Not to be stuffy, but there's no need to have one's name, in my opinion --
just the person's position on a nametag.

But if the powers that be really think it's needed, then Mr. Jones, or Ms.
Taylor, would suffice -- or, as the alternative, use only the first names.
I agree there is a modest amount of risk in having both names on one's
nametag...for one, no visitor really wants to know both names, and the other
is that in smaller communities, it helps track these folks down in the phone
book for all the wrong reasons.


-----Original Message-----
From: Tina Hawkinson <[log in to unmask]>
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To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, May 27, 1999 3:43 PM
Subject: Name badges for front line staff


>Hi everyone,
>I want to know how all of you feel about the front line staff in your
>museums wearing name badges with first and last names on them, and what
your
>experiences have been with it.  We get anywhere from 30,000 to 70,000
>visitors a month at our museum here in San Francisco. I'm specifically
>interested in issues of staff safety in broadcasting the first and last
name
>of staff who work the front lines.  I appreciate any feedback on this.
>Thanks!
>
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