Titles; what do they mean to you?

BeoTeK

BeoTeK

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So after reading the thread by Blazzok and what everyone does for a living got me thinking. Does your job require you to have a title? Do you care much for job titles or positions?

Personally I am not phased by job titles. I think it makes a person become egotistical and they let it go to their heads. Recently had an email do its rounds here in the office about our "official" signature and what is to be included. Details to be included for example:

Name & Surname
Business Unit
Job Discription

Needless to say, I couldn't be bothered and just have my full name on my email signature. My feelings are that, just because you're a "manager" or "CEO" does that make you any better than me? Just because I'm further down the corporate chain (organogram), does not make you a better than anyone else and as a result everyone should be treated equally in the workplace.

Interesting to discuss and see others' opinions and thoughts.
 
Ok but on a serious note. I also dont care. Official title on the business card is Financial Director. But that doesn't mean anything since i do whatever is needed of me and the financial part is a very loose term. I didn't make it up, i just inherited it.
 
Agree, some titles here, went to some peoples heads and they think they're the leading authority on everything.
 
The only use I have for a title is that it helps me to determine exactly how condescending I can be with somebody and get away with it.

PsychoFish said:
I couldn't care less if my official job title was "Arsehole" or not. I do what I do.
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I thought that was just what everybody called you behind your back?
 
Mister 44 said:
The only use I have for a title is that it helps me to determine exactly how condescending I can be with somebody and get away with it.



I thought that was just what everybody called you behind your back?
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Well all my Colleagues are Telecommunication Workers and Technical Specialists
 
It makes people feel some form of worth and lets external people regard you with a bit more respect. If I were to call myself "software developer", I wouldn't have been able to garner an audience with the top execs at my clients (some of whom are quite large). They are, however, willing to rub shoulders with another executive of one of their vendors / service providers and regard my input as noteworthy and "best practice".

So in short, I do believe it has some worth, especially in smaller companies.
 
Well i would say it goes on job description. if you have one job and that's all you do your a MR. if you have on job but you do......Filing, Admin, IT, Support, Coaching, Training, Management, Problem Solving, Disputes and well everything else that gets thrown your way...You get the Title befitting it......"Kiepie Wat alles doen in die company behalwe sy eie werk" or "Lackey"
 
I have face-palmed very hard while looking at the inflated titles of people on LinkedIn, titles are fine when functional but dear god some of them barely make sense its like a collection of buzz words to make you look good when all you do is something simple, when it comes to those specifically I think its more an egotistical thing.
 
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B1nary said:
I have face-palmed very hard while looking at the inflated titles of people on LinkedIn, titles are fine when functional but dear god some of them barely make sense its like a collection of buzz words to make you look good when all you do is something simple, when it comes to those specifically I think its more a egotistical thing.
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The best for me is the people that slap down "CEO" and "CFO" titles on their one man organization. Screw the fancy title, put down "Owner"
 
I care - but for practical reasons: In big organisations with very formal structure it matters - MASSIVELY. It drives how people interact & who calls the shots.

Even outside the organisation - people respond to authority. Responses are faster, more detailed & with less backchat. That is if it's credible authority that you can back with negative consequences for them if need be.

Smaller stuff as well. IT support/HR/Finance/etc all of a sudden treat me a lot better since I got promoted. Literally from one day to the next. Feels quite fake & sad given that sudden shift but well...if it gets me results so be it.

PsychoFish said:
The best for me is the people that slap down "CEO" and "CFO" titles on their one man organization. Screw the fancy title, put down "Owner"
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Yeah that is a bit comical. Owner / director of what exactly?

Anyone can own a shell company.
 
HavocXphere said:
I care - but for practical reasons: In big organisations with very formal structure it matters - MASSIVELY. It drives how people interact & who calls the shots.

Even outside the organisation - people respond to authority. Responses are faster, more detailed & with less backchat. That is if it's credible authority that you can back with negative consequences for them if need be.

Smaller stuff as well. IT support/HR/Finance/etc all of a sudden treat me a lot better since I got promoted. Literally from one day to the next. Feels quite fake & sad given that sudden shift but well...if it gets me results so be it..
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True, slap the title "Enterprise Infrastructure Architect" on someone and suddenly the Managers, Engineers and Administrators all actually listen to the same information you have been throwing at them for years.
 
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