I Get No Respect

My project manager gets a call from someone we have been trying to reach in the company to work on a report with. My PM asks if he understood "What Brook was asking in the email." The caller responds with, "I don't remember seeing the email she sent."

A slight pause from my team and then the PM proceeds. "A point of clarification. Brook is a guy...and standing right here." The guy appologizes. A moment later a friend of mine near by says, "To clarify further, Brook is a guy with a girl's name."

Yes, I'm the child's mother, but do you still need to talk to Brook?

The eye doctor called to confirm our daughter's eye doctor appointment. My wife answered the phone. The receptionist asked if Brook was in. My wife said, "He's not in. May I take a message." The receptionists seemed a bit confused at this point. She asked, "Is this Juliet's mother?" My wife answered, "Yes, do you need to speak with Brook." The receptionist still seemed a bit disoriented and finally said that she just needed to confirm the appointment. My wife answered that the appointment was fine and then ended the call.