Nice People Thread No. 15, a Cyber Summer

CKhalvashi

SingleSue wrote: »

Offer from Lincoln! Unconditional!

Congrats Sue's youngest!

vivatifosi

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

Slightly OT but it never fails to amaze me that I've never once, in my entire career, been asked to produce a copy of school certificates or my Uni degree for any employer.

I did once have to send in a certified photocopy of the degree certificate to an embassy for a work visa application... But that's it in 25 years.

Nor me... until this job. Cue much sorting through boxes. And a fair bit of swearing:o. It didn't help that I'd forgotten that I'd given my Masters certificate to my parents as they couldn't make it on the day, so it wasn't even in the same house.

CKhalvashi

GDB2222 wrote: »

I wonder where my GCE certificates are?:o

I have absolutely no idea where my certificates are now, the original ones at least. Moved house severally times since leaving school and country twice, so they will be in a box somewhere, only question is where.

CKhalvashi

vivatifosi wrote: »

Nor me... until this job. Cue much sorting through boxes. And a fair bit of swearing:o. It didn't help that I'd forgotten that I'd given my Masters certificate to my parents as they couldn't make it on the day, so it wasn't even in the same house.

I was asked when I was working for someone else (public sector), and once for consultancy work, but apart from that, that's it.

Jazee

I am called daily by a first name which is not on my birth certificate as its what I prefer to be known by but have never changed it officially. My DD changed her last name when she was 17. Very easy and very cheap. Not in time for her A level certificates but in time for her degree.

michaels

It interests me that people care about there surname, I guess I am with Shakespeare(i think) on it 'would a rose be more lovely with a different name' - it is the thing that matters, not the random set of syllables we attach to it for language purposes.

SingleSue

Still feeling all very surreal at the moment, 10 years ago this would have seemed impossible, blimey, even just over 2 years ago it was a pie in the sky dream.

I don't think I have seen youngest smile so much, finally he is getting the recognition from others instead of family and a few at college...it's the speed of the York contact that has got us all flabbergasted, we (mainly youngest) didn't think he stood a chance to get any further than the initial application, let alone a response in less than 3 hours.

silvercar

Must be the week for nice news for the NP. DS2 has found his first proper job. It is based in Herts rather than London, so think he will be living at home for a while longer.

SingleSue

Brilliant news Silvercar.

LydiaJ

GDB2222 wrote: »

There is no need for a deed poll. You can just decide to change your name, and that's it. Some sort of document might be helpful dealing with officialdom.

I know someone who had two children with her partner, who then unfortunately was killed in an accident. The children's surname was the father's, so in the end she changed her name to match theirs.

Even when I was a kid, people who chose to be called by a different name in the way you describe couldn't have the new name on their passport, even though they could change it on everything else. Back then, it was comparatively easy to do life even if the name on your passport was not the one you used for everything else, but I don't think that would work any more, because we are all asked for ID so much more often these days. Since my kids don't have driving licences and their passports are out of date, I have to produce their birth certificates every time I want to collect something from the Post Office sorting office on their behalf. I'll need DS's deed poll for that.

DS will definitely need a deed poll to get a passport and driving licence in his new name. After that he'll have his proof of ID, and can use that whenever he needs to. He'll only need his deed poll on very rare occasions when he has to show his birth certificate.

He will also need it in the short term to make changes. He'll have to send it to a couple of banks to change his savings account and mini-123 account. He'll probably also need it to get his school to switch. A divorced friend of mine had a lot of difficulty getting her kids' school to treat her kids as having her (maiden) name rather than her ex-husband's, even though it was a child protection issue for them not to be easily identifiable as his.

SingleSue wrote: »

Still feeling all very surreal at the moment, 10 years ago this would have seemed impossible, blimey, even just over 2 years ago it was a pie in the sky dream.

I don't think I have seen youngest smile so much, finally he is getting the recognition from others instead of family and a few at college...it's the speed of the York contact that has got us all flabbergasted, we (mainly youngest) didn't think he stood a chance to get any further than the initial application, let alone a response in less than 3 hours.

Glad he's so happy. He deserves it. :T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T

silvercar wrote: »

Must be the week for nice news for the NP. DS2 has found his first proper job. It is based in Herts rather than London, so think he will be living at home for a while longer.

Wooohoo! Well done him. :j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j

How are you feeling about having him living at home? I hope it works out really well for you all.