You didn't get promoted because of your ridiculous name

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Attention all Jeremiahs, Henriettas, Madelyns, Adelaides, Braydens and whatever other names you have because your parents wanted to be so clever and original: you are losing out to the Tom, Dick and Janes in the workplace. Or so says this study from the University of Melbourne, which concludes people “with more pronounceable names rose more quickly to superior positions in their firms, while political aspirants with simpler names exhibited better odds of getting elected.” The study says it’s the ease of pronunciation, not length or cultural origins, that makes the big difference. So what the hell are you supposed to do with this information? Probably nothing except get yourself a nickname turn this into more parental resentment and bury it deep, so very deep inside.

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Elayne Mar 2, 2012

I guess Barack Obama doesn’t count? :)

Mar 2, 2012 at 1:16 pm

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- Tim Donnelly Mar 2, 2012
  
  yeah, but he had to deal with a lot of this first: http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/9061/racistbf5.png
  
  Mar 2, 2012 at 1:27 pm
  
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Dave Mar 2, 2012

What kind of a name is “Tim” anyway?

Mar 2, 2012 at 1:35 pm

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