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I'm with you. Giving someone a grand title is free; If a ridiculous title makes an employee even a little bit happier, who am I to deny him that small boon?
by lsc 16y ago
I'm with you. Giving someone a grand title is free; If a ridiculous title makes an employee even a little bit happier, who am I to deny him that small boon?
- gaius 16y agoWhy assign any meaning to any word then? C'mon. You're a programmer. You should be used to unambiguous use of language...
- lsc 16y agowith regards to titles, the ship has sailed a long time ago. It's like calling a product or service "cloud" - it can mean almost anything. The thing is, some words and phrases have a very specific meaning. Say, xen-based virtual private server, and you have a pretty good idea what you are getting. Other words have a very nebulous meaning. say "cloud service" and you might as well say "solution" for all the information it conveys. It's folly to insist on a tight definition of a word once the rest of the industry has decided it's meaningless.
- mikemol 16y agoWell, I'm part of a one-man company. I just call myself the 'principal' there. I've been the newest part of a four-man company for the past three years. I chose "computer programmer" for my job title. It seems that whatever your job title is in the tech industry, any appearance of actively working directly with the tech carries more prestige than sounding like you have some kind of managerial role.