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What’s missing in a lot of this conversation is the spoken vs written honorific. There are many professions/designations that people may wish to be identified (
by cascom 6y ago
What’s missing in a lot of this conversation is the spoken vs written honorific. There are many professions/designations that people may wish to be identified (often times reflective of their profession, work, achievements) e.g.
Maj. Gen. Jane Smith, Ret.
John Smith, P.E.
Jane Smith, CPA
The Honorable John Smith
Dr. Jane Smith, PhD
John Smith, Esq.
All these written forms of address convey something about the person yet, verbally they would be Mr. Miss/Ms/Mrs when addressed (leaving aside the rabbit hole of Dr / PhD thing for the moment)- point being that there is difference in taking pride (even if to outsiders you may wonder why (appending MBA?!?!) it doesn’t change they way they are addressed verbally.
- ghaff 6y agoFor that matter, there are people who append laundry lists of professional certs to their name in work emails. I guess it really depends.Things like PE, CPA, CFA, assuming they're relevant to your current position, make a lot of sense in a professional context. Appending MBA, ME, much less SB/BS, would just seem weird. (Unless it's specifically in an alumni context.)
- canadianfella 6y agoThose people are typically shitty at their job, in my experience.