Preposterous job titles

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Someone sent me an email today and signed off with their job title 'Behaviour Change Training Practitioner'. What is that? Whose behaviour needs to change? Seem to be a lot of pseudo titles around these days. Anyone seen anything worse?

More than two words and it is made up.

Reminds me of spoof BBC doc - wasn't there a 'head of better'?

In a previous (American) owned company I was

"Finance Specialist 5"

Head of finance was what I used on email sig.

Mind you, I see I have broken my own rule!

Someone sent me an email today and signed off with their job title 'Behaviour Change Training Practitioner'. What is that? Whose behaviour needs to change?

Erm, yours? Sorry to break it to you!

You just need to go on an NHS jobs board to see the most ridiculous titles

YY to NHS.

I would like to be known as the Grand High Vizir of Paperclips, given the choice.

DH (engineer) gets really annoyed with "technicians" who aren't technical.

Capital punishment adviser at amnesty was my favourite

I thought it was going to be about job titles that actually were ridiculous, like 'sandwich artists' at Subway. Nothing wrong with working there but it doesn't need a frilly title.
There's plenty of behaviour change courses that trainers deliver It's quite often related to health behaviour change e.g. smoking cessation, disordered eating, substance misuse etc.

Clinic Unit Manager---CUM

Head of Talent Acquisition - HR manager.

Geniuses. Not, you're a shop assistant.

Anything "ninja" "evangelist" "warrior" or the like - awful!

Vision technician - window cleaner

@iklboo that's actually a recruitment manager

I used to work in HR whilst at university, my role being “HR Officer”. Not going to lie, I felt a bit silly when I reported something to the police and they asked my occupation, they rolled their eyes and I internally cringed. They put me down as HR assistant😂

I have seen some strange roles from ex colleagues on linked in, eg exaggerating their previous titles to make them seem more senior. Don’t they feel embarrassed? As there are people who know what their actual role and responsibilities were and know they’re lying.

@rosecreakybex - it's the HR manager where I work. Which makes it worse.

I had a job - 30 years ago - as an "administrative assistant". No one knew what I was supposed to do, including my manager. I just helped out around the office.

I remember my husband telling me his title had been changed to ‘warehouse operative’. He thought it was hilarious as it made him sound like a spy. He stacked car parts on shelves. This was years ago at the beginning of nonsense lingo.

Yup. In my company we have a lot of ‘Storytellers’ who are basically corporate copywriters.

I'm a Test Analyst - I always think it sounds a bit wanky! I usually tell people (only if they ask!) i work in IT or pensions (the industry I am part of)

I once did a full body shudder when an email arrived from a recruitment consultant, sharing a list of his latest candidates, with the official job title "Head of Making Friends" in his signature. My EYES!

Well that's just stupid then @iklboo - only mentions one part of the job. Idiot person.

Oh "storytellers" are the worst. Also wizards

I had a a job interview once at the head office of Build a Bear.... ridiculously they are all called Bears. I.e. "Marketing Bear" (which I was there for... but also "HR Bear", Engineering Bear... and so on and so forth

A long time ago I was a temp in the Temporary Accommodation Department of a housing association. They had people who were known as Discharge Officers.

I have a friend who works in admin and her title is Specialist Senior Executive Advisor. She's 25 and a PA

My favourite at work is ‘erection supervisor’ 😹