  Today, after eating out with my fiancee for our anniversary (9 months - or as Andrew would say, "montherversary"), I changed into my work clothes and went to work, where I realized that I had forgotten my nametag.
Now, Shaw's policy at work is that all associates must wear a nametag at all times. Now, since I didn't have my nametag on me, after informing the front end assistant manager of the situation, she informed me that the service desk would provide me with one with a "silly name" on it. Okay, "silly" is a word that can describe it. The nametags were in blue, indicating that the names on them were fake. I could be either "Wilbur" or "Truman" or "Delbert". So I was "Delbert" for the day. This made it fun for the other associates who didn't really know me yet, because they thought that was my real name.
So they asked me how to pronounce it, and I had to tell them "Steve". They sounded surprised so I had to explain a few times that my name was Steven, and that the reason I had a nametag with "Delbert" on was because I had left my nametags at home. While on register, I had a few people say that I was doing really well for someone in training, so I said that I had been on a register before, working for a convenience store and for Wal Mart, and that I really wouldn't wish either employers on anyone.
But the thing is, they thought they were talking to Delbert, not Steve. But it was still me, Steve that they were talking to and dealing with. Next time, I'm bringing my nametag. And planting it on my forehead when I'm not working. At least if I forget it, it will still be on. 
