If you’re looking for a job, it helps to have a name that rolls off the tongue.
suggests that people with hard-to-pronounce names are about 10% less likely on average to land an academic job than those with easier-to-pronounce names. That’s because making just an extra bit of effort to figure out a tricky name can have an outsize impact on people’s decisions.
Discrimination is part of the culture, it’s a no brainer .
I'd like to point out that I have legally changed my name to Johnny Bop.
If you’re from Sri Lanka change your name to johnson. Having 34 letters in your name is impossible for your colleagues
I wonder how can this be true considering that the US is a nation of immigrants and people have all sorts of names that come from all sorts of cultures.
Yeah let’s break that culture of renaming everyone to Tom John etc
This, especially for immigrants.
No matter how the left smears Trump, and what your political views are, Trump represents a spirit that America will never give up. Unlike other politicians, Trump delivers on his promises. He simply makes America a better place in his own way. Just powerful.
If you’re looking for a job, it helps to have a name that rolls off the tongue.
Seems like that's all that matters now even for politicians. No wonder we are f'ed.
Jakov
Makes sense, you reap what you sow,your uniqueness may be your demise
Seems like a solvable problem.
This concept is based on the experiences of Xiacpooqui E. Varnatuipastish, who in 1979 changed his name to Tom Riggs.
Racism breeds laziness. People don't expect you to perfectly reproduce their name, especially if it comes from another language they speak that may be tough for native English speakers. But you should try. Far too many people won't though.
story of my life 😂
Hard to pronounce for who?