Lunch on 29 August 2008 : Is Designation So Important?

On 29 August I went out for lunch with a friend AW. We talked about a lot of things but the things that amused me and I still find amusing are as follows.

1. Most of her colleagues who drive, like to be the one whose car is parked next to the boss? I asked her whatever for? Not that they are going to get any of the boss’s salary.

(So I told her the boss gave me his parking space recently. Does that mean I have been given a share in the company?)

2. AW was an Accounts Executive. When her boss employed an Accounts Manager, automatically she became the Assistant Accounts Manager.

One of her colleagues used to be the Human Resource Executive (HRE). When her boss employed an assistant for the HRE, automatically the HRE became HR Manager (HRM).


I for one do not care what designation I have as long as the bosses give me increment at least annually to fight inflation.

What is the use of having a fancy job title when there is no increment whatsoever in the salary? And AW and HRM never did get any payrise along with their ‘promotion’.

So to answer my own Q. Is Designation so Important? The answer is YES! especially to suckers in AW’s company.