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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller
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      And for the interns...

      Toy_baby_car_smart_bug_668R.jpg

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      • ObsolesceO
        Obsolesce @scottalanmiller
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        @scottalanmiller said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

        And for the interns...

        Toy_baby_car_smart_bug_668R.jpg

        Wow, fancy...

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        • dave247D
          dave247
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          I'm actually dealing with this right now. I was asked by my boss to come up with a better job title for myself since I am basically a system administrator, network administrator, server administrator, IT manager, among other things.

          I think job titles are a good thing simply as a starting point descriptor of what a person's job role is. It shouldn't determine pay as much as all the line items that are listed in your actual job description. Of course, there are issues with a job title if you are someone with a ton of roles -- things that would be multiple roles at a bigger company, for example.

          That said, I've landed on IT Administrator since it seems to encompass everything and sounds better than "IT Generalist".

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          • DashrenderD
            Dashrender @dave247
            last edited by

            @dave247 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

            I'm actually dealing with this right now. I was asked by my boss to come up with a better job title for myself since I am basically a system administrator, network administrator, server administrator, IT manager, among other things.

            I think job titles are a good thing simply as a starting point descriptor of what a person's job role is. It shouldn't determine pay as much as all the line items that are listed in your actual job description.

            That said, I've landed on IT Administrator since it seems to encompass everything and sounds better than "IT Generalist".

            Are you actually a manager? as in you have direct reports that you manage?

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @dave247
              last edited by

              @dave247 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

              That said, I've landed on IT Administrator since it seems to encompass everything and sounds better than "IT Generalist".

              That's pretty good. It's generic but gets the point across. Generalist is linguistically better because, for example, you likely do some engineering somewhere, not exclusively administration (engineers build, administrators operate.) But it's so general that people get it.

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              • dave247D
                dave247 @Dashrender
                last edited by

                @Dashrender said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                @dave247 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                I'm actually dealing with this right now. I was asked by my boss to come up with a better job title for myself since I am basically a system administrator, network administrator, server administrator, IT manager, among other things.

                I think job titles are a good thing simply as a starting point descriptor of what a person's job role is. It shouldn't determine pay as much as all the line items that are listed in your actual job description.

                That said, I've landed on IT Administrator since it seems to encompass everything and sounds better than "IT Generalist".

                Are you actually a manager? as in you have direct reports that you manage?

                What kind of reports are you referring to? I manage various things in IT, like some reports, vendors, some credit card statements & things..

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller @dave247
                  last edited by

                  @dave247 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                  @Dashrender said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                  @dave247 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                  I'm actually dealing with this right now. I was asked by my boss to come up with a better job title for myself since I am basically a system administrator, network administrator, server administrator, IT manager, among other things.

                  I think job titles are a good thing simply as a starting point descriptor of what a person's job role is. It shouldn't determine pay as much as all the line items that are listed in your actual job description.

                  That said, I've landed on IT Administrator since it seems to encompass everything and sounds better than "IT Generalist".

                  Are you actually a manager? as in you have direct reports that you manage?

                  What kind of reports are you referring to? I manage various things in IT, like some reports, vendors, some credit card statements & things..

                  Direct report = employee that reports directly to you that you can hire and fire.

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                  • dave247D
                    dave247 @scottalanmiller
                    last edited by

                    @scottalanmiller said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                    @dave247 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                    That said, I've landed on IT Administrator since it seems to encompass everything and sounds better than "IT Generalist".

                    That's pretty good. It's generic but gets the point across. Generalist is linguistically better because, for example, you likely do some engineering somewhere, not exclusively administration (engineers build, administrators operate.) But it's so general that people get it.

                    Or maybe I should go with "Lord of IT" instead.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @dave247
                      last edited by

                      @dave247 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                      @scottalanmiller said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                      @dave247 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                      That said, I've landed on IT Administrator since it seems to encompass everything and sounds better than "IT Generalist".

                      That's pretty good. It's generic but gets the point across. Generalist is linguistically better because, for example, you likely do some engineering somewhere, not exclusively administration (engineers build, administrators operate.) But it's so general that people get it.

                      Or maybe I should go with "Lord of IT" instead.

                      As silly as those kinds of titles are, they are almost better than ones that people see as being more official 🙂

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                      • dave247D
                        dave247 @scottalanmiller
                        last edited by

                        @scottalanmiller said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                        @dave247 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                        @Dashrender said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                        @dave247 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                        I'm actually dealing with this right now. I was asked by my boss to come up with a better job title for myself since I am basically a system administrator, network administrator, server administrator, IT manager, among other things.

                        I think job titles are a good thing simply as a starting point descriptor of what a person's job role is. It shouldn't determine pay as much as all the line items that are listed in your actual job description.

                        That said, I've landed on IT Administrator since it seems to encompass everything and sounds better than "IT Generalist".

                        Are you actually a manager? as in you have direct reports that you manage?

                        What kind of reports are you referring to? I manage various things in IT, like some reports, vendors, some credit card statements & things..

                        Direct report = employee that reports directly to you that you can hire and fire.

                        oh no, I can not fire anyone. However, I have indirectly caused people to get fired, but that's another story..

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                        • DashrenderD
                          Dashrender @dave247
                          last edited by

                          @dave247 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                          @scottalanmiller said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                          @dave247 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                          @Dashrender said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                          @dave247 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                          I'm actually dealing with this right now. I was asked by my boss to come up with a better job title for myself since I am basically a system administrator, network administrator, server administrator, IT manager, among other things.

                          I think job titles are a good thing simply as a starting point descriptor of what a person's job role is. It shouldn't determine pay as much as all the line items that are listed in your actual job description.

                          That said, I've landed on IT Administrator since it seems to encompass everything and sounds better than "IT Generalist".

                          Are you actually a manager? as in you have direct reports that you manage?

                          What kind of reports are you referring to? I manage various things in IT, like some reports, vendors, some credit card statements & things..

                          Direct report = employee that reports directly to you that you can hire and fire.

                          oh no, I can not fire anyone. However, I have indirectly caused people to get fired, but that's another story..

                          OK - then like me, you're not an IT manager, because neither of us manages people for IT. At least that's my POV.

                          I choose IT Admin as my title as well - also didn't like the sound of IT Generalist - most people say - WTF is a generalist?

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                          • ObsolesceO
                            Obsolesce @Dashrender
                            last edited by

                            @Dashrender said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                            @dave247 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                            @scottalanmiller said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                            @dave247 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                            @Dashrender said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                            @dave247 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                            I'm actually dealing with this right now. I was asked by my boss to come up with a better job title for myself since I am basically a system administrator, network administrator, server administrator, IT manager, among other things.

                            I think job titles are a good thing simply as a starting point descriptor of what a person's job role is. It shouldn't determine pay as much as all the line items that are listed in your actual job description.

                            That said, I've landed on IT Administrator since it seems to encompass everything and sounds better than "IT Generalist".

                            Are you actually a manager? as in you have direct reports that you manage?

                            What kind of reports are you referring to? I manage various things in IT, like some reports, vendors, some credit card statements & things..

                            Direct report = employee that reports directly to you that you can hire and fire.

                            oh no, I can not fire anyone. However, I have indirectly caused people to get fired, but that's another story..

                            OK - then like me, you're not an IT manager, because neither of us manages people for IT. At least that's my POV.

                            I choose IT Admin as my title as well - also didn't like the sound of IT Generalist - most people say - WTF is a generalist?

                            IT Admineer

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller @Obsolesce
                              last edited by

                              @Obsolesce said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                              @Dashrender said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                              @dave247 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                              @scottalanmiller said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                              @dave247 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                              @Dashrender said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                              @dave247 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                              I'm actually dealing with this right now. I was asked by my boss to come up with a better job title for myself since I am basically a system administrator, network administrator, server administrator, IT manager, among other things.

                              I think job titles are a good thing simply as a starting point descriptor of what a person's job role is. It shouldn't determine pay as much as all the line items that are listed in your actual job description.

                              That said, I've landed on IT Administrator since it seems to encompass everything and sounds better than "IT Generalist".

                              Are you actually a manager? as in you have direct reports that you manage?

                              What kind of reports are you referring to? I manage various things in IT, like some reports, vendors, some credit card statements & things..

                              Direct report = employee that reports directly to you that you can hire and fire.

                              oh no, I can not fire anyone. However, I have indirectly caused people to get fired, but that's another story..

                              OK - then like me, you're not an IT manager, because neither of us manages people for IT. At least that's my POV.

                              I choose IT Admin as my title as well - also didn't like the sound of IT Generalist - most people say - WTF is a generalist?

                              IT Admineer

                              Not to be confused with the groupies that we get... IT Admirer

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @Dashrender
                                last edited by

                                @Dashrender said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                                @dave247 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                                @scottalanmiller said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                                @dave247 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                                @Dashrender said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                                @dave247 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                                I'm actually dealing with this right now. I was asked by my boss to come up with a better job title for myself since I am basically a system administrator, network administrator, server administrator, IT manager, among other things.

                                I think job titles are a good thing simply as a starting point descriptor of what a person's job role is. It shouldn't determine pay as much as all the line items that are listed in your actual job description.

                                That said, I've landed on IT Administrator since it seems to encompass everything and sounds better than "IT Generalist".

                                Are you actually a manager? as in you have direct reports that you manage?

                                What kind of reports are you referring to? I manage various things in IT, like some reports, vendors, some credit card statements & things..

                                Direct report = employee that reports directly to you that you can hire and fire.

                                oh no, I can not fire anyone. However, I have indirectly caused people to get fired, but that's another story..

                                OK - then like me, you're not an IT manager, because neither of us manages people for IT. At least that's my POV.

                                I choose IT Admin as my title as well - also didn't like the sound of IT Generalist - most people say - WTF is a generalist?

                                A Generalist means you cover all the bases. What the heck is an Admin?

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                                • DustinB3403D
                                  DustinB3403 @scottalanmiller
                                  last edited by

                                  @scottalanmiller said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                                  @Dashrender said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                                  @dave247 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                                  @scottalanmiller said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                                  @dave247 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                                  @Dashrender said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                                  @dave247 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                                  I'm actually dealing with this right now. I was asked by my boss to come up with a better job title for myself since I am basically a system administrator, network administrator, server administrator, IT manager, among other things.

                                  I think job titles are a good thing simply as a starting point descriptor of what a person's job role is. It shouldn't determine pay as much as all the line items that are listed in your actual job description.

                                  That said, I've landed on IT Administrator since it seems to encompass everything and sounds better than "IT Generalist".

                                  Are you actually a manager? as in you have direct reports that you manage?

                                  What kind of reports are you referring to? I manage various things in IT, like some reports, vendors, some credit card statements & things..

                                  Direct report = employee that reports directly to you that you can hire and fire.

                                  oh no, I can not fire anyone. However, I have indirectly caused people to get fired, but that's another story..

                                  OK - then like me, you're not an IT manager, because neither of us manages people for IT. At least that's my POV.

                                  I choose IT Admin as my title as well - also didn't like the sound of IT Generalist - most people say - WTF is a generalist?

                                  A Generalist means you cover all the bases. What the heck is an Admin?

                                  An admin isn't forced to use the plunger.

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                                  • dave247D
                                    dave247 @Obsolesce
                                    last edited by

                                    @Obsolesce said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                                    IT Admineer

                                    LMAO that is good..

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                                    • BRRABillB
                                      BRRABill @DustinB3403
                                      last edited by

                                      @DustinB3403 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                                      @scottalanmiller said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                                      @Dashrender said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                                      @dave247 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                                      @scottalanmiller said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                                      @dave247 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                                      @Dashrender said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                                      @dave247 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                                      I'm actually dealing with this right now. I was asked by my boss to come up with a better job title for myself since I am basically a system administrator, network administrator, server administrator, IT manager, among other things.

                                      I think job titles are a good thing simply as a starting point descriptor of what a person's job role is. It shouldn't determine pay as much as all the line items that are listed in your actual job description.

                                      That said, I've landed on IT Administrator since it seems to encompass everything and sounds better than "IT Generalist".

                                      Are you actually a manager? as in you have direct reports that you manage?

                                      What kind of reports are you referring to? I manage various things in IT, like some reports, vendors, some credit card statements & things..

                                      Direct report = employee that reports directly to you that you can hire and fire.

                                      oh no, I can not fire anyone. However, I have indirectly caused people to get fired, but that's another story..

                                      OK - then like me, you're not an IT manager, because neither of us manages people for IT. At least that's my POV.

                                      I choose IT Admin as my title as well - also didn't like the sound of IT Generalist - most people say - WTF is a generalist?

                                      A Generalist means you cover all the bases. What the heck is an Admin?

                                      An admin isn't forced to use the plunger.

                                      Or catch bugs.

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                                      • DashrenderD
                                        Dashrender @DustinB3403
                                        last edited by

                                        @DustinB3403 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                                        @scottalanmiller said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                                        @Dashrender said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                                        @dave247 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                                        @scottalanmiller said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                                        @dave247 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                                        @Dashrender said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                                        @dave247 said in Why Job Titles Matter, and Don't.:

                                        I'm actually dealing with this right now. I was asked by my boss to come up with a better job title for myself since I am basically a system administrator, network administrator, server administrator, IT manager, among other things.

                                        I think job titles are a good thing simply as a starting point descriptor of what a person's job role is. It shouldn't determine pay as much as all the line items that are listed in your actual job description.

                                        That said, I've landed on IT Administrator since it seems to encompass everything and sounds better than "IT Generalist".

                                        Are you actually a manager? as in you have direct reports that you manage?

                                        What kind of reports are you referring to? I manage various things in IT, like some reports, vendors, some credit card statements & things..

                                        Direct report = employee that reports directly to you that you can hire and fire.

                                        oh no, I can not fire anyone. However, I have indirectly caused people to get fired, but that's another story..

                                        OK - then like me, you're not an IT manager, because neither of us manages people for IT. At least that's my POV.

                                        I choose IT Admin as my title as well - also didn't like the sound of IT Generalist - most people say - WTF is a generalist?

                                        A Generalist means you cover all the bases. What the heck is an Admin?

                                        An admin isn't forced to use the plunger.

                                        Sadly - this isn't true.

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