When a Job Title Means Nothing

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Vi of UT 2:30PM February 15, 2009

That's quite diabolical, almostgotit!

Working Girl of WA 5:13PM December 06, 2008

... if the salary is much lower than the title suggests (as determined by Salary.com, etc.), you're being snookered. It shouldn't be that hard to figure out. Maybe you like being snookered, though, e.g., if you can use your "title" to snooker someone else. In the nicest sort of way, of course.

almostgotit.com of TN 1:24AM December 06, 2008

I've had the opposite experience. Not an inflated title, but rather a "deflated" one. At the time I was doing not only my job, but my boss' and my subordinates--yet only getting paid (poorly) for doing one.
I used to tell people I was a professional "glutton for punishment."

GFP of WA 6:21PM December 03, 2008

If you're getting an inflated title, well, okay. If you're getting a silly title, then look for another job. They're making fun of you and everyone else.

of 12:49PM December 03, 2008