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so, my company doesn't use titles. like, no-one really has one. they aren't on business cards, nothing.

Posted by Andie (aka Andie) Sep 9 '11, 12:13

when i am talking to someone about something financial and they need to speak with someone else with signing authority or something, i will tell them the name of the person they need to speak with. when they say 'what is their title and i say 'oh, we don't use titles, but he is basically a controller' (or whatever), they get *very* antsy. they either (a) question whether that is the person they need to speak with, or (b) say "well, what do i put in a letter to them?"
it ends up being a way longer conversation than it has to be every time.

we should just get damn titles (yes, sometimes i just make one up to make them feel better.)

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Heh. The (federally employed) wife's promotion is currently held up because someone back in D.C. has to come up with a title for her new position... - Dr.Johnny Vermin Sep 9, 12:33
today his title is "the person with whom you need to direct this question" -- nm - JenBro Sep 9, 12:21 1
- (to whom, brother) -- nm - moles Sep 9, 12:22
I've been trying to no avail for the title Pool Man. My company just can't seem to promote me from Pool Boy. -- nm - CQ Sep 9, 12:20
Heh, my title used to change depending on the circumstances. Officially I was Accounting Manager, but sometimes I just - MojaveMeg Sep 9, 12:19
titles sound cool -- nm - marcel, Supreme Head of Intelligence Targetting Sep 9, 12:16
you should tell them to put Grand Poobah in the letter -- nm - decline Sep 9, 12:16
Yeah, we have some contracts that require a signature of a officer of the company...that's a specific title range -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 9, 12:15
Titles = $$$. -- nm - The Ruiner Sep 9, 12:15 1
- the people i work with make plenty of that. -- nm - Andie Sep 9, 12:16
titles are useful. i could see that getting problematic (especially with some of the sums I've seen you reference). -- nm - TFox Sep 9, 12:14
Does you company have an organizational chart? -- nm - mara Sep 9, 12:13 7
- enh, sort of. part of the issue is while we are the head office of a parent company there are (looks at chart) more than 70 separate companies with - Andie Sep 9, 12:15 5
  - and it's all the same people, right? heheh -- nm - Beryllium Sep 9, 12:17 4
    - it's about 6 different people in all different configurations. -- nm - Andie Sep 9, 12:17 3
      - (sounds like a front. and a tax shelter. Do they work for the CIA?) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 9, 12:19 2
        
        no, it's not at all. but we have factories and offices in multiple provinces and 5 countries. those are all separate companies. - Andie Sep 9, 12:20 1
        
        ah, understood. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 9, 12:21
- it's just a list of names. -- nm - colin Sep 9, 12:15

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so, my company doesn't use titles. like, no-one really has one. they aren't on business cards, nothing.

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