Do you think this is a test? A friend is going for an interview and the person's name

[diabeticman]

or the person he is to ask for (example) Joe Camden (Legal name is ____) The legal name is a strange name. My wife believe it is a Scandinavian maybe Russian name. The gentleman is going for a job in which it is almost like customer service and My wife thinks they are testing the gentleman to see if he can be respectful or how well he handles a hard name.


Are we reading too much into this?

[MineralMan]

1. Go here and search for the name:

http://pronouncenames.com/

If you don't find it there, Google pronounce "name"

The internet will give you the correct way to say it.

[diabeticman]

4. That was what my wife did and had our friend practice the name.

[MineralMan]

10. Then it should go fine.

If the friend gets it right, he'll score points in the interview. People are sensitive about their names.

[JI7]

2. are you in an area where most people have names like "Jones"

[diabeticman]

5. Pittsburgh area can be a melting pot of sorts.

[drray23]

3. not sure i understand .

Why is it surprising to interact with people who maybe were foreign born ? Why would that be a gotcha question ? If you are not sure how to pronounce it simply say so respectfully and ask the person how to pronounce it.
My last name is of french origin and i dont mind if people ask how to pronounce it.

[diabeticman]

6. We wondered if the company is trying to get a feel of how he handles things.

[liberalhistorian]

7. Well, if he's going

for a customer service position, then why shouldn't they test him on that? It's pretty basic to customer service. I'm not understanding what the issue or problem is here.

[XemaSab]

8. Have him call the receptionist and ask how to pronounce it

[Hassin Bin Sober]

9. All I know is if it's Mr. Dumass, don't pronounce it dumb-ass.

Learned that one on the teevee machine.