I struggled to get work in the UK with my Ukrainian name – so I changed it

I struggled to get work in the UK with my Ukrainian name – so I changed it

‘Hello Eva,’ the English job interviewer greeted me via Zoom.
My terminally-ill mother – who I was visiting last year in Ukraine and was nearby during the interview – immediately looked shocked and upset.
Afterwards, she asked me why they didn’t use my actual name. The one she had given me when I was born.
Feeling deeply ashamed and embarrassed, I sheepishly explained that it’s easier for…

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