Jealous. Should I be?

[MarillionFan]

I'm always amazed how much people care about job titles. Couldn't give a flying duck what I'm called.

Think I'm having a bad day. Don't even have the energy to insult Test Mangler.

[TestMangler]

Think I'm having a bad day. Don't even have the energy to insult Test Mangler.

Ahhh.......go on go on go on

[Alf W]

Now I'd given up a senior role earlier last year in charge of a team of 20, and even though I was on a six figure salary was still only titled as a senior manager. The offer to move to the US came up and fast track(2 years) into a directors role. For personal reasons I turned it down and went back contracting to which I regret. They know I've been looking for a more senior role elsewhere.

This reminds me. Did we ever get the "Chinny reck-on" smiley?

[MaryPoppins]

WTF. He's a nice fella, and yes I'm bedwetting and jealous. Do I have a right to be?

Pull yourself together; as DP says you're a bog standard contractor, not some high flying big achiever.

Who cares what the perms call themselves?

[MarillionFan]

Pull yourself together; as DP says you're a bog standard contractor, not some high flying big achiever.

Who cares what the perms call themselves?

I like Muggles.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

I'm always amazed how much people care about job titles. Couldn't give a flying duck what I'm called.

WHS Pay me enough and you can put git faced tosser on my business cards (except they're mine anyway) daft beyond belief

[vetran]

You are getting more cash, less responsibility and no whiney unmanageable direct reports and you are moaning?

With the difference you earn in the next hour get yourself a fine bone china mug made up with Gold lettering saying.

'I Drink Tea and write reports - I still earn more money than you'

On the other side you have a choice

' My Other Girlfriend is Beyonce'
' I own a Pile in Swindon'
'Tape changing Pays'

Words of wisdom from a reshuffled permie - same amount of cash a tenth of the responsibility!

[thunderlizard]

I've just clocked his LinkedIn and lo and behold he's promoted to BI Director?!?!? He's only been in his first management role for 9 months!!!

He's just better at it than you.

I've been attending a number of client pitches / presenting them etc, at the same time having to project manager and deliver the other projects using other contractors and shared resource.

...especially at delegating

hth
tl

[Fred Bloggs]

I'm always amazed how much people care about job titles. Couldn't give a flying duck what I'm called.

WHS, it's the money that counts.

[lukemg]

I know where you are coming from. It is quite nice to be at a level that allows you to influence things a bit more. I was running 2 teams totalling 54 staff a couple of years ago and being asked to contribute at a high level in a smaller co. Quite hard to settle back into the current grunt work at large clientco. It was contract too so can't even console myself with money - that one paid 30% more !!!