6/29/2023 0 Comments Download my rocket mortgage![]() – Santiago Daniel Cajamarca, Client Relations Team LeaderĤ. Even with my first name, my first name is actually Santiago but I’m using Dan because it’s easier to say.” “I’ve had to use an English version rather than the correct Spanish pronunciation for my last name. Opt for an “Americanized” pronunciation or adopt a more culturally normative name altogether. So, I say ‘It’s Beenish, pronounced like greenish’ which has helped a lot.”ģ. ![]() “I’ve come up with a rhyme to help people get the hang of my name. Try to correct, and if that’s ineffective, help the person by offering some creative methods. After that it’s back to the butcher’s block with my name.”Ģ. “I try and tell people how to pronounce my last name, but it doesn’t seem to have an impact beyond five minutes. Correct the person but know they could still get it wrong. It makes you feel like your voice doesn’t matter.”īefore rolling out this new feature, team members at Rocket have had to opt for different solutions when someone has mispronounced their name. It feels like people don’t respect me when they don’t take the time to understand how to say my name. ![]() You don’t feel like you’re part of something when people mispronounce your name all the time. One user, Beenish Naeem, a Technical Data Steward and VP of the Multicultural Alliance Network (MCAN) – an employee resource group at Rocket Mortgage, has been a fervent advocate of the new feature saying, “My whole life I’ve had people mispronounce my name, and even if I tell someone how to pronounce my name they might forget. We spoke with five users at Rocket Mortgage about the experiences they’ve had with people mispronouncing their name, and how they’re currently using (and loving) our Name Pronunciation feature. ![]() Now you can record directly on your Sift profile exactly how to pronounce your name. To help create a more inclusive environment for all team members, we built Sift’s Name Pronunciation feature. ![]() Our goal is to take the burden off the person with a commonly mispronounced name to correct others and help those team members feel valued. When your name is mispronounced, it not only leads to an awkward moment of correcting it, but it can also feel exclusive and emotionally taxing if it happens often – especially in the workplace it can take away from productivity and make connection to the rest of your team difficult. ![]()
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