Ridiculously overblown job titles.

[lufbramatt]

We have a "Social Media and Creative Copy Executive"

FFS

He literally just sits on facebook all day.

[berlintaxi]

US corporation I worked for had a complete Voice of the Customer department, with a VP VOC and numerous VOC analysts.

[BrabusMog]

z4RRSchris99 said:

BrabusMog said:

I keep telling our MD that I should just have my name on my business cards, my new title is just daft as it makes it sound like I'm just a Jack of all trades!

mine just says

z4RRSchris99
Investment
XXX LLP

My email one now just says

BrabusMog
XXX Limited
T
F
M

But my business cards slip Sales and Operational Manager next to my name, it really annoys me!

[Abagnale]

I've seen logistician a few times. No Sir, you plan deliveries, there's no implied magician-ship about it.

[BrabusMog]

lufbramatt said:

We have a "Social Media and Creative Copy Executive"

FFS

He literally just sits on facebook all day.

Surely he's on Twitter and Tumblr as well? If not then he's getting money for old rope.

[drivin_me_nuts]

In one part of my life I work with big German software and hence the name of job roles are rather grounded and pragmatic . The other part is more complementary health and of late I have met a cat energy therapist and an emotional issue energist.

I tend to think they use their job titles as a a way in to conversations.

[gavsdavs]

Has nobody seen: http://siliconvalleyjobtitlegenerator.tumblr.com/

[deckster]

Not especially overblown, but I was always rather jealous of a friend who works in the life & pensions sector and had, for a while, the job title 'Director of Death'.

[Bullett]

berlintaxi said:

US corporation I worked for had a complete Voice of the Customer department, with a VP VOC and numerous VOC analysts.

I sell a VOCA product suite, voice of the customer analytics.

Starting to see quite a lot of customer experience executives aka Call Centre Managers.

[Sheepshanks]

berlintaxi said:

US corporation I worked for had a complete Voice of the Customer department, with a VP VOC and numerous VOC analysts.

One I worked for called its customer services people Customer Advocates. I think that's fairly widely used in the US.

[berlintaxi]

Sheepshanks said:

berlintaxi said:

US corporation I worked for had a complete Voice of the Customer department, with a VP VOC and numerous VOC analysts.

One I worked for called its customer services people Customer Advocates. I think that's fairly widely used in the US.

I wouldn't mind, but they never seemed to do anything, any customer issues were chucked straight over to sales to deal with.

[berlintaxi]

Sheepshanks said:

berlintaxi said:

US corporation I worked for had a complete Voice of the Customer department, with a VP VOC and numerous VOC analysts.

One I worked for called its customer services people Customer Advocates. I think that's fairly widely used in the US.

I wouldn't mind, but they never seemed to do anything, any customer issues were chucked straight over to sales to deal with.

[Hooli]

deckster said:

Not especially overblown, but I was always rather jealous of a friend who works in the life & pensions sector and had, for a while, the job title 'Director of Death'.

Now that's a good title.

[Ganglandboss]

This has just riminded me of a scene from 'The Dictator'. General Aladeen has ordered the execution of 'Nuclear' Nadal, the head of his weapons programme, because of a disagreement over the shape of the warhead. In America, he sees Nadal working in an Apple shop and discovers all the people he ordered the executions of have been helped to escape to the USA.

General Aladeen: You're an Apple Genius, so what do you do?
Nadal: Mostly I clean semen out of laptops.

[Abagnale]

BrabusMog said:

My email one now just says

BrabusMog
XXX Limited
T
F
M

But my business cards slip Sales and Operational Manager next to my name, it really annoys me!

You're sales & ops manager for a Porno business?

[MrJuice]

Consultant Nurse Specialist

I'm sure they're very capable but why the need to add the word consultant. Especially given everyone knows the only real consultants are doctors

[BigBen]

dmitsi said:

Apple genius is an absurdity.

It is. However I met an electronics engineer from Apple who's title was "EE Special Agent" which I thought was quite cool

[jshell]

We ran out of titles for engineers, so we now have Engineer, Senior Engineer and Principal Engineer. So I'm now Principal Subsea Systems Engineer, Team Lead & Technical Authority...

[nick s]

Sheepshanks said:

mybrainhurts said:

Personal Assistant...what's that, secretary who wipes her boss's bum...??

Someone who probably holds your career in her hands....

I don't think people truly realise just what a good PA does. Everyone assumes they make tea and book meeting rooms. My GF is EA (executive assistant) to the MD of a large tech company. Sounds overblown, but really, really isn't. She presents to the ILT on his behalf, puts proposals to the board and is currently restructuring the UK function and reporting structure. She's also implemented a new KPI & bonus structure for all the sales guys without any input from her boss. He didn't even ask her to do it, She just identified it as something that needed improving and started working on it. She came up with it and he will just approve it. She does these things all off her own back. She thinks for her boss and eases his workload massively. Huge responsibility. Yet most people we know make assumptions based on what the old image of a PA/EA does.

I think another problem is that there is such a difference I what PA's do, as all assistants have that title. Granted there are some low level PA's that do basic diary management, but it all depends on who you're working for and how senior the role is?

[vikingaero]

z4RRSchris99 said:

mine just says

z4RRSchris99
Investment
XXX LLP

BMW Z4, RRS and a Saab 99 or a soft ice cream with a flake in it?