Position Titles -- To Whom are they Talking?

There are position titles (descriptive labels), and then there are political nameplates (nice words but what do they say?)

Question - Are titles ego driven, organizationally driven, or functionally important? From an HR Management standpoint, titles should usually reflect the primary functions and status of the position. A connection with reality if you will so indulge the author.  A supervisor of warehousing does just that, supervisors the employees and functions of the warehouse. 

Conversely for the sake of discussion, a warehouse coordinator does what? coordinates the warehouse, what is that?

Titles are very touchy where individuals want to be labeled differently than the position they fill portends. For example, an individual may be adverse to the title of secretary, even thought the duties are just that.  They want status or recognition. Issues? well there is the matter of compensation-- is the position rated as a secretary an IT associate or sales coordinator?  Secondly, take a look at internal politics.. Title comparison and title creep are both breeding grounds for internal angst and negative discussions.

Some high ranking executives promulgate the idea that titles don't matter. Of course not, they have theirs. And they are not going to be changed... The sensitivities of the little person may get lost in the conversation

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and most of the time, misconception occur on a persons title... little persons or some are usually judged by their titles on their jobs

[bob handwerk]

Very well said: little people who make significant contributions sometimes do not get the deserved recognition because of their titles

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