I could sign differently every time it wouldn’t matter and someone could sign the same signature I use.
So why do we need to sign on stuff?
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well if you don’t sign differently, in the event someone tries to fraudulently sign something for you, you’d be able to show the people in charge the difference and prove it wasn’t you
>So why do we need to sign on stuff?
An older friend of mine once tell me that it’s mostly for the record if there’s is an audit (he worked in delivery company), because when let say you’re having ISO certification they will ask for the records of the procedure. Even if the signature is fake or just like scratches (although it shouldn’t be) but as long as they’re signed by someone eligible (e.g. Manager, customer, etc) the documents / record is considered valid and can serve as proof / record.
although it will probably be different depending on the fields (e.g. Banking, etc)
There are any number of reasons “to sign”. In the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (HAZMAT), it is required in order that a “chain of custody” can be established for who loaded it, what driver accepted the load, who cross-docked it, and who received it in the end.
It is how they assess blame/responsibility in the event of a spill.
Funny thing, you sign, but you also are legally required to PRINT your name, so they can be certain of who’s name it is on the paperwork. Cannot tell you the number of times I had to explain that to supposedly trained drivers.
In Washington state we vote by mail-in ballot. When I first started voting, I would sign casually, and had one of my ballots rejected because it didn’t match what they had on file. I learned the hard way that sometimes it does matter.
Handwriting experts can’t determine personality from a signature like in the movies, but they are very good at telling if two pieces of writing are by the same person. If someone really wanted to know, they’d figure it out.
The signature is just further proof of agreement, and what you write doesn’t even matter. Before widespread literacy, people would just sign with the letter X, and it was valid because it still showed intent to complete the contract. And if you sign a credit card receipt “I do not agree to this purchase”, it is still valid because it was your intent to take whatever good or service the receipt was for.
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