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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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We should be able to legally have a different name just for work for better work/life separation (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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At least a first name if family name is too much administrative hassle.

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[–] radicallife@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Severance

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[–] Bread@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I think they covered pretty clearly why that was a bad idea.

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[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago

It Kind of felt like deal with the devil. Sell a innocent version of yourself to hell and torture and profit over it.

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[–] EtzBetz@feddit.org 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thought this as well, lol.

But I guess the way OP means, it would be kind of the opposite. Me knowing everything about both worlds, the employer not knowing who I am in personal life.

Also, kind of a different story, but in my university town I'm mostly known by a different but similar name than my actual name, because one of my first friends forgot my actual name in the first days and just called me by that other name, and somehow everybody adopted that other name. But it's only in that town and context, because the social circles are quite separated.

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