Completely unimportant, but I'm curious

[featherynscale]

Back at the old job, I had almost everyone trained to call me Kimberly instead of Kim. Here at the new job, the thing is that they all pick one, and then sort of choke on it, and quickly ask, "Do you go by Kim or Kimberly?". I've been telling them to pick the one they like best. I mean, if it works with my pronouns, it ought to also work with my name, right?

On the one hand, my last name is also one syllable and also begins with a strong plosive, so saying my name together sounds very terse and unpleasant if the first name is Kim. On the other hand, Kim is a hell of a lot more gender-neutral than Kimberly.

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Comments

Some third thing

[celticwhistlin.livejournal.com]

I have found, being a person with a very long name reduced to something that, to a conservitive person, would mortify me, that people are willing to call you anything that you ask of them, within reason.

For example. I have a friend. His formal name is Robert Jason C*****. He goes by Jason. Another example is my former boss. Her name is Sharon Gay H***. She goes by Gay.

I go by Liz in Oregon, Elizabeth in Arkansas and am *trying* to get non-coworkers up here to call me Lizzy.

I like Kimberly. It is a good name. Kim is ok if your lazy. :-) If you want to keep it real but different, go with the middle one (what ever it may be). It can't be worse than Gay...

Re: Some third thing

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Nah, my middle name is Nicole. And we already have one of those.

I continue to be remiss in calling you Lizzy. :( I will try to be better at that, though.

Re: Some third thing

[celticwhistlin.livejournal.com]

I continue to be remiss in calling you Lizzy

To be expected. It has been Liz for years... and that works too. :-P