A woman whose unfortunate initials meant that that HR wouldn’t use it in emails has revealed why she is changing her last name.
Taking to TikTok, Samantha (@thesam_show) explained how difficult it's been to use her name in the corporate world. Watch below:
While many of us would be worried about what to wear on the first day, 28-year-old Samatha said she is more concerned about how HR in her new job is going to deal with her initials.
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"Amid all of this excitement that I feel about this move and this new opportunity, I am filled with dread over one aspect of moving to a different job that I always face when I do this," she said.
"Which is... having to have the tough conversation about how my name fits into a company email structure."
Samantha said she has had 'two professional jobs so far' and has dealt with the same issue each time.
She explained: "My name is Samantha Hart. And most companies use the email designation of first initial, last name, meaning my email would be ‘shart’."
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For those unaware of what this term means, 'shart' is a combination of s**t and fart - so yeah.
Samantha continued: "I don’t want an email that says shart. Fix it. Give me something else.
"I did investigate the email structure at this new company and they do in fact use first initial, last name - which means that I am going to have another very uncomfortable conversation with somebody.
"At this point, I feel like do I just reach out right off the bat and say look, you're not going to want my email to be this, you better give be something else. Or should I let them come to me? Should I let them initiate the conversation?
"The 'shart' conversation, if you will - which I have had three times in my life. It's such a blessing to be me!"
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Since going viral, Samantha has given an update on TikTok, revealing what she is going to next.
"So yes I am changing my last name after I get married," she said. "I'm going to take my future husband's last name."
She explained: "So my thought with this new job is this will be the last time I ever have to do this.
"Like, I'll never have to send one of these emails again. What a lovely feeling to not have to do that again.
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"So, yes, getting rid of the 'shart' is just one reason I'm changing my last name.
"But I'm also changing my last name because I want to have the same last name as my husband.
"I want our family to have one name."
Anish Vij