Ridiculously overblown job titles.
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speedyguy said:
lukefreeman said:
Steamer said:
Windows Engineer
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"Bill, 8 is s
t mate, but leave it with me, I've got this"My job title has advanced in it. It means I get £3k more than normal. Don't care about the title though
I work in a huge multinational and the sheer level of employee ranks is baffling.
I'm a senior engineer and above me is Supervisor, Applications Manager, Global Manager, Chief Engineer, Director, Vice Preside t, Group Vice President, Chief Executive Officer then Chairman at the top. And in those ranks is about 10,000 sideways paths too in the other disciplines (maybe 30 chiefs).
I want Chief Engineer rank. That's a cool rank.
I'm a senior engineer and above me is Supervisor, Applications Manager, Global Manager, Chief Engineer, Director, Vice Preside t, Group Vice President, Chief Executive Officer then Chairman at the top. And in those ranks is about 10,000 sideways paths too in the other disciplines (maybe 30 chiefs).
I want Chief Engineer rank. That's a cool rank.
mybrainhurts said:
Personal Assistant...what's that, secretary who wipes her boss's bum...??
I once worked in a "communications agency" where the bosses were into all sorts of creative things like concepting/planning BIG concert tours, sport /cultural sponsorings from top brands etc, the sort of managers who market the Stones tongue,
phone and dine with Eno for future projects etc, they were pretty creative but somehow not from this world.
Without their PAs they would not have made or kept dates, caught flights, have all their stuff ready for presentations
so these kinda hotties were quite smart and very needed.
( In another "brand building" agency I was "technical specialist", always wanted either "Hitman" or "Company Ni**er"
as I was a jack-of-all-trades handyman who knew nothing but did everything.
Those were the days of web 1.0 )
GroundEffect said:
I work in a huge multinational and the sheer level of employee ranks is baffling.
I'm a senior engineer and above me is Supervisor, Applications Manager, Global Manager, Chief Engineer, Director, Vice Preside t, Group Vice President, Chief Executive Officer then Chairman at the top. And in those ranks is about 10,000 sideways paths too in the other disciplines (maybe 30 chiefs).
I want Chief Engineer rank. That's a cool rank.
Hopefully you'll get a promotion soon with a payrise!....I'm a senior engineer and above me is Supervisor, Applications Manager, Global Manager, Chief Engineer, Director, Vice Preside t, Group Vice President, Chief Executive Officer then Chairman at the top. And in those ranks is about 10,000 sideways paths too in the other disciplines (maybe 30 chiefs).
I want Chief Engineer rank. That's a cool rank.
dmitsi said:
Apple genius is an absurdity.
That reminds me, I have an appointment with a 'genius' at the apple 'Genius Bar' tomorrow night at 8.50pm, or 'Fifty past twenty' as the apple customer service assistant told me on the phone... 
My last job title was stupid: Cyclical Asset Review Department leader.
Really catchy eh?
nick s said:
Whenever I see Senior before a job title, I always just assume they've been at the company a long time and aren't good enough to get promoted, so are just given Senior to put in front of their name to A) Keep them in the job. B) Show that they've been at the company longer than people without senior in front of their title!
It's basically a pretend promotion to make someone feel good.
Maybe depends on the industry. In some roles junior/senior makes a big difference to pay and responsibilities. It was a decade ago, but we were paying junior software developers c. 18k. Next promotion dropped the junior bit and got them to high twenties, next gained senior and got up to mid thirties. Next promotion was "consultant" It's basically a pretend promotion to make someone feel good.
From an education point of view I find that England has over inflated job titles. One school I was in had a 'Business Manager' (School secretary) and also an 'Executive Head Teacher' - Why executive? This particular school was a tiny rural school with 100 pupils.
Edited by Odhran on Tuesday 25th November 22:41
okgo said:
Never have you seen silly titles till you've worked in advertising.
Head of ideation
Head of emerging platforms
Head of effectiveness (one from a daily newspaper that)
Load of ste. I know people that have director in their titles that are 25 and probably not even on 40 grand.
The following are fairly standard fare:Head of ideation
Head of emerging platforms
Head of effectiveness (one from a daily newspaper that)
Load of s
te. I know people that have director in their titles that are 25 and probably not even on 40 grand. Strategist
Technologist
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