Short poll about your job.

In My Humble Opinion
61

  1. What’s your job title?
    Product manager

  2. What ratio of Hate/tolerate/love for your job do you experience over time?
    10/60/30

  3. What level are you? (worker, supervisor, manager, director, or something else)
    worker

  4. Loosely speaking - what size is the company you work for? (small - 1 - 10 employees, medium - 10 - 50 employees, large - 50+ employees)
    Local - large, national - huge

  5. How many levels are there between you and the top man/men? (if you are the top man, then technically it’s -1. as zero is one below top man because there’s nobody between)
    6 levels. Dang. I didn’t reallize that’s what the last reorg did. There used to be 2.

  6. How transferable are your skills? (this is just a pure interpret the question however you want, just talk about it - how easilly could you find a similar job if brown coloured matter got terminally near to a rotating wind generation device)
    very

  7. Seven is where you make up the question and answer it.
    If you have a college degree, are you using it for your current job? Nope. Not at all.

62
  1. What’s your job title?

Senior Engineer/Certified Project Manager

  1. What ratio of Hate/tolerate/love for your job do you experience over time?

20/60/20

  1. What level are you? (worker, supervisor, manager, director, or something else)

Manager, I only have 3 direct reports but have a variety of folks on my project teams.

  1. Loosely speaking - what size is the company you work for? (small - 1 - 10 employees, medium - 10 - 50 employees, large - 50+ employees)

Locally, somewhere shy of 100 in 2 offices, about 3K nationally and 10K globally, I consider us mid-size.

  1. How many levels are there between you and the top man/men? (if you are the top man, then technically it’s -1. as zero is one below top man because there’s nobody between)

**I’m a grade level 9 and the top honcho is a 14, so 4 but I report to an 11 so maybe it’s 3. Grade 11, which are the VPs, is where the herd starts to thin. 11 is the highest grade we have locally and there are 2 of them. **

  1. How transferable are your skills? (this is just a pure interpret the question however you want, just talk about it - how easilly could you find a similar job if brown coloured matter got terminally near to a rotating wind generation device)

Very, I wouldn’t have much trouble and once I get my green card, which is only a couple months away, I may try to see what’s out there.

  1. Seven is where you make up the question and answer it.

Do you feel you are overpaid or underpaid? Within the company/industry, probably only 5-10% underpaid. When I look at other professions I think engineers on average are shortchanged 50% or more.

How many hours do you work? ** I’m lucky, I’m on the low end managing to average less than 45.**

63

  1. According to IRS, “Consultant, Self Employed.” According to my client chain, “Senior Consultant.”

  2. Dunnow, I just started a new project. Depends mostly on how busy I am.

  3. Techie type, on one hand I don’t have any subordinates and on the other I tell lots of people how to do their jobs.

  4. According to IRS, 1. The agency, about 200. The consulting firm, over 2000. The final client, huge, one of the world’s biggest companies in its field.

  5. If you look at it on the client’s terms, my local chain of command is “company VP, consultants team leader, me.”

  6. Highly. I can train people, I can write technical stuff, I can write user manuals which are actually useful for the users, I can analyze and improve processes, I can extract from people information they didn’t know they had in the first place… frankly, knowledge of the specific field in which I’m a consultant is the smallest detail of all.

  7. What would make you change jobs right now?
    If the client decided they didn’t like me no mo’

64

1. What’s your job title?
The one on my card says “Business Consultant”, which is my official title. I’ve been on temporary loan for the past year, though, and have a half-dozen unofficial titles that change depending on the day - “Subject Matter Expert - Wireless”, “Process Analyst” and “ICM Specialist” are the ones I use most commonly.

2. What ratio of Hate/tolerate/love for your job do you experience over time?
The job that goes with my official title makes me want to poke my eyes out with rusty spoons. The temporary job has been a much better fit… I’d say 80% love with 20% AAARGH.

3. What level are you? (worker, supervisor, manager, director, or something else)
Any of the above, depending on the day. Except for director.

4. Loosely speaking - what size is the company you work for? (small - 1 - 10 employees, medium - 10 - 50 employees, large - 50+ employees)
It’s somewhere in the 5-digit range.

5. How many levels are there between you and the top man/men? (if you are the top man, then technically it’s -1. as zero is one below top man because there’s nobody between)
Errr… six or seven, I think?

6. How transferable are your skills? (this is just a pure interpret the question however you want, just talk about it - how easilly could you find a similar job if brown coloured matter got terminally near to a rotating wind generation device)
As far as the official job title goes, I could probably land a job elsewhere without a problem. Knowledge associated with the temporary job is quite specialised and would probably be difficult to use outside the telecom space.

7. Seven is where you make up the question and answer it.
42.

65

  1. What’s your job title?
    The actual title wouldn’t make sense to you: it’s personnel speak. I’m a software developer.

  2. What ratio of Hate/tolerate/love for your job do you experience over time?
    20% hate, 40% tolerate, 40% love. The 20% is reserved for the management of the company; as far as the actual job goes, it’s 50-50. That’s variable. Right now I’m at a low point.

  3. What level are you?
    Worker bee. In the caste system of the company, I’m a low-ranking member of an upper caste.

  4. Loosely speaking - what size is the company you work for?
    Frickin’ huge.

  5. How many levels are there between you and the top man/men?
    7 or 8. This is pretty amazing, given that my wife is a drone for the government, and there’re only 3 between her and Dubya. No wonder we can’t get anything done.

  6. How transferable are your skills?
    I don’t think I’d have much of a problem, except for the pay.

  7. Seven is where you make up the question and answer it.
    Q: Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
    A: Replaced by an Indian.

66

1. What’s your job title?
Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Technical Account Manager

2. What ratio of Hate/tolerate/love for your job do you experience over time?
10% / 20% / 70%

**3. What level are you? (worker, supervisor, manager, director, or something else) **
Something else; senior position but have no direct reports. I do virtually manage teams, but the team changes very quickly and often

4. Loosely speaking - what size is the company you work for? (small - 1 - 10 employees, medium - 10 - 50 employees, large - 50+ employees)
Corporate HQ is Large (500+) but local subsidiary is only 30

5. How many levels are there between you and the top man/men? (if you are the top man, then technically it’s -1. as zero is one below top man because there’s nobody between)
Me->UK Manager of Sales Engineering->VP of Sales Engineering->VP of Sales->CEO, but I also dotted-line direct report to the local (regional) VP of EMEA

6. How transferable are your skills? (this is just a pure interpret the question however you want, just talk about it - how easilly could you find a similar job if brown coloured matter got terminally near to a rotating wind generation device)
Pretty transferable; whilst some are specific to the industry I work in, about 60% of my job is in managing customers’ expectations and support requirements post-sales so I can do this job pretty much anywhere in a sales or technical organisation. I also have a really good relationship with my former employer and glowing references from them, so could likely go back there if I needed to.

7. Seven is where you make up the question and answer it.
Why did I take this higher-risk job, with a little-known company with limited market share and much more risk in a sub-set of the industry I know little about, after 6.5 years and a brand-new promotion and great bonus and a banner year with excellent global recognition within my org results-wise at Microsoft?
I work for a pre-IPO company, which is absolutely brilliant after 6+ years of working for a huge global corporate. I know everyone in my org on a first-name basis up to VP-level, and can modify / change my role as required. It’s a ‘just get it done’ mentality versus a ‘we have a policy for this which must be followed’ mentality, which I really love. I’m solution oriented, not a bureaucrat, so it feels great to me to be able to do whatever I need to do (within reason) to get my job done and satisfy my customers.

Oh, and they pay me more and I still work from home 2-3 days per week! :slight_smile:

67

Job #1

  1. What’s your job title?
    Editor
  2. What ratio of Hate/tolerate/love for your job do you experience over time?
    85%/10% /5%
  3. What level are you? (worker, supervisor, manager, director, or something else)
    Something else.
  4. Loosely speaking - what size is the company you work for?
    Very large.
  5. How many levels are there between you and the top man/men?
    2: I report to the managing editor who reports to the editor-in-chief.
  6. How transferable are your skills? (this is just a pure interpret the question however you want, just talk about it - how easilly could you find a similar job if brown coloured matter got terminally near to a rotating wind generation device)
    Pretty transferrable.
  7. Seven is where you make up the question and answer it.
    Q. Aren’t you getting tired of that commute?
    A. Not now it’s nice weather. Ask me again when it snows.
    Job #2
  8. What’s your job title?
    Columnist
  9. What ratio of Hate/tolerate/love for your job do you experience over time?
    90% /5% /5%
  10. What level are you? (worker, supervisor, manager, director, or something else)
    Something else.
  11. Loosely speaking - what size is the company you work for? (small - 1 - 10 employees, medium - 10 - 50 employees, large - 50+ employees)
    Large
  12. How many levels are there between you and the top man/men? (if you are the top man, then technically it’s -1. as zero is one below top man because there’s nobody between)
    3 : I report to the features editor who reports to the editor who reports to the publisher
  13. How transferable are your skills? (this is just a pure interpret the question however you want, just talk about it - how easilly could you find a similar job if brown coloured matter got terminally near to a rotating wind generation device)
    I could do it a lot of places, but a lot of places aren’t hiring
  14. Seven is where you make up the question and answer it.
    Q. How many books do you read every year?
    A. About 300.
68

  1. Title - Director of Business & Finance

  2. Hate/Tolerate/Love Ratio: 5%/15%/80% (the 5% is reserved for dealing with the Board of Directors)

  3. Level - Director

  4. Company size - small to medium- about 150 employees and a similar number of part-time volunteers

  5. Levels to the top - none. I answer to the Big Man directly

  6. Transferable skills - nearly all of them are applicable to any company of ten or more employees.

  7. Would you quit your job tomorrow if you won the Lotto?
    Answer - not right away, because my job takes a long time to transistion completely, but when I did it would be to move to the Board of Directors as a big-ass donor so I could get rid of some of the dead weight members and help get this non-profit over a couple financial hurdles.

69

  1. Assistant General Counsel. I should throw in a division like all those directors I deal with, but no one else in my department has, so I won’t.

  2. 0/25/75

  3. I guess I’m a manager. I might be a director. I should look at my org chart. However, even the lowliest, most junior of the corporate counsels still manage the paralegals and contract administrators.

  4. 50+ (like thousands); 0-50 should be one instance.

  5. Between me and the GC, there are like 10 AGC and VPs (that’s their title, as opposed to me which is just AGC). There’s also a couple of DC (division counsels, ahead of me, and I think they’re actually higher than the AGCVP. Then there’s the CEO, and I don’t think any of lawyers are on that career path, though we could be if we applied for and got the job Thanks monthly HR newsletter!

  6. I could open up my own practice, but I’m not a go-getter to get clients, which is why I left my old firm. Also, corporate life is too easy. I already own a side business and that’s already seeming like way too much work, and I only hang out there on Saturdays.

  7. How many hours do you spend on the Dope while at work? Too many. :cool:

70
  1. What’s your job title?
    Senior Editor, although I prefer the title “Comma Monkey”

:: flings punctuation ::

:: scratches ass ::

  1. What ratio of Hate/tolerate/love for your job do you experience over time?
    In general, love the job. Maybe 10% of the time I hate a person who works where I work, but that passes. Sometimes processes are frustrating and moving too slowly for me. So 10% hate, 10% tolerate, 80% love.

  2. What level are you? (worker, supervisor, manager, director, or something else)
    I don’t supervise anyone, but I’m not entry level. It’s considered a “professional” position, but I consider it your basic worker-bee gig. I’m not responsible for anything but the commas, man.

  3. ** Loosely speaking - what size is the company you work for?** (small - 1 - 10 employees, medium - 10 - 50 employees, large - 50+ employees)
    Ginormous. My employer is 1,500+ employees and that is owned by an even more ginormous publishing conglomerate. It’s like the Halliburton of educational publishing. I have no idea how many people actually work for The Company. :dubious:

5.** How many levels are there between you and the top man/men? ** (if you are the top man, then technically it’s -1. as zero is one below top man because there’s nobody between)
I have no idea, because the company is so ginormous that I can’t even see the top of the tree. I sort of get lost trying to follow the corporate structure in terms of who reports to whom. Let’s say at least six, but maybe as many levels as ten.

  1. How transferable are your skills? (this is just a pure interpret the question however you want, just talk about it - how easily could you find a similar job if brown coloured matter got terminally near to a rotating wind generation device)
    Very transferable. Pretty much, if a company is publishing something, on the web or in print, I can get a job there. (And sorry! I compulsively and reflexively corrected your spelling of “easily.” Couldn’t stop myself. That’ll be $29.50. :cool: )

  2. Seven is where you make up the question and answer it.
    What kind of job can an editor get?
    I’ve been in this industry for nearly 20 years and I haven’t worked in the same industry twice. Every time I change jobs, I’m in a completely different “field” although I’ve done the exact same job everywhere I’ve been: comma monkey. I write or read other people’s copy, fix it so it makes sense and the person doesn’t appear to be an idiot, then take it to publication, print or web.

Examples:
Magazine editor - Big obvious duh here. We published magazines.
Temp agency - Published training materials and the company newsletter, published stuff for legal department
Industrial cleaning company - Published standardized procedures used for training new peeps, published quarterly reports and internal newsletters.
Third party fringe benefits administrator - Managed the communications department, which published all that crap about your benefit plans that you always toss out right before you just sign up for whatever you had last year. (Med, dental, vision, 401k, life, short term disability, etc.) Had final approval (and comma-wrangling privileges) on everything that left my department.
Ginormous educational publisher - I work under contract in the client’s office. I fling whichever commas they tell me to. They put files on my hard drive… I make 'em grammatically pretty.