Things I do not understand.

lbarr088

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[QUOTE]I'm trying to come up with a fancy way to say reporter.  I could be a "News Generating and Audio Mixing Specialist."  I don't flippin know.
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]

<div>I like that!</div><div>
</div><div>Research Technician could be: "Mouse Wrangler and Cell Health Specialist"  I kind of want to make a sign of that and put it on my desk and see how that goes for me...</div>

baystateapple

What's funny is that when things fell apart a few weeks ago, one of my coworkers said that at least now I could stop planning on moving out of state with H and concentrate on making this my "permanent" job.  Um.  No.  This was supposed to be a job to get me through college.  I'm almost done.  The plan to leave is still in effect.  And I still might move out of state, depending on where I can get a job. 

LaBellaVita23

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Things I do not understand. : Now I'm wondering if it's our firm.  :) That's what our receptionist is called.
Posted by djhar[/QUOTE]
haha it's not.  His job was in Ohio.  But it's interesting to find out that this is not as uncommon as I had thought!

LDYGTR13

I'm currently all scared to apply for jobs with serious sounding titles because I'm worried I'll be applying to dry cars or something. Fantastic. 

FISH - WHAT ARE YOU DONG HERE? 

Ha, that says Dong. I'm leaving it. 

I do not understand people who don't nap.

Megbo2012

All the secretarial people I've ever worked with were awesome so yeah I don't get the hate or the need to make the title seem more important.  Most people who work with them know they are pretty fuuuuucking important. I don't know how many "u's" to use. 

laurenclaire1386

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[QUOTE]As far as the receptionist/secretary/admin assistant stuff is concerned, I see differences between them. Receptionist:  Mostly greeting people in the office, answering phones, etc. Secretary:  "a step up" from a receptionist and does more clerical work in addition to the other duties. Administrative Assistant:  Deals more with the interworkings of office stuff and has higher level responsibility/job functions than the other two? Does that make sense?  And for the record, I truly believe that these positions keep an office running and that they are some of the most important people in an office.
Posted by LaBellaVita23[/QUOTE]
<div>I did ALL  of those things, though, when I was a secretary so in my experience, the differentiation is pointless. I answered all incoming calls, was the dedicated assistant to the family lawyer, and did whatever else any of the other lawyers asked me to.</div>

Loopyseven

My title is "Purchaser". Lame. Eagles. I saw the prune this morning. Now I'm on my phone so no sigs.

LDYGTR13

Hi, Eagles? Imma need a translation for HBIC. K thanks.

adamar15

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[QUOTE]What's funny is that when things fell apart a few weeks ago, one of my coworkers said that at least now I could stop planning on moving out of state with H and concentrate on making this my "permanent" job.  Um.  No.  This was supposed to be a job to get me through college.  I'm almost done.  The plan to leave is still in effect.  And I still might move out of state, <strong>depending on where I can get a job. 
</strong>Posted by baystateapple[/QUOTE]

You'll be concentrating your search in Florida, right?

baystateapple

I'm going to get "Director of First Impressions" put on my business cards when I run out this time.





No I'm not.

LDYGTR13

Holly - I had to BEG for business cards - and I DO talk to vendors and clients and pimp my company out all the time. And our cards are full color/design on both sides, so there was no way for me to write my name. I was handing out my boss's cards for over a year. DUMB.

angelstar975

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[QUOTE]I'm currently all scared to apply for jobs with serious sounding titles because I'm worried I'll be applying to dry cars or something. Fantastic.  FISH - WHAT ARE YOU DONG HERE?  Ha, that says Dong. I'm leaving it.  I do not understand people who don't nap.
Posted by LDYGTR13[/QUOTE]

Every part of this post made me laugh. Which hurts my abs at the moment, so damn you for being funny ;)

ETA - Also, people who don't nap are an enigma to me as well. I live to nap.

LaBellaVita23

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Things I do not understand. : I did ALL  of those things, though, when I was a secretary so in my experience, the differentiation is pointless. I answered all incoming calls, was the dedicated assistant to the family lawyer, and did whatever else any of the other lawyers asked me to.
Posted by laurenclaire1386[/QUOTE]

I agree that you can't take it at face value but that's the breakdown in my head if people are arguing that they aren't "a secretary but an administrative assistant."

Loopyseven

Dammit. I gotta go to this training thing. Talk to you all later!

AllAboutTheBenjamin

My business cards have the wrong city and address on them but I haven't bothered to get new ones, since my phone and email are accurate.  #firstworldproblems?

FutureMrsFezz

Eags, Fish doesn't work.  She flies around to see awesome people and golfs.  Duh.

RupertPenny

I have business cards. I have given one out, once. I do have sweet personalized note pads though, I am going to miss those. 

ErinG93

My title is more of a department, but I'm the only one so it goes. I really like that I work with all of our customers, but they are all over the world so I don't need business cards. I've only met a few of our customers in person. I get all flustered in person.

LaBellaVita23

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[QUOTE]The thing with the Director of First Impressions title for our office is that there is this Business Practice Management company for financial advisors named PEAK. They have a lot of offices all over the country who pay them to help get their stuff in order. That's one of their job titles. The marketing person is, no lie, called the <strong>Director of Love Affair Marketing.</strong> They set appointments and send out letters; it's not a freaking love affair.  I got my boss to change the titles. And by "got my boss to change them" I mean took them off all our documents and he never noticed.
Posted by djhar[/QUOTE]

<img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-surprised.gif" border="0" alt="Surprised" title="Surprised" />  See I would read this and assume the job as to do with websites that cater to spouses cheating but hey, what do I know.

And I love that you changed them without him noticing.

baystateapple

I have business cards, but only because I also help with the weddings and couples call me to keep in touch about scheduling theirs.

angelstar975

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[QUOTE]Erin - I'm the opposite. I hate talking to people on the phone. I'm much more a in-person type of ...person. o.O
Posted by rachers1017[/QUOTE]

This is me as well, although not with work since I obviously don't talk on the phone for work. I'm just not a phone person and I hate making phone calls.

sparent2010

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[QUOTE]Erin - I'm the opposite. I hate talking to people on the phone. I'm much more a in-person type of ...person. o.O
Posted by rachers1017[/QUOTE]

This is me too. I can chat people up in person, via IM or email, but I am awful on the phone. I just lost my work phone too. The older people here hate that all the young people opt to use IM or email for communication purposes.

Thanks Froggie.

AdeleDazeem

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Things I do not understand. : You become someone that hates their life slightly less than a trainee.
Posted by lbarr088[/QUOTE]

Fish - I went from technician, to pre-doctoral trainee to post doctoral trainee.  I have a Ph.D. and ten years of experience but I'm definitely a "trainee."  And paid like it. 

lbarr - what kind of science are you in?  I'm a biochemist.  I hate my post doc with the fire of a thousand suns.

LDYGTR13

I much prefer e-mails. That gives me everything in writing. I'll meet you in person and tell you to e-mail me...not call me. E-mails man. Emails. 

Know what else I don't get? non-supportive/strong sports bras. WTF is the point?

ErinG93

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[QUOTE]Erin - I'm the opposite. I hate talking to people on the phone. I'm much more a in-person type of ...person. o.O
Posted by rachers1017[/QUOTE]

<div>I am on the phone all day. I had a little tiny bit of phone phobia when I first started this job, and after the first day I had completely gotten over it. </div>

MattsPenguin

When we were looking to change our titles away from using engineer, they had a contest for suggestions.  This is what one of the appropriate principals came up with.  It makes me laugh:
 
Engineer -- /> Unpasteurized Milk
Senior Engineer -- /> Pasteurized Milk
Staff Engineer -- /> Cream
Senior Staff Engineer -- /> Butter
Senior Project Manager -- /> Cheese
Associate Principal -- /> Cheddar Cheese
Principal -- /> Sharp Cheddar Cheese
Senior Principal -- />  Cheese Whiz
CEO -- /> The Big Cheese
Board of Directors -- /> Cheese Wheel
Non-Technical Staf -- /> Soy Milk
Co-ops -- /> Soy Beans

ErinG93

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[QUOTE]<strong>I much prefer e-mails. That gives me everything in writing.</strong> I'll meet you in person and tell you to e-mail me...not call me. E-mails man. Emails.  Know what else I don't get? non-supportive/strong sports bras. WTF is the point?
Posted by LDYGTR13[/QUOTE]

<div>Yes, this too. Usually when I call a customer I ask for their email. I immediately send a follow-up email with everything in writing. It's helped me so many times.</div>

dumdumfroggie

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[QUOTE]I much prefer e-mails. That gives me everything in writing. I'll meet you in person and tell you to e-mail me...not call me. E-mails man. Emails.  <strong>Know what else I don't get? non-supportive/strong sports bras.</strong> WTF is the point?
Posted by LDYGTR13[/QUOTE]

<div>It kills me when I see a girl running and the boobs are flying up and down to the point where they are close to smacking her in the face.  They do make special equipment to wrangle those babies.  I have DDs, and have been able to find extra supportive ones that cause little to no movement.  Sure, they are a bit more expensive than those ones that you get at Target or something, but doesn't that hurt when they flap?  Jeesh.</div>

crfische

LDY.

I AM WRITING ON THE INTERNET.

Girlie1030

I'm way behind but my favorite fake job title is Independent Beauty Consultant.  You're an Avon lady - just say so. 

I believe my title is Senior Staff Administrator but if they let me get business cards I would put Chief Babysitter on them. 

And if Fishy's back does that mean TK is going to break?