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My colleague H addressed me with my former, male name. I was started and so was another colleague, M. M and I exchanged a glance.
“How can he do a thing like this?” my eyes asked.
“You have to correct him, right now!” said M’s eyes.
But I didn’t say a word and the conversation went on.
I looked at M again.
My eyes said: “It is too late to correct him now.“
“You’re being spineless“, said M’s eyes.
Then, fortunately, H used my old name again. And I immediately corrected him. I want to be addressed as “Evelien”. It is a good thing he did it again, because now I was able to make up for my failure to react at once. If I hadn’t done this, this incident could have bothered me for a long time. That is the way it goes if one is not assertive enough!
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