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What job title holds the biggest wow factor

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pancakeontoast · 14/10/2023 20:27

Just for sat night chat, what job do you think holds the biggest kudos? I think probably a medical consultant or barrister... what do you think...

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BareBelliedSneetch · 14/10/2023 21:05

I know a lot of astrophysicists. They are very clever, but not all that 😉

I applied for a job as a Knowledge Agent once. I loved that job title.

TeenLifeMum · 14/10/2023 21:05

writingsonthewall · 14/10/2023 20:59

CFO/coo/ceo do not impress me much <shakira>

I'm from the corporate world and I know they are blagging it like the rest of us

That’s exactly how I feel. Sure they’re clever but usually their face just was a good fit and they’re absolutely winging it ime. It’s the issue of seeing and knowing too much!

TheLightSideOfTheMoon · 14/10/2023 21:06

King.

Or Father Christmas.

Differentstarts · 14/10/2023 21:07

16HamstersCalledThemAllDave · 14/10/2023 20:55

Barrister

Surgeon

Astrophysicist

Anyone can be CEO/CFO/COO of their own company - whatever the size of the company

I read that as barist. I was like yep people who can make a good cup of coffee are great 🤣🤣🤣

BearFacedCheekGrylls · 14/10/2023 21:07

Médecins Sans Frontières

people who clean the sewers or empty dog poo bins. I mean imagine having the stomach to do that.

Hospice or palliative care people

Facing40andfrazzled · 14/10/2023 21:07

baby snow leopard burper or penguin walker

NancyJoan · 14/10/2023 21:09

I met a bomb disposal expert today. That was v exciting, and a bit Line Of Duty.

Dontfencemein · 14/10/2023 21:09

Air traffic controller.
The person in charge of the sound desk at a huge stadium concert.

Canisaysomething · 14/10/2023 21:10

Architect
SAS
Primary school teacher

wishiwasidisneyland · 14/10/2023 21:10

War correspondents?

Certainly not barristers, judges, bankers etc. know far too many!

greylamp · 14/10/2023 21:10

Paramedic- anyone who can essentially save lives from the back of a van is worth every penny plus some

Canisaysomething · 14/10/2023 21:11

Carers - any kind.

Singsonggsu · 14/10/2023 21:11

Cancer research scientist. What could be more amazing than that?

pizzaHeart · 14/10/2023 21:11

Pootles34 · 14/10/2023 20:33

Sea lord is a good one.

I would prefer sea monster.

Snugglemonkey · 14/10/2023 21:11

I had some ideas, but happy to admit that none trump sea lord!

Tellmeallthestories · 14/10/2023 21:13

Nuclear physicist.

@Lovelyweatheragain I am a psychiatrist and I am very much not impressive!

Hidingawaytoday · 14/10/2023 21:14

Notsuchacleverclogs · 14/10/2023 20:50

It depends, @pancakeontoast - are you talking about jobs or job titles? Because there are lots of very impressive jobs with not that impressive job titles. But im a civil servant and often come across some really exciting job titles, that are actually quite routine jobs. For instance, i once met someone with the job title "Head of Space". In fact, the job was a kind of trade promotion type job for satellite and related industries and didn't involve ruling over vast swathes of the cosmos 😅

I love some civil service job titles - I saw one once for Head of Piracy in the maritime directorate at DfT (I think they've now changed it to Anti-Piracy). Another one, DEFRA this time, was Head of Horticulture and Potatoes.

Mine have all been relatively boring 😆

Iwishmynamewassheilah · 14/10/2023 21:14

Dancer. A very modest mum at the school gate said this. In subsequent conversations turns out she’d been on broadway. That impressed me.

noelleux · 14/10/2023 21:15

I’m a chief of staff. Sounds cool, actually means I spend a lot more time than I want dealing with other people’s problems.

RosesAndHellebores · 14/10/2023 21:15

Madam would make my eyes widen. One has to wonder how many of the above mentioned will have visited her premises.

bluebeardswife7 · 14/10/2023 21:15

Simon Cowell

HallieRaspberry · 14/10/2023 21:15

Volcanologist.

Doggymummar · 14/10/2023 21:16

Mo oh is senior vice president of xxxxxxxx we both thinks it sound knobby

meatbaseddessert · 14/10/2023 21:18

Captain

E.g Birdseye, Pugwash, Underpants

LeefsPrings · 14/10/2023 21:18

Doggymummar · 14/10/2023 21:16

Mo oh is senior vice president of xxxxxxxx we both thinks it sound knobby

Unless 'xxxxxxxx' turns out to be a small country, then it's definitely knobby!