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Ohfour · Hooker

RE: Twenty-five-year-old Texas woman's body stolen just HOURS after her memorial service from a funeral home

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lawyerlady wrote:
Exactly. Why not name them Hell?

Pretty much.

flan

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Ohfour wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
I have a weird name. LL, ohfour, IKWTDS, and NAOW to name a few here can tell you that I have a very unusual name. But it's not bizarre.
I always assumed your name was a hybrid of your parents names or something like that...It's unusual, but it's beautiful...

It is a hybrid of names. And thanks. I like it. It's unusual. I've also heard that about the job thing. But I think they're talking about things like lawyers and really high up there jobs. I don't think they're talking about factory workers.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

OutlawJoseyWales wrote:
Link to study please ma'am. I don't think I can believe that just on your say so.

Those studies have been around for years.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Ohfour wrote:
It's been proven that people with ridiculous names (Abcde, Espn, Youneeke) are often looked over when applying for jobs. The parents are doing a disservice to their children. They automatically have a strike against them....

Especially if their job will put them in the public eye.

flan

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lawyerlady wrote:
OutlawJoseyWales wrote:
Link to study please ma'am. I don't think I can believe that just on your say so.
Those studies have been around for years.

Same thing for email addresses...the same address that might be "cute" when you're a teen may not translate to the job market.

flan

huskerbb · Guru

WWW.live science.com/6569-good-bad-baby-names-long-lasting-effects.html

Ohfour · Hooker

flan327 wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
OutlawJoseyWales wrote:
Link to study please ma'am. I don't think I can believe that just on your say so.
Those studies have been around for years.
Same thing for email addresses...the same address that might be "cute" when you're a teen may not translate to the job market.
flan

EXACTLY. BigD6969@aol.com is gonna get your resume in file 13 real quick...

OutlawJoseyWales · Newbie

Ohfour wrote:
OutlawJoseyWales wrote:
Link to study please ma'am. I don't think I can believe that just on your say so.
For example, r�sum�s with white-sounding names have a 50% greater chance of receiving a callback when compared to those with African American names, according to a study performed for the National Bureau of Economic Research by the University of Chicago's Marianne Bertrand and Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sendhil Mullaina.

Many job seekers agree. Nakores Sameita, 26, believes her ethnic-sounding name works against her. The former credit analyst for Chrysler was laid off in June and recently decided to go back to school for a masters in finance because her job search has been fruitless.

http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/26/news/economy/applicant_names/

This is old news. Been happening for years...

That same article also states:

Recruiters say that an applicant's name has no bearing on their chances of getting hired, and many states require employers to establish and enforce anti-discrimination policies.

"As a recruiter, the name is usually the last thing I look at," said Thad Schiele. "My job is to get the hiring manager the best candidates for a position."

That wasn't a study nor was anything proven, it was an opinion article. I'm apt to believe original names are quite useful especially in sales where you want folks to remember you and stand out from the bob smiths.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I'm now going to have to pick a new email. Thanks for publishing my email ohfour!

OutlawJoseyWales · Newbie

huskerbb wrote:
WWW.live science.com/6569-good-bad-baby-names-long-lasting-effects.html

That link isn't working for me.

Ohfour · Hooker

OutlawJoseyWales wrote:
Ohfour wrote:
OutlawJoseyWales wrote:
Link to study please ma'am. I don't think I can believe that just on your say so.
For example, r�sum�s with white-sounding names have a 50% greater chance of receiving a callback when compared to those with African American names, according to a study performed for the National Bureau of Economic Research by the University of Chicago's Marianne Bertrand and Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sendhil Mullaina.

Many job seekers agree. Nakores Sameita, 26, believes her ethnic-sounding name works against her. The former credit analyst for Chrysler was laid off in June and recently decided to go back to school for a masters in finance because her job search has been fruitless.

http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/26/news/economy/applicant_names/

This is old news. Been happening for years...
That same article also states:

Recruiters say that an applicant's name has no bearing on their chances of getting hired, and many states require employers to establish and enforce anti-discrimination policies.
"As a recruiter, the name is usually the last thing I look at," said Thad Schiele. "My job is to get the hiring manager the best candidates for a position."
That wasn't a study nor was anything proven, it was an opinion article. I'm apt to believe original names are quite useful especially in sales where you want folks to remember you and stand out from the bob smiths.

Total BS.

Plus the fact that every other person on this board has heard about the studies and knows they are true, whether you want to believe the studies or not...

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Outlaw - here's an article from Business Insider that links to studies on names.

www.businessinsider.com/how-your-name-affects-your-success-2014-8

Ohfour · Hooker

Another study:

college.usatoday.com/2014/10/06/could-your-name-be-impacting-your-success/

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Flat out - for a position, if I had to choose between a Katherine and a Bambi, I'd be hiring Katherine. No one would take Bambi seriously.

Ohfour · Hooker

Lawyerlady wrote:
Flat out - for a position, if I had to choose between a Katherine and a Bambi, I'd be hiring Katherine. No one would take Bambi seriously.

Totally agree.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lawyerlady wrote:
Flat out - for a position, if I had to choose between a Katherine and a Bambi, I'd be hiring Katherine. No one would take Bambi seriously.

Even though it's not HER fault, that's the way it is.

flan

Ohfour · Hooker

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
I'm now going to have to pick a new email. Thanks for publishing my email ohfour!

HAHAHAHAHA!

OutlawJoseyWales · Newbie

Ohfour wrote:
OutlawJoseyWales wrote:
Ohfour wrote:
OutlawJoseyWales wrote:
Link to study please ma'am. I don't think I can believe that just on your say so.
For example, r�sum�s with white-sounding names have a 50% greater chance of receiving a callback when compared to those with African American names, according to a study performed for the National Bureau of Economic Research by the University of Chicago's Marianne Bertrand and Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sendhil Mullaina.

Many job seekers agree. Nakores Sameita, 26, believes her ethnic-sounding name works against her. The former credit analyst for Chrysler was laid off in June and recently decided to go back to school for a masters in finance because her job search has been fruitless.

http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/26/news/economy/applicant_names/

This is old news. Been happening for years...
That same article also states:

Recruiters say that an applicant's name has no bearing on their chances of getting hired, and many states require employers to establish and enforce anti-discrimination policies.
"As a recruiter, the name is usually the last thing I look at," said Thad Schiele. "My job is to get the hiring manager the best candidates for a position."
That wasn't a study nor was anything proven, it was an opinion article. I'm apt to believe original names are quite useful especially in sales where you want folks to remember you and stand out from the bob smiths.
Total BS.
Plus the fact that every other person on this board has heard about the studies and knows they are true, whether you want to believe the studies or not...

Every other person on this board? Ma'am, that's quite a claim.

I'll step back from it. I was sharing my experience. Makes me nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rockers to disagree with folks here.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

OutlawJoseyWales wrote:
Ohfour wrote:
OutlawJoseyWales wrote:
Ohfour wrote:
OutlawJoseyWales wrote:
Link to study please ma'am. I don't think I can believe that just on your say so.
For example, r�sum�s with white-sounding names have a 50% greater chance of receiving a callback when compared to those with African American names, according to a study performed for the National Bureau of Economic Research by the University of Chicago's Marianne Bertrand and Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sendhil Mullaina.

Many job seekers agree. Nakores Sameita, 26, believes her ethnic-sounding name works against her. The former credit analyst for Chrysler was laid off in June and recently decided to go back to school for a masters in finance because her job search has been fruitless.

http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/26/news/economy/applicant_names/

This is old news. Been happening for years...
That same article also states:

Recruiters say that an applicant's name has no bearing on their chances of getting hired, and many states require employers to establish and enforce anti-discrimination policies.
"As a recruiter, the name is usually the last thing I look at," said Thad Schiele. "My job is to get the hiring manager the best candidates for a position."
That wasn't a study nor was anything proven, it was an opinion article. I'm apt to believe original names are quite useful especially in sales where you want folks to remember you and stand out from the bob smiths.
Total BS.
Plus the fact that every other person on this board has heard about the studies and knows they are true, whether you want to believe the studies or not...
Every other person on this board? Ma'am, that's quite a claim.
I'll step back from it. I was sharing my experience. Makes me nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rockers to disagree with folks here.

What experience? I just saw you saying you weren't going to believe ohfour's statement on her word.

There have been articles and studies done on this over and over - I'm really surprised anyone questions it, anymore.

OutlawJoseyWales · Newbie

OutlawJoseyWales wrote:
Now I might be old fashioned but I don't see how it's any my business what someone names their wee one. I've hired quite a number of folks and have never declined to hire due to a name. Hired a good ol boy named Winchester Rifle. That gave me a chuckle. Helluva boy, that one.

Must of missed it ma'am.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

OutlawJoseyWales wrote:
OutlawJoseyWales wrote:
Now I might be old fashioned but I don't see how it's any my business what someone names their wee one. I've hired quite a number of folks and have never declined to hire due to a name. Hired a good ol boy named Winchester Rifle. That gave me a chuckle. Helluva boy, that one.
Must of missed it ma'am.

Yes, I must have. But you are only talking about you. Just because wierd names don't phase you doesn't mean that relates to anyone else. And what do you hire them to do? Are they professional jobs?

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

I'm just so excited to have an explanation for my impulsive spending habits. Apperently, having a last name that started with "V" through my childhood makes me more impulsive to buy things "before they are gone" because I always had to wait as a kid.

OutlawJoseyWales · Newbie

I hired executive level managers at the end of my career. I hired a Barbie, a Rainbow (highest level manager at the time, for the company I worked for), a LaQuita, a Fuller. The list goes on.

Frankly ma'am, your experience holds no more water than mine. We're all sharing our experiences and mine being different doesn't mean it's bs.

Ohfour · Hooker

Lawyerlady wrote:
OutlawJoseyWales wrote:
OutlawJoseyWales wrote:
Now I might be old fashioned but I don't see how it's any my business what someone names their wee one. I've hired quite a number of folks and have never declined to hire due to a name. Hired a good ol boy named Winchester Rifle. That gave me a chuckle. Helluva boy, that one.
Must of missed it ma'am.
Yes, I must have. But you are only talking about you. Just because wierd names don't phase you doesn't mean that relates to anyone else. And what do you hire them to do? Are they professional jobs?

It wasn't just a shared experience. It was a direct questioning of my knowledge. I posted the data, whether one choses to believe it or not is not my problem. Go right ahead and name your child Uteruz or Facebook or La-a. The chances of them flipping burgers for the rest of their life just multiplied significantly...

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

OutlawJoseyWales wrote:
I hired executive level managers at the end of my career. I hired a Barbie, a Rainbow (highest level manager at the time, for the company I worked for), a LaQuita, a Fuller. The list goes on.

Frankly ma'am, your experience holds no more water than mine. We're all sharing our experiences and mine being different doesn't mean it's bs.

But my opinion is backed up by numerous studies, which you just prefer to ignore.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

This study is in a scholarly publication -

ppw.kuleuven.be/okp/_pdf/Laham2012TNPEW.pdf

Here's another one where people with more common names are better liked -

www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/02683940810849648

Lindley · Guru

Hiring someone with a odd name might depend on the kind of business they applied for. I doubt our company will hire a Barbie ,Rainbow or a Bambie. We might possibly if we knew the person personally and know they are capable of the job and are professional and don't act as cutsie as the name. I work in a male dominant business and when I hear names of companies owned by women that sounds so cutsey and girly I just roll my eyes and choose not to do business with them.

Honestly we want our daughters to take on the world and be treated as equals and professionals and then we make it even harder on them by giving them silly names. What is cute on a baby girl may hinder them later. (goes for males too) My mom wanted to name me a weird to her sounded cute name and all I can say is thank God for fathers who put their foot down.

Ohfour · Hooker

Yeah, my mother wanted to name me Fancy. After the song. The song about a prostitute!!!!

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Ohfour wrote:
Yeah, my mother wanted to name me Fancy. After the song. The song about a prostitute!!!!

oh my!

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

Ohfour wrote:
Yeah, my mother wanted to name me Fancy. After the song. The song about a prostitute!!!!

It is a good song.......just sayin!

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Lexxy wrote:
Ohfour wrote:
Yeah, my mother wanted to name me Fancy. After the song. The song about a prostitute!!!!
It is a good song.......just sayin!

It's a beautiful song. But yeah, wouldn't name my daughter that.

OutlawJoseyWales · Newbie

Lawyerlady wrote:
OutlawJoseyWales wrote:
I hired executive level managers at the end of my career. I hired a Barbie, a Rainbow (highest level manager at the time, for the company I worked for), a LaQuita, a Fuller. The list goes on.

Frankly ma'am, your experience holds no more water than mine. We're all sharing our experiences and mine being different doesn't mean it's bs.
But my opinion is backed up by numerous studies, which you just prefer to ignore.

Well then it appears as if my experience is an anomaly. I concede.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
Ohfour wrote:
Yeah, my mother wanted to name me Fancy. After the song. The song about a prostitute!!!!
It is a good song.......just sayin!
It's a beautiful song. But yeah, wouldn't name my daughter that.

A beautiful song? She sends her daughter off with men to be a prostitute, and dies.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

OutlawJoseyWales wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
OutlawJoseyWales wrote:
I hired executive level managers at the end of my career. I hired a Barbie, a Rainbow (highest level manager at the time, for the company I worked for), a LaQuita, a Fuller. The list goes on.

Frankly ma'am, your experience holds no more water than mine. We're all sharing our experiences and mine being different doesn't mean it's bs.
But my opinion is backed up by numerous studies, which you just prefer to ignore.
Well then it appears as if my experience is an anomaly. I concede.

J/K

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

Lawyerlady wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
Ohfour wrote:
Yeah, my mother wanted to name me Fancy. After the song. The song about a prostitute!!!!
It is a good song.......just sayin!
It's a beautiful song. But yeah, wouldn't name my daughter that.
A beautiful song? She sends her daughter off with men to be a prostitute, and dies.

But in the end Fancy gets rich. smile

weltschmerz · Guru

I work in a very multi-culti environment. Some of the Tagalog names are pretty funny. Bambi. Lolita. Italy. First. Second. Prayer. We also have a lot of immigrants from Africa, with names you can't pronounce. One fellow's name is a series of clicks. We call him Jacques.

-- Edited by weltschmerz on Monday 24th of August 2015 05:44:42 PM

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Lexxy wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
Ohfour wrote:
Yeah, my mother wanted to name me Fancy. After the song. The song about a prostitute!!!!
It is a good song.......just sayin!
It's a beautiful song. But yeah, wouldn't name my daughter that.
A beautiful song? She sends her daughter off with men to be a prostitute, and dies.
But in the end Fancy gets rich.

Fancy doesn't die. She gets rich. Her mom sends the baby off to the orphanage. She probably knew a baby would get adopted but an older girl wouldn't. After the kids are gone the MOM dies.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

And they were dirt poor. Line from the song, I stood there and watched as a roach crawled over the toe of my high heeled shoe.

ed11563 · Guru

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
Ohfour wrote:
Yeah, my mother wanted to name me Fancy. After the song. The song about a prostitute!!!!
It is a good song.......just sayin!
It's a beautiful song. But yeah, wouldn't name my daughter that.
A beautiful song? She sends her daughter off with men to be a prostitute, and dies.
But in the end Fancy gets rich.
Fancy doesn't die. She gets rich. Her mom sends the baby off to the orphanage. She probably knew a baby would get adopted but an older girl wouldn't. After the kids are gone the MOM dies.

Didn't the mom die of cancer? She knew she was going to die, so she did what she could to help the young ones survive

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Ohfour wrote:
Yeah, my mother wanted to name me Fancy. After the song. The song about a prostitute!!!!

Well....you ARE a "Hooker!"

flan

weltschmerz · Guru

"Many job seekers agree. Nakores Sameita, 26, believes her ethnic-sounding name works against her. The former credit analyst for Chrysler was laid off in June and recently decided to go back to school for a masters in finance because her job search has been fruitless."

I have an extremely ethnic name. I've gotten every job I ever applied for, even when I was woefully unqualified. But then, really attractive people always get hired.

:::flips hair and flounces away:::

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

I had to check...this is the thread about the missing corpse right?! Lol

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Um, we've gone slightly off topic...

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Surprise! Lol

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
Ohfour wrote:
Yeah, my mother wanted to name me Fancy. After the song. The song about a prostitute!!!!
It is a good song.......just sayin!
It's a beautiful song. But yeah, wouldn't name my daughter that.
A beautiful song? She sends her daughter off with men to be a prostitute, and dies.
But in the end Fancy gets rich.
Fancy doesn't die. She gets rich. Her mom sends the baby off to the orphanage. She probably knew a baby would get adopted but an older girl wouldn't. After the kids are gone the MOM dies.

The mom dies. "The welfare people came and took the baby, Mama died, and I ain't been back"

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Lawyerlady wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
Ohfour wrote:
Yeah, my mother wanted to name me Fancy. After the song. The song about a prostitute!!!!
It is a good song.......just sayin!
It's a beautiful song. But yeah, wouldn't name my daughter that.
A beautiful song? She sends her daughter off with men to be a prostitute, and dies.
But in the end Fancy gets rich.
Fancy doesn't die. She gets rich. Her mom sends the baby off to the orphanage. She probably knew a baby would get adopted but an older girl wouldn't. After the kids are gone the MOM dies.
The mom dies. "The welfare people came and took the baby, Mama died, and I ain't been back"

That's what I said!

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
Ohfour wrote:
Yeah, my mother wanted to name me Fancy. After the song. The song about a prostitute!!!!
It is a good song.......just sayin!
It's a beautiful song. But yeah, wouldn't name my daughter that.
A beautiful song? She sends her daughter off with men to be a prostitute, and dies.
But in the end Fancy gets rich.
Fancy doesn't die. She gets rich. Her mom sends the baby off to the orphanage. She probably knew a baby would get adopted but an older girl wouldn't. After the kids are gone the MOM dies.
The mom dies. "The welfare people came and took the baby, Mama died, and I ain't been back"
That's what I said!

That's what I said, too.

Ohfour · Hooker

Still........i was supposed to be Fancy.