If you had a sort of dodgy name..
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Would you change it?
Not including celeb rich people with stupid names like North West. But normal job searching people who will post CV's to business who will likely take a look at the name and chuck it.
If your name was say Osama or Saddam Hussain (i am of Pakistani descent, this is a real probability) or the equivilent 'white person' name, would you change your name?
If you were an employer how much does a name affect your thoughts of hiring?
Not including celeb rich people with stupid names like North West. But normal job searching people who will post CV's to business who will likely take a look at the name and chuck it.
If your name was say Osama or Saddam Hussain (i am of Pakistani descent, this is a real probability) or the equivilent 'white person' name, would you change your name?
If you were an employer how much does a name affect your thoughts of hiring?
WolfAir said:
Haha
The reason i ask, my cousin recently married a guy called Sadam Hussain. A lovely quiet guy not even Iraqi or bears any resemblance to the once dictator but his wife (my cousin) wants him to change his name.
Personally i think its fine, but then what do i know?
I have to say I’d find that rather amusing. The reason i ask, my cousin recently married a guy called Sadam Hussain. A lovely quiet guy not even Iraqi or bears any resemblance to the once dictator but his wife (my cousin) wants him to change his name.
Personally i think its fine, but then what do i know?
Be fun trying to travel to the US on vacation!
Dick Lovett has done well for himself flogging cars.
My Grandad died whilst my Grandma was pregnant with my dad. She remarried my Grandads best man. His surname was Twitchett, thankfully she never changed my fathers surname. My mum and my wife both agree that would have never married a Twitchett.
My Grandad died whilst my Grandma was pregnant with my dad. She remarried my Grandads best man. His surname was Twitchett, thankfully she never changed my fathers surname. My mum and my wife both agree that would have never married a Twitchett.
I once new an Ivan Milat, changed his name to Michael around 1995.
OTOH, western names are becoming popular in non-western cultures and vice versa. Christian Asians often name children with biblical names (I.E. In India and the Philippines) and there's been a trend of using American names in South America for the last 30 odd years.
Jessica Loh - JLoh
Scott Lowe - Slowe
Anita Dick - ADick
I also had a user that had the unfortunate last name as a popular erectile dysfunction drug... So her email (and signature) is Sarah.C@company.co.uk.
Before anyone asks, I never knew what Sarah looked like, so I cant say if was nominative determination.
WolfAir said:
If your name was say Osama or Saddam Hussain (i am of Pakistani descent, this is a real probability) or the equivilent 'white person' name, would you change your name?
If you were an employer how much does a name affect your thoughts of hiring?
An employer is not meant to discriminate on basis of name, race or ethnicity... But that happens in reality so a lot of people from Asian and Middle Eastern backgrounds adopt an English name to work or do business in western countries.If you were an employer how much does a name affect your thoughts of hiring?
OTOH, western names are becoming popular in non-western cultures and vice versa. Christian Asians often name children with biblical names (I.E. In India and the Philippines) and there's been a trend of using American names in South America for the last 30 odd years.
BrabusMog said:
One of my suppliers has an employee called Chris Hewitt and his email is chewitt@acme.com which always makes me laugh lol
The joys of being an Active Directory admin... A few off the top of my head. Jessica Loh - JLoh
Scott Lowe - Slowe
Anita Dick - ADick
I also had a user that had the unfortunate last name as a popular erectile dysfunction drug... So her email (and signature) is Sarah.C@company.co.uk.
Before anyone asks, I never knew what Sarah looked like, so I cant say if was nominative determination.
WolfAir said:
Haha
The reason i ask, my cousin recently married a guy called Sadam Hussain. A lovely quiet guy not even Iraqi or bears any resemblance to the once dictator but his wife (my cousin) wants him to change his name.
Personally i think its fine, but then what do i know?
He might want to lose the moustache. The reason i ask, my cousin recently married a guy called Sadam Hussain. A lovely quiet guy not even Iraqi or bears any resemblance to the once dictator but his wife (my cousin) wants him to change his name.
Personally i think its fine, but then what do i know?
captain_cynic said:
The joys of being an Active Directory admin... A few off the top of my head.
Jessica Loh - JLoh
Scott Lowe - Slowe
Anita Dick - ADick
I also had a user that had the unfortunate last name as a popular erectile dysfunction drug... So her email (and signature) is Sarah.C@company.co.uk.
Before anyone asks, I never knew what Sarah looked like, so I cant say if was nominative determination.
My all time favorite when working for a German Car brands IT firm was Donald McGonagol. His username was mcgonad, we used to get a regular quarterly email asking us not to giggle when asking to confirm his username.Jessica Loh - JLoh
Scott Lowe - Slowe
Anita Dick - ADick
I also had a user that had the unfortunate last name as a popular erectile dysfunction drug... So her email (and signature) is Sarah.C@company.co.uk.
Before anyone asks, I never knew what Sarah looked like, so I cant say if was nominative determination.
We have a Saddam Hussein at the firm I work at, bit of a talking point but no one really cares.
I think it's tough for kids who get given quite obviously crap names. I know of a couple who have the Scottish surname Baird and named their kid Teddy! If you picked up the phone to a professional person and they answered with the name Teddy Baird, you'd have to wonder.
I think it's tough for kids who get given quite obviously crap names. I know of a couple who have the Scottish surname Baird and named their kid Teddy! If you picked up the phone to a professional person and they answered with the name Teddy Baird, you'd have to wonder.
WolfAir said:
Would you change it?
Not including celeb rich people with stupid names like North West. But normal job searching people who will post CV's to business who will likely take a look at the name and chuck it.
If your name was say Osama or Saddam Hussain (i am of Pakistani descent, this is a real probability) or the equivilent 'white person' name, would you change your name?
If you were an employer how much does a name affect your thoughts of hiring?
My dentists name is Osama. He's a young guy and quite sheepishly introduced himself as 'Osama, but please call me Ozzie' Not including celeb rich people with stupid names like North West. But normal job searching people who will post CV's to business who will likely take a look at the name and chuck it.
If your name was say Osama or Saddam Hussain (i am of Pakistani descent, this is a real probability) or the equivilent 'white person' name, would you change your name?
If you were an employer how much does a name affect your thoughts of hiring?
Makes no odds to me but I can see why you'd want to disassociate
I do wonder about people who make a big deal about others names to them, me having the surname Jackson has provided some hilarity for the hard of brains, a guy I worked with at the Police when first meeting me as a trainee asked "Oh are you Michaels brother" and then laughed at his very funny joke, and to be fair he wasn't a bad chap but that was about the high point of his comedy career.
Jackson is a properly common name, its just not worth the effort.
People who genuinely have an amusing, famous or embarrassing name already know, like when the chap above was introduced to a lady who was taller than me (im 6ft) remarked on her height, I think she was fully aware of her stature and didnt need that pillock to remind her, it is acceptable to remark on someone like that until you are maybe four years old but at 50 plus, best just keep quiet !
Jackson is a properly common name, its just not worth the effort.
People who genuinely have an amusing, famous or embarrassing name already know, like when the chap above was introduced to a lady who was taller than me (im 6ft) remarked on her height, I think she was fully aware of her stature and didnt need that pillock to remind her, it is acceptable to remark on someone like that until you are maybe four years old but at 50 plus, best just keep quiet !
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