For me, a random sales guy took the cake when he introduced himself as “Chief Innovation Evangelist”.

  • WindyRebel@lemmy.world
    26·
    5 months ago

    Worked in printing before things were phased to computers and had to shoot/cut out negatives on a light table for the press plates. It was called “stripping”. So, I was a stripper once without taking off any clothes.

    Pharmacists are drug dealers. At least I call them that. 😁

  • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
    18·
    5 months ago

    If I remember reading some old Mac magazine correctly, Guy Kawasaki’s official job title at Apple was “Intergalactic Evangelist”.

  • lyth@sh.itjust.works
    151·
    5 months ago

    A good line from a video about a cancelled game jam documentary: “Matti was hired as a Pepsi Consultant, a job title less dignified than Human Trafficker”

  • enbyecho@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    5 months ago

    Maybe this doesn’t count but… I once had a manager who had “Master of All He Surveys” on his business card.

    We didn’t get a long too well.

  • BitSound@lemmy.world
    13·
    5 months ago

    “Thinker” is probably the most obnoxious one I’ve heard of, from the CTO of a tech company

    • calabast@lemm.ee
      6·
      5 months ago

      I feel like besides being a silly title, I feel like it would rub me the wrong way if I worked at that company with any other title.

      Because of the implication.

  • neidu2@feddit.nl
    11·
    5 months ago

    Chief Trainee.

    Context: The hierarchy at this job I once had (and still kind of have) went like this:
    First, the four departments:
    Technician, Navigator, Mechanic, Processor.

    The structure: Trainee tech/nav/mech/proc -> tech/nav/mech/proc ->
    Shift Leader tech/nav/mech/proc ->
    Chief tech/nav/mech/proc ->
    Party Chief

    This one guy we hired was good at what he did, and he had years of experience from a different company. He was hired with the understanding that he’d take on the chief role after some time.

    However, HR stupidity dictated that a certain duration with the company was required for various levels, so he had to start as a trainee. And pay was also linked to this, and he was supposed to be paid as a chief.

    So I as a shift lead at that time had him working under me as Chief Trainee so he could learn our methods and systems before he got into the role as my Chief.

  • Volkditty@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    5 months ago

    I was looking for a new job recently and found a listing for Part-time Manhole Cover Inspector. Was tempted to apply, but I was not qualified.

    My younger brother had a summer job in high school as a worm farmer.

  • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works
    8·
    5 months ago

    I’ve taught Sex Ed in high school

    I’ve been a topless waiter (I’m a dude, sorry)

    And a stilt walker, and magician, and balloon twister

    And I was paid to stilt walk in a library singing The One Pound Fish song as part of an art installation

    Does that count?

  • Ephera@lemmy.ml
    7·
    5 months ago

    A former colleague had the title “Project Professional”.

    As you can tell, he was good at doing projects, just not at doing anything in those projects.

  • Resol van Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    5 months ago

    I’m a Eurovision fan (spoiler alert: the 2024 edition was dogshit). Hmm… I’m calling myself something else now.

    A Eurovisionary.