# What's your job title?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-job-title/114499>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 17, 2002, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-job-title/114499 "2002-06-17T11:22:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2002, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-job-title/114499/21 "2002-06-17T15:26:41Z")

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Paralegal

My favorite former job title was Language Specialist (dreamed up by the Feds). Made me sound much fancier than I really was.

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**Author:** ![MachV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@MachV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachV)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2002, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-job-title/114499/22 "2002-06-17T15:43:52Z")

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At my job - Review Appraiser

When I’m working for myself - whatever I want. (Although to a couple of loan officers & realtors I’m sure it’s been “Stupid Low-Balling Appraiser” a time or two!)

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**Author:** ![Tiburon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e36b37/32.png) [@Tiburon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiburon)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2002, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-job-title/114499/23 "2002-06-17T16:33:13Z")

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Staff Attorney

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**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2002, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-job-title/114499/24 "2002-06-17T16:39:29Z")

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District Geophysicist

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**Author:** ![Leifsmama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a698b9/32.png) [@Leifsmama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leifsmama)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2002, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-job-title/114499/25 "2002-06-17T17:09:00Z")

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Mom, and it take all my free time!

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**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2002, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-job-title/114499/26 "2002-06-17T17:21:09Z")

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Queen of fucking EVERYTHING! I have a button on my knapsack to that effect. Thanks, **matt**! 😃

Actually, it’s Technical Writer and Illustrator. I’m the only one in my group that has the “Illustrator” distinction because I’m the vector drawing expert for technical diagrams.

- s.e.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2002, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-job-title/114499/27 "2002-06-17T17:21:15Z")

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Data Management Analyst, Senior (DMAS).

Spells “Dumb ass”, doesn’t it?

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**Author:** ![StephenG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@StephenG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StephenG)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2002, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-job-title/114499/28 "2002-06-17T17:28:23Z")

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I think I’m the “Separate Accounts Intern”.

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2002, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-job-title/114499/29 "2002-06-17T17:32:40Z")

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Financial Manager

(as I told a friend, I’m really just a glorified bookkeeper. His response? “Well, it’s nice to be glorified.”)

My father was a technical writer/editor for IBM and went by “Information Developer”.

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**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2002, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-job-title/114499/30 "2002-06-17T17:38:09Z")

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“Research Associate”.

If I stick around long enough, I will be “Senior Research Associate.”

No, I don’t know what I do, either.

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**Author:** ![lenin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@lenin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lenin)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2002, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-job-title/114499/31 "2002-06-17T17:43:13Z")

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Ayatollah.

I have one of Quaddafi’s hats! It’s really neat.

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**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2002, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-job-title/114499/32 "2002-06-17T17:49:39Z")

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Director.

Before that I was an Administrative Assistant.  
Before that I was an Administrator (looks like I was demoted, doesn’t it?)  
Before that I was Acting Administrator (merely acting you know)  
Before that I was a Residential Manager  
Before that I was a REsidential Specialist  
Before that I was an Assistant Manager.  
My first job title here was “Week-ender”. 😃

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**Author:** ![Cyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@Cyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyn)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2002, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-job-title/114499/33 "2002-06-17T18:31:33Z")

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Cyn, Registered Nurse

Unofficially but known departmentally as The Guinea Pig/ Oh, YOU"RE The One!  
Fomerly known as Lissa’s Puppy(while she was orienting me)

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**Author:** ![Belrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2002, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-job-title/114499/34 "2002-06-17T20:01:16Z")

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Senior Systems Engineer.

I’m lobbying to get it changed to “Senior Geek”

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**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2002, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-job-title/114499/35 "2002-06-17T20:20:42Z")

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My business card reads “Counsel.”

The job title I get paid for is Commonwealth Attorney II (Non-Supervisory).

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**Author:** ![islandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8491ac/32.png) [@islandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/islandgirl)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2002, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-job-title/114499/36 "2002-06-17T21:47:09Z")

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Operations Manager (read “slave to upper management”

We have a independent contractor working for us and the title on his business card is “President and Janitor”

🙂

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**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2002, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-job-title/114499/37 "2002-06-17T22:01:15Z")

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Internal Auditor (Staff level)  
For about 5 6/7 more weeks. 😃

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**Author:** ![seawitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@seawitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seawitch)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2002, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-job-title/114499/38 "2002-06-17T22:02:17Z")

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By day - Transaction Manager.

Nights and weekends - Massage Therapist.

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**Author:** ![auntie\_em](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@auntie\_em](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auntie_em)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2002, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-job-title/114499/39 "2002-06-17T22:02:17Z")

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> \*Originally posted by scott evil \*  
> \*\*Queen of fucking EVERYTHING! I have a button on my knapsack to that effect. Thanks, **matt**! 😃  
> \*\*

Pah. You only have the button? I have the nightshirt (a gift from my brother). 😉

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**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2002, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-job-title/114499/40 "2002-06-17T22:27:53Z")

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Aircraft Functional Test Technician 31407.

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