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Would it bother you a M.D. requires you to call them "Doctor" outside of medical setting?
Posted on 12/7/22 at 7:48 am
Posted on 12/7/22 at 7:48 am
Spinoff, I have a colleague that corrects people in public when they call them by his first or last name outside of medical setting.
For example at the dealership service dept they call for Jack Smith he corrects them as " It's Dr. Smith" dinner reservations are always Dr. Smith , etc.
Curious if this is acceptable as he has earned that that title or is it a bit pretentious?
For example at the dealership service dept they call for Jack Smith he corrects them as " It's Dr. Smith" dinner reservations are always Dr. Smith , etc.
Curious if this is acceptable as he has earned that that title or is it a bit pretentious?
This post was edited on 12/7/22 at 8:25 am
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Posted on 12/7/22 at 7:50 am to Dragula
Classic inferiority complex. Projection 101.
Posted on 12/7/22 at 7:50 am to Dragula
Douche
Posted on 12/7/22 at 7:50 am to Dragula
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For example at the dealership service dept they call for Jack Smith he corrects them as " It's Dr. Smith" dinner reservations are always Dr. Smith , etc.
Sounds like a massive douche
Posted on 12/7/22 at 7:50 am to Dragula
I had to refer to my father as “Dr. Dad.”
Posted on 12/7/22 at 7:51 am to Dragula
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Spinoff, I have a colleague that corrects people in public when they call them by his first or last name outside of medical setting.
His insecurity is on him. Just ignore him.
Posted on 12/7/22 at 7:51 am to Dragula
Douche like behavior.
But lots of doctors have the God complex so not surprising.
But lots of doctors have the God complex so not surprising.
Posted on 12/7/22 at 7:51 am to djangochained
Pathetic
Posted on 12/7/22 at 7:51 am to Dragula
I don’t work in customer service so I just wouldn’t do it
Posted on 12/7/22 at 7:51 am to Dragula
Just shorten it to Doc and everyone is happy. It's a respect thing and I have no problem with calling him/her as Doc.
ETA - My bad, you meant people that don't know him like a customer svc rep. Yeah, that's extremely odd and a-hole-ish.
ETA - My bad, you meant people that don't know him like a customer svc rep. Yeah, that's extremely odd and a-hole-ish.
This post was edited on 12/7/22 at 7:55 am
Posted on 12/7/22 at 7:51 am to Dragula
I’d say “Sorry, Dr. count Jack Smith”.
Posted on 12/7/22 at 7:51 am to Dragula
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Would it bother you a M.D. requires you to call them as Doctor outside of medical setting?
I don’t think it would bother me, but I’d definitely consider that person a loser.
Posted on 12/7/22 at 7:54 am to Dragula
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Curious if this is acceptable as he has earned that that title or is it a bit pretentious?
Sounds like he barely "earned" it at a shitty medical school.
Posted on 12/7/22 at 7:55 am to Dragula
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Would it bother you a M.D. requires you to call them as Doctor outside of medical setting?
No, I'd just refuse to do it so everyone can see how much it bothers him/her.
Posted on 12/7/22 at 7:55 am to genuineLSUtiger
quote:This.
Classic inferiority complex.
The only time Scruffy expects anyone to call him doctor is when he is with patients, a courtesy that he performs for all other physicians, including trainees. You really shouldn’t call someone by their first name in front of a patient. It shows a level of respect and professionalism.
That should be done.
Otherwise, most people outside the hospital who meet me don’t even know.
This post was edited on 12/7/22 at 7:59 am
Posted on 12/7/22 at 7:56 am to Dragula
I know dentists who want to be referred to a Doctor, that's 10x worse.
Posted on 12/7/22 at 7:57 am to Dragula
Douche
I'll never forget sitting at a restaurant and overhearing the table next to me where a man had to address his father-in-law as "Dr Bob"
I'll never forget sitting at a restaurant and overhearing the table next to me where a man had to address his father-in-law as "Dr Bob"
Posted on 12/7/22 at 7:57 am to Dragula
A lot of doctors do this and yes it’s pretentious
It doesn’t bother me as much if he is actually a medical doctor. I hate when some college professor does it
It doesn’t bother me as much if he is actually a medical doctor. I hate when some college professor does it
Posted on 12/7/22 at 7:57 am to greenbean
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I know dentists who want to be referred to a Doctor, that's 10x worse.
Paging Dr. F*ggot! Dr. F*aggot.
Posted on 12/7/22 at 8:00 am to Dragula
I’ve known a few chiropractors who insist on being called “Dr.”
GTFO.
GTFO.
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