Would it be wierd to have a work name? If not help me find one.

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I have the most common name that ever existed. I'm sure you can guess. I've spent my whole life at school, university, work, school playground etc having to add a surname on as there are thousands of us.
Anyway I'm starting a new job next week in a small company. There are about 10 women. Currently 3 share my name. However there is another lady starting in the same day and my heart sank when I found out that yes she also has the name. So that's 5 out of 11. Potentially very confusing and I don't want to spent years being known as short x or old x or just a surname.
Anyway so I wondered whether to just say call me y to make things easier.
So I need suggestions assuming you don't think it's ridiculous. I want a nice normal name for a lady aged 46. But nothing too popular of course.

Yes go for Sadie it will make you feel cool and young!

If it's a new workplace it will be easy to say you always go by the name Sadie and they will just accept it.

Sadie, for sure!

Ooh, definitely Sadie then! You'll become her. Gorgeous name. Sally is nice too but if you change your name get the most of it and form a new persona.

Good luck Sadie!

I'm a Sarah too, but a bit younger than you so the popularity had reduced a bit by my era!

When I was at uni, one of my friends was Dutch and used to pronounce various people's names a bit differently ( I'm still not sure if it was the Dutch pronounciation or just her being her!). Anyway Helen was always 'Hell-enn' and I was 'Seraahh'... It sort of stuck with me a bit, especially when we ended up in a sports team with another Sarah!

I like Sadie best of the suggestions.

I also like Susie and Steph but would assume they were short for Susannah or Stephanie.

Definitely go for Sadie if you prefer it. I have no Sadie preconceptions, think it could suit anyone.

Sadie is great!

How about Sadie or Sally?

I think both have links back to Sarah.

Go for Sadie. No one will look at you and say 'she's too overweight to be a Sadie' you'll be a great Sadie. I'm considering calling myself it after this thread..

I know a sarah who goes by SARS phone won't even let me put it in lowercase and I always think she should really just go by Sarah!

If I stay Susan what about Susie, Suzanna or Suzette.

If it's Jane, what about Janie, Jinnie, Joanie, Jan, Joanna, Jeannie

Or sadie, if it's sarah.

Or Shannon if it's sharon

I know a Sarah who became Sarri as she was surrounded by many other Sarahs.

I use a not obvious shortening of my (horrible) name at work as well as at home. My work email address is this shortening. Most people working there would not know what my full name is. Payslips and HR stuff is full name for everything else is shortening only. Never been a problem.

My mum (68) is called Sarah but has been known as Sadie her whole life. I love both names. I would go with Sadie!! I'm actually considering these names (one or the other, not both) if current bump turns out to be pink!! (though may annoy mil)

I get called Smithy at work as my first name is so common. I'm probably more common than you.
Agree about keeping your initial. I know no
Maybe Sara, Sophie, Sam, Sal?