Job Title inflation... no longer common sense

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SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Isn't that because unless you are at least a Vice-President then Americans won't be bothered dealing with you as you're clearly not a senior decision maker. Same in the defence industry. Anyone senior in International Sales and Marketing is a Vice-President - and every gopher reporting to a VP is a Director. Indeed I was an International Marketing and Sales Executive Analyst - in fact I was just an an analyst.
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Same in mine. We went from the UK org of Managers and Directors, to a Canadian structure of Directors, VPs, SVPs and Presidents. Took me two years to fathom out that a Director in the new model was a middle-man, but in the UK one they are top-dog.
 
Reminds me of my Father being summoned to the office in the 1970's
'We would like to promote you from Head Greenkeeper to Course Manager with a significant pay rise.'

Replies Father. 'You can call me whatever you like but to everyone else and myself I shall still be the Head Greenkeeper.'
 
The Revenue protection Officer aka TC on the train always makes me chuckle.. Any other funny/outrageous ones.

I feel sorry that Fragger is just a'moderator'.. surely there is a better title out there for him given that he has to comb thru 40+ pages of 'debate' on the merits of important issues like Article 50, Brexit, Historic Standing Positions, Did you get fitted for your golf towel? etc..
 
Doon frae Troon said:
Reminds me of my Father being summoned to the office in the 1970's
'We would like to promote you from Head Greenkeeper to Course Manager with a significant pay rise.'

Replies Father. 'You can call me whatever you like but to everyone else and myself I shall still be the Head Greenkeeper.'
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Our greenkeepers hut has big new sign saying "agronomy department"!!!!
 
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Doon frae Troon said:
Reminds me of my Father being summoned to the office in the 1970's
'We would like to promote you from Head Greenkeeper to Course Manager with a significant pay rise.'

Replies Father. 'You can call me whatever you like but to everyone else and myself I shall still be the Head Greenkeeper.'
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The interesting part about this story is that he rejected the title and pay rise but continued to be in charge of the 20+ staff and three golf courses until he retired about 20 years later.
 
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