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[opalfirefly.livejournal.com]

I have definately decided that I am NOT sharing my names with my future mother in law...until after the name is "written in stone"

I asked her about the name Sabrina the other day and she replied with "its a frivolous name and probably wouldnt get a good job b/c of it"
Needless to say I was SHOCKED!!!

Comments

[composure.livejournal.com]

That's a little bit harsh! I think Sabrina's lovely, but regardless, I don't think anyone would ever be refused of a job because of his or her name...

[morphinae.livejournal.com]

I always thought that was just a myth as well. I mean, sure, if you name your kid Kandy Kane or some other stripper-ish sounding name, she probably won't make it far in the stock market..but that's extreme.

[muliebrity.livejournal.com]

Actually, studies have been done that showed that people with ethnic sounding or uncommon/strange names were less likely to be brought in for an interview than people with "regular" names.

[opalfirefly.livejournal.com]

i agree... i know they have been done...
but the funny thing is, is that i actually got called in for an interview a couple of times b/c of my name... and its definately different :)

[composure.livejournal.com]

Does Sabrina sound foreign to you?

[muliebrity.livejournal.com]

No, but you said "I don't think anyone would ever be refused of a job because of his or her name..."

[composure.livejournal.com]

Okay, fair enough!