I hate that so much
there was some stupid customer relationship course here recently, and one of the things they were telling people to do was to use people's names more.

It would make me less likely to want to work with someone.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 15:56, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

Precisely
I always get the impression that she's saying it because she doesn't want to appear like she's forgotten it. But it's massively patronising, so I've started doing it back
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 16:00, Reply)

I watched the most recent episode of QI last night
and Phil Jupitus was saying that if you have a waiter at a restaurant who introduces themselves by name you should make a point of grossly overusing it.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 16:07, Reply)

Or interrupt them and say "No, no names"

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 16:09, Reply)

interrupt them by placing a finger over their lips
and saying "no names" in a breathy whisper?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 16:19, Reply)

Spot on!

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 27 Oct 2010, 16:19, Reply)