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Interesting.
Most of the companies I have worked for ended up with "Account Managers" instead of "Salesmen", and my local Binmen are "Recycling Technicians"
I would never do that kind of thing myself, you understand.
Paul Griffin,
Commander of the Armies of the IDE, General of the framework, loyal servant to the true bracketing style, Whitesmiths. Father to a murdered project, husband to slaughtered code. And I will have my job title, in this life or the next.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Keith Barrow wrote: (bog cleaner c.f. sanitary hygiene engineer)
Well, or garbage men are called sanitation engineers. Makes you wonder what a "software engineer" actually is.
Marc
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Marc Clifton wrote: Makes you wonder what a "software engineer" actually is.
By the same logic as sanitation engineer, people who post funny cat videos online.
Alberto Brandolini: The amount of energy necessary to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it.
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Marc Clifton wrote: Well, or garbage men are called sanitation engineers. Makes you wonder what a "software engineer" actually is.
I dunno but I think you can call one with System.GC();
I'm retired. There's a nap for that...
- Harvey
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Marc Clifton wrote: Well, or garbage men are called sanitation engineers. Makes you wonder what a "software engineer" actually is.
Well, I know which one of them handles more garbage.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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"Lord High Everything Else" has a classier ring to it.
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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There's a distinct Pratchetty feel go that title
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I've never really gone for pompous titles myself, except for one:
"Section Leader who couldn't be bothered to think of a name for his section but who wanted a long job title to annoy the personnel department when the time came to get the business cards printed"
I even attached it to an existing card to show them how I wanted it - with fold-out extension.
When they arrived, they were "Section Leader, Customised Products" 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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OriginalGriff wrote: with fold-out extension.
Oh, that would have been great!
Marc
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One of the best job titles I came across recently (think it was when arranging the interview for the App contest) was "Duchess of Operations".
Thought that had a good ring to it!
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I got inspired. From now on I will finish my company e-mails with
Best regards,
M The Purple Code Monkey
Microsoft ... the only place where VARIANT_TRUE != true
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Funny: titles never appeared to mean much in the UK but they seem to take on importance here. Odd.
I always say: you can call me whatever you like as long as it's not late for dinner...
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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I worked with a guy who had a handful of business cards with different titles that he gave out according to whatever he felt like being that day. All of the titles were self-appointed. Our boss found it amusing...
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Many years ago I had an interview somewhere that had the job title Van Master which sounds cool.
And at least one supermarket has given people the title of Chilled Manager.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Marc Clifton wrote: seem to love your pompous titles
That's because someone worked out a long time ago that in their reviews telling people we can't give you a pay rise but we can give you a title seemed to calm things down.
And as stated above, pots and kettles! This thing about everyone having some rank has definitely wafted over from the west...
Regards,
Rob Philpott.
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Rob Philpott wrote: This thing about everyone having some rank has definitely wafted over from the west...
Lies! All lies!!
Rob Philpott wrote: And as stated above, pots and kettles!
Errr... that's Assistant Senior Director of Advanced Kettle Resources to your ilk!
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington
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.. you can post your private mails[^] as a question.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.
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I thought for a moment that QA had become the Tech Support Tier 2 for RODEON VR Heads! 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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The first Solution is correct! 
Microsoft ... the only place where VARIANT_TRUE != true
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The best answer I liked so far was "Cat is going to be hungry" 
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This absolute gem, quote:
"When builds fail, due to compilation errors, it requires programmers to take extra time and brainpower to find and fix the problem, reducing their productivity."
Yes.
Waiting for the computer to boot, that too.
And sleeping for 7 hours at night. And eating, and going to the coffee machine.
All these things.
Did I mention design? Coding?
These two REALLY use up that there productivity.
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I read that article too...
I thought the same. Fixing compilation errors IS productive.
And being productive causes errors.
Basically they're saying we should not be productive because productivity leads to reducing productivity.
Then their heads exploded 
It's an OO world.
public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
{
public void DoWork()
{
throw new NotSupportedException();
}
}
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Sander Rossel wrote: Then their heads exploded
I hope so.
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Don't forget testing.
That destroys productivity!
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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