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I once worked with a guy with the last name of Fick (German for fuck) and a woman with the last name Lazarus. I found both quite cool. The guy in particular was very offensive with his name, always answering the phone with simply "Fick". I just looked him up and he has changed his last name, probably by marriage. I guess he found it unprofessional in the end.
It's common for German people to just answer the phone with their surname at work. He wasn't being offensive.
Well, ", hello?" is quite common. But just shouting Fick! when answering a call is always on purpose, no matter if it's your actual name.
I live in Germany, it's how people answer the phone here, often. Not everyone but a lot, no Hallo after, just name.
I live in Germany as well and with a name like Fick, answering the phone in this manner is a statement.