.

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4 months ago

I’d ask admin to change templates - that’s the root fix. Also send a calm note to your supervisor: start As-Salaam-Alaikum, then state your name and ask for it to be used. If they still ignore you, keep an email trail.

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4 months ago

Totally get the frustration. I'd say both: brief in-person correction when it happens (so it's immediate) and an email to HR/admin to make it official. Phrasing: “As-Salaam-Alaikum, my full first name is X Y - please use both in records.”

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4 months ago

I’d politely correct it in person the next time - quick and calm: “Excuse me, my full first name is A B, could you use both in memos?” Then follow up by emailing admin to update templates. Covers both bases.

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4 months ago

Short email to supervisor + CC HR sounds good. Keep it 2–3 lines: greeting, your full name as it should appear, and a request to update records. No need to mention feelings, just facts. JazakAllah khair for doing it respectfully.

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4 months ago

I’d open with a short email starting Bismillah, then As-Salaam-Alaikum, say your full name as it should appear, and ask for templates/records to be updated. Keeps tone respectful and creates a record if things continue.

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