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Got a nickname from family based off one of my given names. Thinking about running with it during 2L summer at a firm and introducing myself using it (unless I forget to do that, which I might). It'd be the first time I introduced it outside of family. Is this unprofessional? FTR, it's not, like, "Slayer" or something.

I really hope that it's T-Bone.

Idk maybe ask a real friend who knows both names instead of asking the Internet and not giving us the names?

Bo and Tripp and Sandy and JP are fine. Junior isn't. T-Bone is ideal. Buck works but isn't great. Peanut isn't chill.

If it's a normal nickname that isn't embarrassing or wildly unprofessional for an adult, go ahead. (Jim/James, Nick/Nicholas, Tony/Anthony, Bill/William, etc.) But probably realize that until your email address, business cards, and website profile use the nickname too, you're going to get called your real name 90% of the time in a work setting. Is the nickname what you WANT to be called?

WokeUpInACar wrote:I really hope that it's T-Bone.

Koko.

I wish my nickname was Slayer that'd be sick

Go by the name you normally go by.

The only people I know who've tried to give themselves nicknames are enormous douches. Perhaps this isn't quite as bad, if your family already use the nickname, but it would still come across to me as douchey.

Obviously, normal abbreviations are fine and non-douchey (Tony, Jim, Bill, etc).

Anonymous User wrote:Got a nickname from family based off one of my given names. Thinking about running with it during 2L summer at a firm and introducing myself using it (unless I forget to do that, which I might). It'd be the first time I introduced it outside of family. Is this unprofessional? FTR, it's not, like, "Slayer" or something. Think along the lines of "Bo" or something

Are you saying you don't use it at school or otherwise outside of your family? Then don't use it for work.

Even nicknames that have been used for school or otherwise (e.g. diminutive nicknames like Jenny, Sammy or Bobby) should be reconsidered before introducing them professionally. (Not saying that no diminutive nicknames can be used professionally; some diminutive nicknames can bridge that gap successfully -- Molly, Abby, Marty -- and some do not.)

you're anon bro. just tell us the nickname

sounds fine to me, especially if in south

BVest wrote:Are you saying you don't use it at school or otherwise outside of your family? Then don't use it for work.

Yeah that's the case. I meant to introduce myself using it during 1L, but I forgot to with person #1 and couldn't switch it up after. I mean, I prefer the nickname and all, but I'm really used to just doing first name.

Roll with it, Cephus.

hdunlop wrote:Roll with it, Cephus.

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Eta: And yeah, it's the south. I mean, of course.

Oh man now I want to know what it is? Is it a military rank you didn't actually earn like The General? Patterson Hood told me that that used to be all the rage.

lacrossebrother wrote:Oh man now I want to know what it is? Is it a military rank you didn't actually earn like The General? Patterson Hood told me that that used to be all the rage.

OP here.

Get cracking Lax.