Multiple Personalities

So i realize that this post is slightly late, but I'm kind of glad i waited until after our class discussion today to make this post. Our talk about how we have different personalities around different groups, and Pat's mention of his differentiation between the Professional Patrick and the student Pat was interesting. It got me thinking about myself and situations like what we discussed and I realized that I'm the same way. When it comes to school or work, I always make sure to use my full name for the sake of sounding more professional and more mature. When applying for internships or for a new job, using nicknames is not something that would aid in the acquisition process. This doesn't just come up between professional and non-professional settings though. After placing thought into this idea, I realized that the different people I hang out with call me different nicknames, now I don't know if that means I act different around them, or if it is simply that I introduced myself different ways. But when i spend time with coworkers, most just use my first name, whereas with high school friends or close friends from when I first came to Madison, I'm known by only my last name. It has kind of made me want to be more attentive when I'm around different groups of people to see if there are slight changes in actions or personality when being put into these different situations.