Pretentious? Moi?
Preposterous job title of the weak
WHILE we obviously applaud and actively encourage the widespread use of words such as paradigm, leverage, incentivise, core competencies, world-class and solution, there comes a time when even the most out-of-the-box-thinking brainsharers must call a halt to meaningless absurdisming.
Some people are cursed with daft names by cruel parents. Imagine, if you will, the trauma caused to someone named Roo Reynolds. Surely life can throw no more misfortune in their faces? But no. Roo is employed by IBM.
How much worse can things get, I hear you ask?
Quite a bit, it would appear from Mr or Ms Reynold's business card pictured in the Manchester Grauniad.
You're a what?
We would be delighted to receive further examples of ludicrous job titles, but suspect that Metaverse Evangelist will be hard to beat. µ
L'Inq
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Chief Poo-Bah
I knew a filmmaker who carried that title on his business card.Up-to-date? Moi?
The subject of this article was reported on by the BBC in November 2006, but I am porbably behind the times myself and not the first to have noted this.See http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6111738.stm
Regards,
Paul.
Not even close to the worst name ever
My girl got a letter from SpecSavers a few years back, this a 100% authentic letter. Check the Technical Directors name:http://www.pogdesign.co.uk/stuff/unluckyman
Poor, poor man. I've laughed a lot at that letter over the years.
Titles
I worked at one place that had a (IIRC) "Test Methodology Tester". There was also the gopher at my last IS job whom we called "potpourri boy" due to the wide scope of his duties, plus his effeminate demeanor and cologne.Claim to Fame :p
Hehe, I've met Roo twice, once at Hursley and once at my Uni. He's a pretty cool guy :)I agree, I never quite understood the point of his job - telling people about Second Life etc. I don't think its that small that people need to be told about it...:p
Speaking of pointless jobs...
Where I work we had a vacancy posted for an "Innovations Manager", that is, someone who manages a "pipeline of ideas".The role profile indicated the successful candidate would be in charge of meeting monthly innovation targets (i.e. x number of ideas per month).
Google Define:
Evangelist = To preach, like the gospel.Metaverse = Vision behind current work.
LOL. Nice title for a spinster.
Inq is complaining about made up words?
Wait, the good 'ole INQ is complaining about made up words? Nooooooooooooooooo...........wow
incredible. For an article that mentions "out of the box thinking", the author couldn't even think enough out of the box to associate "Roo" as being a nickname.Seems rather pretentious to pick on someone for their name without even putting in the mandatory background checks to see what it is you're actually picking on. Perhaps said author should contact a proctologist for some assistance with locating their head?
Lead the world on to the Metaverse!
I love his title! Sounds a bit corny but if you break it down he's a virtual reality supervisor or the likes of some leader.Metaverse - Virtual Reality
Evangelist - a person marked by evangelical enthusiasm for or support of any cause. (Dictionary.com)
Daft job title
http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/people/mcI humbly offer up the (lower-cased) dr schraefel for your consideration: "Chief Imaginist for Interactive Strategies".
I've worked with her, and I don't know what it means, either.
"Sparkle text kinda guy"
"Problem Solver" is what I've had on my card since I started - and I'm not ashamed to admit it :-)I'm an IBMer too and have known Roo for while... He's well deserving of the Metaverse Evangelist title and does it proud regularly.
I think that the prize for obnoxious title would have to go to guy in interviewed with from Microsoft - his title was "A sparkle text kinda guy"
doi!
Quote: Inq is complaining about made up words?Wait, the good 'ole INQ is complaining about made up words? Nooooooooooooooooo...........
posted by : Svars, 09 March 2008
No they aren't, what made up words are in that job title? They are making fun of absurd job titles.
There is a reason we do this
As the other IBM metaverse evangelist I am more than happy to defend/explain/join in on the ridicule of the job title we made for ourselves :-)Either way it makes people discuss what we want them to discuss and virtual worlds and metaverses (not just Second Life) are the subject.
Soon you wont need an evangelist to explain why they are important. Our titles by their very nature become things that done right remove themselves over time.
Pretentious... of course this web world is built on our egos manifesting themselves electronically.
I am sure I commented on this before, either I failed the human test or got denied because I put a fast company article in as a url to more job titles ;-)
I don't know about worst name
The company I work for (construction) regularly does business with another firm whose senior estimator is named Dick Bender.