Corollary: don’t listen to people with “good” job titles tell you they are not important.
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@bryanl
Well - if that was not the case then you would’ve not highlighted “VP level” in your recent tweet. Sorry, I don’t know you, but, looked you up after I saw your tweet and then I found this
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@aakela
Titles are important. I have one I've never told anyone titles are not important. What I said is never let anyone who has one tell you they are not. I have one and know the value.
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@bryanl
The number of times I’ve heard a director say that we don’t need to level someone up. Argh.
And people with those titles wonder why people leave companies after a couple years.
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@bryanl
I wasted five years working for a man who kept saying it doesn't matter who gets the credit, only what the results are, which he truly believed, as long as he was getting the credit.
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@bryanl
Similarly: folks w degrees from elite institutions.
That I have a BA in Anthropology from 20+ years ago shouldn’t count for much.
But interviewers have been impressed that I graduated from Johns Hopkins. 🤷
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@bryanl
The title you have totally alters your opportunities, compensation model and the general professional conversations you have.
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@bryanl
I think it depends a bit on company and country culture. At the companies here in NL that I've been lucky enough to work for the "people above me" were pretty approachable and gave me influence anyway because of merit, not title. But when applying for a job, it does indeed help.
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@bryanl
Spot on, also not really consistent with any other field or industry. We clearly differentiate between a general and a foot soldier, so do we do between a doctor and a medical student. Anybody want to sign up for heart surgery by someone without a degree ?.
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@bryanl
At the ages where it would have mattered, I failed to have job titles with “Team Lead”, “Manager” or “Architect” regardless of what was doing.
Later, that was a crucial barrier blocking hiring
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