Comments on Fundraising Nerd: Job Titles Suck

Personally, I think "data nerd" sounds e...

2010-03-23T15:50:47.142-07:00

Personally, I think "data nerd" sounds entirely appropriate for the position in question. Really, words solicit emotive responses and you are looking for the quintessential "nerd" and not someone who thinks themselves anything fancy or yuppie-ish. You want someone to say "Hey, that's me!" when they see the job posting. Now I understand that this leaves plenty of room for a "tu quoque" response when looking at my bs title "Sr. Market/Policy Research Analyst" but my boss wouldn't let me publish my nickname around the office- research nerd monkey in the back room- which is most likely a more accurate description of my day to day goings on. An old speech and debate adage states that: "Debate is like guns for nerds". Bottom line...I'm proud to be a nerd even if my weapon is logic and rhetoric; and when I hire an assistant they had better be too.

Eric B. Estes
Research Analyst
Clearwater Tech. Group

Ha! Susan -- I totally put "special projects...

2009-11-03T16:03:59.069-08:00

Ha! Susan -- I totally put "special projects" in the job description I am hiring. Crap. I hope I don't end up hiring a tool. :)

well, i only scored a 46, but really, i work at a ...

2009-10-23T13:33:10.643-07:00

well, i only scored a 46, but really, i work at a state institution, so it must be bs.

my personal job-title peeve: "Special Projects." When I meet someone in charge of "special projects," I know they're a tool.