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The amount of folks with titles that contain executive, manager, and/or director but have no direct reports or hire/fire has truly ballooned.
by twiddling 4y ago
The amount of folks with titles that contain executive, manager, and/or director but have no direct reports or hire/fire has truly ballooned.
- thwayunion 4y agoIsn't that still specific to finance and certain types of consulting?
- gamerDude 4y agoAlso in sales. Because people want to talk to directors not reps.
- deleted 4y ago[deleted]
- pesfandiar 4y agoWhile I agree with your point in general, the "manager" in the title doesn't necessarily refer to managing people. e.g. a "social media manager" only needs to manage the function.
- RunSet 4y agoIt is like a zen koan: What is a "senior developer" in an environment with zero "junior developers"?
- nowherebeen 4y agoIt’s so prevalent that if you don’t play this game, you are going to be questioned. This is why I don’t trust titles anymore.
- hgsgm 4y ago
- lotsofpulp 4y agoThey also have no ability to decide how to spend money or negotiate payrates.