It happens...

Bob

It's happened to me a few times over the years, but if anything it's an opportunity to think up a nickname. Sometimes they stick and all.

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Bro, homie, dawg, phil

It’s easy to go years without knowing names, better if you don’t use that last one

Meursault

Seems a little early...

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Once sat at the same table as another guy in high school every weekday for six months. We traded less than ten words in that time. Later we became great friends.

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I'm always terrible with names but they do come in handy

Hey,who's working ____'s shift Thursday?

Who do I need to talk to in HR?

who makes the schedule?

Ask ___ if they can cover your shift.

Email ____ for me and see if they have a copy of that report.

Can you tell ___ to come see me.

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An energy vampire you say...

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If someone I talk to keeps using my name, I think they're following advice on how to remember names, and that they're bad at names

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Here's a less convoluted way: "hey [mate, bro, ...] I never caught your name"

CodandChips

When I first started work I was in shop where there were three Bills, two Phil's and two Neil's . I never ever worked out who was who.

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Reject society, embrace raiding Anglo-Saxons with the homies.

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Bro, homie, dawg, phil

Phil (slamming the power button and turning around): "WHAT?!"

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I fucking detest when people call me bossman.