I just wanted to vent a little bit about a frustrating aspect of my name change which I completed 2 years ago.
I constantly fail background/identity checks and need to provide further proof of my identity to whoever is doing the checks. Banks, credit cards, volunteer opportunities, it drives me up the wall. I basically show up (according to my HR department) as 'social security number likely belongs to someone else.'
I'm young (22) and my dad says it'll stop happening as time goes on and I establish myself under my new name. He says recently married women have the same issue.
Drives me crazy. I just want to forget about the name change. I'm sure one day I'll be able to laugh about this, but for now, it's annoying.