Saddam Hussain’s name is making it difficult for him to get a job. “People are scared to hire me,” the 25-year-old Indian marine engineer tells the Hindustan Times. Hussain was, yes, named for that Saddam Hussein; the name was given to him by his grandfather. It turned out to be a poor choice, as the young man has been unable to find a job since graduating university two years ago, despite having done very well in school. And he’s applied for dozens of positions. He says he’s spoken with some of the HR departments of companies he’s applied with, and they told him his name was the problem, because it could cause “suspicion.”
One recruitment expert points out that this would be a problem especially if a job requires travel abroad, during which he might get stopped by airport or border authorities: “He might just keep getting stuck or the company has to pull him out of the sticky situation, making the hire cumbersome,” the expert says. Hussain got his first name legally changed to Sajid, but though he got all his official documents changed to reflect his new name, his original name still poses a problem because it’s listed on educational certificates, which prospective employers want to see.
At least his name isn’t Anthony Weiner.
I thought Obama made the name “Hussein” respectable again. Guess not. Sorry, Saddam.
I’d rather be named Adolf Hitler than James Comey.
Talk about a stilted piece of rancid turd…
just change your name … like Barry Soetoro did
Tell them you’re a bonafide liberal….here in America a liberal can do no wrong.
At some point the family were Saddam fanatics. The sins of the (Grand)fathers…
This is a great article, that I really enjoyed reading. Thanks for sharing.
Has anybody ever talked to Tommy TwoDogsFucking?
So change your first name to “Barack”. Problem solved.
Anyone remember the native American woman, Wilma Mankiller, now that was an apt name if there ever was one.
A name change would help. Try something a bit more “American”, like Charles Manson.
Fake news, designed to stoke the “islamophobia” fire. Just change your name asshat, like Hitler’s relatives did. See how easy tat was?
haha, like you said Nate.