Sir? I'd like you to take the helm, please. I need this man to tear all my clothes off.

Zoe ,'Serenity'


Natter 46: The FIGHTIN' 46  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Scrappy - Aug 29, 2006 10:15:22 am PDT #5059 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

I'm Human Resources Manager, which is the most boring title ever. Luckily, I love my job.


beekaytee - Aug 29, 2006 10:22:55 am PDT #5060 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant

Queen of King Features

Perfect!

Fast Company magazine (which I have not read consistently for years) used to have a feature profiling cool titles. They make a difference!

Even if you have a boring actual title, you can always make one up for yourself. For one of my clients, I'm "She Who Saves Himself, from Himself."

HR Manager can easily translate into "Cat Herder."

What would your title be if you it could be what you would have it be?


msbelle - Aug 29, 2006 10:23:26 am PDT #5061 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I stayed home today, but spent all morning online giving people tasks and prioritizing their work.

I am just starting to feel better. so YAY!

Also working on a few exercises in not being a control-freak. I am not sure I am doing very well.

ION - The Mrs. Dr. Shepperd from GA was Drew Carey's GF who had a weight problem on the Drew Carey Show. WHO KNEW?!


Jesse - Aug 29, 2006 10:24:36 am PDT #5062 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I do know an architect who will rant and rave at any opportunity about Information Professionals using the word architecture and etc. "WHERE'S THE ARCH!?!?!" he says.


Ginger - Aug 29, 2006 10:29:16 am PDT #5063 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Human Resources Manager, which is the most boring title ever.

More boring than "Corporate Communications Representative"?


Frankenbuddha - Aug 29, 2006 10:29:43 am PDT #5064 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

What would your title be if you it could be what you would have it be?

I dunno, but I've been known as "The Can Opener" since often when I start testing I open a can of worms.


beekaytee - Aug 29, 2006 10:33:39 am PDT #5065 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant

The Can Opener

Love. It.

I aspire to, but never ascended to this height. Mostly just 'Raker of Muck.'


Jesse - Aug 29, 2006 10:38:24 am PDT #5066 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I just referred to myself as the Queen of Budget Estimates, but that's only a small part of what I do.


Dana - Aug 29, 2006 10:46:11 am PDT #5067 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Um, hey, so you guys that live in the Raleigh-Durham area, the husband and I are kind of talking about moving up there. In the sense that he's threatening to quit his job next week, and we have pretty narrow requirements for where else we'd be willing to live.

Want to pimp your city to me?


JZ - Aug 29, 2006 10:49:15 am PDT #5068 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

My official title is Senior Medical Transcriptionist, but actually I have been here long enough that I am Files & Records. I once walked past two residents looking over a chart and wondering, "Who's Dr. A. Grady? There's nothing in the hospital directory." and I butted in to explain that Dr. Grady was a cardiology fellow X years ago, but has since married and changed her name to Othername-Grady and has a junior faculty appointment at UC Davis Med Center, and they can find her current contact info either through Secret Database A, over here, or through the UC Davis website, accessible through the Office of the President website, accessible through this secret passageway in the UCSF online directory over here, but if they wanted to wait five minutes I had her clinic, voice mail, pager and fax number on my desk.

I'm fairly sure my eyes actually did the same flickering thing as the Wolfram & Hart Files and Records woman.