Troy Niese: “We have so many multiple names here we have run out of nicknames.”

Co-op Nick Schmidt is spending his summer semester in our Loveland office and keeps popping up when Loveland folks try to page a Sidney-office Nick (Selhorst, not Sanders), so it was deemed essential to give Nick Schmidt a nickname that wasn’t a “Nick-name.” We already have a Schmidty (who is one of three Brians), so Max (Keeley, not Scherch), randomly suggested “Scooter.”  Sorry Nick Schmidt, you’re forever Scooter from this point on.

With nearly 80 full-time employees at Choice One these days, it’s no surprise that we still have many double, triple, and even quadruple names here. When we first pointed out this phenomenon, 46 percent of Choice One had double/triple names. Now? 46 individuals have repeat first names, equaling nearly 58% of our staff! No wonder we’ve run out of nicknames!

Nick, Troy had a similar problem because we often reference working for the City of Troy. Somehow, Troy the person didn’t end up with a nickname even though he wanted one. So feel lucky, Nick, that at Choice One, you’re never just a name—you’re a unique piece of our ever-growing nickname puzzle.