Your name plays a significant role in your identity, and having an unfortunate initial can lead to both amusing and embarrassing situations.
Social media influencer @TheSamShow, whose real name is Samantha Hart, recently shared an update with her TikTok followers about an annoying issue she encounters at work.
Last September, she informed her supporters about her new job. While this news might seem exciting, there is a minor complication.
She noticed something peculiar about her email address, a pattern that has been consistent across her previous workplaces.
Although I find the situation quite funny, it can certainly be embarrassing and frustrating.
She said, “Well y’all it’s official. I have a new job which means that I will be transitioning from my current position to a new one within the next two weeks.
“In amidst all of this excitement that I feel about this transition and this move and this opportunity I am filled with dread over one aspect of moving to a different job.”
She then revealed that she always faces the same “tough conversation” when joining a new company.
Sam explained that these discussions revolve around the fact that her name doesn’t fit neatly into the standard ‘company email structure’.
“My name is Samantha Hart,” she said. “Most companies use the email designation of first initial [followed by] last name.
“Meaning that my email would be ‘Shart’ and I’ve had two professional jobs so far and every single workplace this has been the email company structure.”
To clarify, ‘Shart’ refers to simultaneously s***ing and farting. You’re welcome.
She mentioned receiving a few notices from Human Resources (HR), noting that her full name doesn’t fit well into their email format.
“I don’t want an email that says ‘Shart’,” she laughed. “Fix it, give me something else.
“So now, as I transition to this new role, I did investigate the email structure at this new company.”
Samantha discovered that her new workplace also follows the same email rule, and she wasn’t looking forward to facing ‘another uncomfortable conversation’.
She ended the one-minute 38-second clip by asking her followers whether she should be proactive about contacting HR this time.
“Do I just reach out off the back and say look – you’re not gonna want my email to be this?
“Or should I let them come to me? Should I let them initiate the conversation?”
Following Samantha’s viral video, numerous TikTok users shared their similar experiences.
One commenter, Chris.Littmann, wrote: “Clittmann has entered the chat. Have been dealing with this since college.”
Another user commented: “My name is Sue Hartlove so my work emails are always ‘shartlove’.”
“RKelley has entered the chat,” replied a third viewer.
A fourth commenter, Samantha Wallo, wrote: “As Swallo I feel your pain.”