Things I do not understand.

laurenclaire1386 · May 2012

Don't let Koda hear you say that Eagles. I don't know when, why, or how secretary got to be such an awful word. When I was a secretary the office just about fell apart when I was gone, and that happened whether they called me a secretary, a receptionist, or an administrative assistant.

RupertPenny · May 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_things-i-do-not-understand?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:2c68c98a-6004-4cbb-b4c6-c970372ee329Post:633ef061-55c9-47bb-b313-e33e421b0a6b">Re: Things I do not understand.</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Things I do not understand. : I would definitely too. I'm glad we eliminated that position though - it was a PITA to find somebody who was willing to sit in a supply room and scan all day.
Posted by rachers1017[/QUOTE]

<div>I would do that. I think I might even enjoy it. And I have experience scanning! Can you outsource this job to Florida ASAP?</div>

crfische · May 2012

AND LOOPY?

WHAT IS GOING ON.

FutureMrsFezz · May 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_things-i-do-not-understand?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:2c68c98a-6004-4cbb-b4c6-c970372ee329Post:2ae00192-5b96-4c5b-bee9-459c8f9e8c2d">Re: Things I do not understand.</a>:
[QUOTE]Oh hey, the Froot Loop is a prune! I expect you to be regular this week, Loopy. I also expect you to hit the Early Bird Special and watch Wheel of Fortune right before bed at eight.
Posted by EaglesBride2012[/QUOTE]
Stop telling her what I do everyday.

aragx6 · May 2012

I saw a job posting recently for a "Waste Management Specialist" -- yeah that's a garbage man, guys. And it's a smelly job no matter what you call it!

MattsPenguin · May 2012

Dang! Fisch, Fezz, LC . . . the gang's getting back together! Mandy even made a few appearances recently.

adamar15 · May 2012

It's all because KA left us, Fishy. My title is account manager. Dude, I'm a freaking CSR. Stop trying to make it sound fancy so the lawyers feel better about who they're working with.

baystateapple · May 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_things-i-do-not-understand?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:2c68c98a-6004-4cbb-b4c6-c970372ee329Post:fdf376d9-e522-48d7-a5df-961a33bd0783">Re: Things I do not understand.</a>:
[QUOTE]I happen to think that a secretary is a pretty important person. Basically, they keep the wheels on. I also happen to think that since there's no shame in being a secretary, they don't need to dress up the title.
Posted by EaglesBride2012[/QUOTE]

Damn right.

Though after someone here slammed my job today, I am more than ready to move on post-graduation.

LaBellaVita23 · May 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_things-i-do-not-understand?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:2c68c98a-6004-4cbb-b4c6-c970372ee329Post:2367b45f-3df7-478e-93cf-02ddd7d7497c">Re: Things I do not understand.</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Things I do not understand. : This is beyond ridiculous.
Posted by RupertPenny[/QUOTE]

My thoughts exactly.

I also saw on someone's resume that he was an "automotive dehydration engineer" at a carwash. We took that to mean that he was the guy with the towels at the very end who frantically rubs down your car before you leave.

ErinG93 · May 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_things-i-do-not-understand?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:2c68c98a-6004-4cbb-b4c6-c970372ee329Post:fdf376d9-e522-48d7-a5df-961a33bd0783">Re: Things I do not understand.</a>:
[QUOTE]I happen to think that a secretary is a pretty important person. Basically, they keep the wheels on. I also happen to think that since there's no shame in being a secretary, they don't need to dress up the title.
Posted by EaglesBride2012[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>Agreed. I have super love for the front receptionist at my office. She was gone for two weeks last year, and we forgot to send out all the invoices. All of them. </div><div>
</div><div>Big oops. She does all the little stuff that keeps us going.

</div>

crfische · May 2012

I GET TO SEE MANDY IN AUGUST. NEENER.

Also.

I love secretaries. I suck up to mine on the daily.

I think my door tag should read: Fishy -- the natch who does every fucking thing.

Also, I can't even use the female dog word? EVEN WITH TWO I'S?!

RupertPenny · May 2012

I'm an archivist. And my title is archivist. I guess I've been living in a crazy world where people are actually called what they are. In my office all the job titles make sense.

AllAboutTheBenjamin · May 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_things-i-do-not-understand?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:2c68c98a-6004-4cbb-b4c6-c970372ee329Post:04242d91-9f12-4c9f-a727-41cffc5c47bf">Re: Things I do not understand.</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Things I do not understand. : My thoughts exactly. I also saw on someone's resume that he was an<strong> "automotive dehydration engineer" at a carwash.</strong> We took that to mean that he was the guy with the towels at the very end who frantically rubs down your car before you leave.
Posted by LaBellaVita23[/QUOTE]

Oh no he didn't.

adamar15 · May 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_things-i-do-not-understand?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:2c68c98a-6004-4cbb-b4c6-c970372ee329Post:ef2e903e-59ee-470f-a256-78a9ba81f73e">Re: Things I do not understand.</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Things I do not understand. : Damn right. Though after someone here slammed my job today, I am more than ready to move on post-graduation.
Posted by baystateapple[/QUOTE]

TK here or work here? I'm assuming work. What happened?

FutureMrsFezz · May 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_things-i-do-not-understand?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:2c68c98a-6004-4cbb-b4c6-c970372ee329Post:65a44479-38df-4263-9db8-3df8f7fc774b">Re: Things I do not understand.</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Things I do not understand. : Did you take your Geritol and do the Word Scramble in the funny pages?
Posted by EaglesBride2012[/QUOTE]
Fuuck yeah. Highlight of my day.

baystateapple · May 2012

Better start embracing the use of multiple vowels in your swear words here, Fish. We're all pretty irritated by it.

crfische · May 2012

I LOVE THE SCRAMBLES IN THE FUNNY PAGES.

Also, Dr. Wallace.

sparent2010 · May 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_things-i-do-not-understand?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:2c68c98a-6004-4cbb-b4c6-c970372ee329Post:972e570f-6a05-45af-a0ee-ce4f81b7e7eb">Re: Things I do not understand.</a>:
[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]

Haha Lbarr this made my day. Everyone wants a fancy title nowadays. I just want more money.

However, I did level up at work that came with an 18% raise (my boss said it was the highest he had seen. Ok, I am done being an AW :P)

baystateapple · May 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_things-i-do-not-understand?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:2c68c98a-6004-4cbb-b4c6-c970372ee329Post:842a2a21-ae29-49f6-a7ce-befaa3776795">Re: Things I do not understand.</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Things I do not understand. : TK here or work here? I'm assuming work. What happened?
Posted by adamar15[/QUOTE]
Hahaha, no. Here at work here. Eh, one of the volunteers came in and said it was a "dead-end job" and I should be moving on. It's the truth, but man. Thanks for making me feel better about myself, I guess?

LaBellaVita23 · May 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_things-i-do-not-understand?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:2c68c98a-6004-4cbb-b4c6-c970372ee329Post:1df9ab90-98df-44f3-87ed-3d31422036d7">Re: Things I do not understand.</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Things I do not understand. : Oh no he didn't.
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]

Oh yes he did. We all got a great chuckle out of that one. Although to be fair, I think that was probably his actual title rather than something he just made up because honestly, I didn't get the impression he was that creative...or knew how to use a thesaurus.

laurenclaire1386 · May 2012

The most irritating thing about it is that it changes nothing, except the number of vowels in our curse words. I have no immediate plans to stop saying shiiit. Or biiitch. Or fuuuck. Take that TK.

Habs2Hart · May 2012

Flucking TK tying to censor us.

MattsPenguin · May 2012

Our job titles sort of don't make sense. See, we used to be called engineers, but then we were worried about liability and misrepresenting our selves in states where we were not licensed engineers.

Now I'm a "Staff II - Structures". It sort of makes sense, but not really.

adamar15 · May 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_things-i-do-not-understand?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:2c68c98a-6004-4cbb-b4c6-c970372ee329Post:3fb73474-a274-4afb-9775-30dcde5247d0">Re: Things I do not understand.</a>:
[QUOTE]IMO, titles are kinda silly anyway. My boss is super into titles, and super into who's listed where on an email. I guess if you are listed first on an email, you are most important? I don't know. I find it quite silly. My title is technically Legal Secretary, but I do so, so much more than that. I'm the office administrator, IT person, runner, receptionist, paralegal, file clerk, etc. etc. I run the damn office, basically. I don't know of a title that would cover that.
Posted by Holly4212011[/QUOTE]

Office manager? :)

AllAboutTheBenjamin · May 2012

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.

dumdumfroggie · May 2012

Congratulations Sparent!

I don't understand any of the titles at my company.

Mine is technically: Bilingual Individual Investment Specialist III. It sounds way fancier than it is; I answer the phone all freakin' day long. The only thing I've figure out with the titles, is that the higher the number at the end, the more experienced and higher up in the company they are, but that in itself really doesn't mean much.

FutureMrsFezz · May 2012

That sounds good, AATB. Go with that!

I'm a fucking secretary. Thankyouverymuch.

Loopyseven · May 2012

In Response to Re:Things I do not understand.:[QUOTE]AND LOOPY? WHAT IS GOING ON. Posted by crfische[/QUOTE]

See below. Lol.

adamar15 · May 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_things-i-do-not-understand?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:2c68c98a-6004-4cbb-b4c6-c970372ee329Post:53ab24ab-c521-4076-bc8d-9befdf975833">Re: Things I do not understand.</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Things I do not understand. : Hahaha, no. Here at work here. Eh, one of the volunteers came in and said it was a "dead-end job" and I should be moving on. It's the truth, but man. Thanks for making me feel better about myself, I guess?
Posted by baystateapple[/QUOTE]

That's pretty douchey. It's one thing for you to call your job dead-end, but it kind of stings to hear it from someone else.

LaBellaVita23 · May 2012

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.

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