Comments on: It’s all in how you define your worth http://www.toneparsons.com/2006/03/24/its-all-in-how-you-define-your-worth/ Live from the Lilac City!! Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:06:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Moe Flam http://www.toneparsons.com/2006/03/24/its-all-in-how-you-define-your-worth/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Moe Flam Mon, 27 Mar 2006 19:22:34 +0000 http://www.toneparsons.com/2006/03/24/its-all-in-how-you-define-your-worth/#comment-72 I hear what you're saying. Work at the same company, and my understanding is HR came up with titles last year, and we all had to be plugged in to our hole this review cycle. Also, its been explained to me, titles like 'Solutions' and 'Analyst' pertain to people that come up with answers, rather than just pushing out widgets every day. While this sounds BS'y, it also pushes you up the mysterious pay grade chart. I still think they have about 8 words with nerdy connotations, and they do the old dart-board trick. My title has changed 4 times in the 3.5 years I've been here, for basically doing the same thing. In the end, it still means I don't have to buck hay bales to make a living (that cemented my value of a dollar). I hear what you’re saying. Work at the same company, and my understanding is HR came up with titles last year, and we all had to be plugged in to our hole this review cycle. Also, its been explained to me, titles like ‘Solutions’ and ‘Analyst’ pertain to people that come up with answers, rather than just pushing out widgets every day. While this sounds BS’y, it also pushes you up the mysterious pay grade chart.

I still think they have about 8 words with nerdy connotations, and they do the old dart-board trick. My title has changed 4 times in the 3.5 years I’ve been here, for basically doing the same thing.

In the end, it still means I don’t have to buck hay bales to make a living (that cemented my value of a dollar).

]]> By: Eve http://www.toneparsons.com/2006/03/24/its-all-in-how-you-define-your-worth/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Eve Sat, 25 Mar 2006 23:11:25 +0000 http://www.toneparsons.com/2006/03/24/its-all-in-how-you-define-your-worth/#comment-71 I agree with you. I know it is only a word, but that "senior" DOES define your position at work, if not with you, but with your peers. It says, experienced, someone to go to for a decision, a cut above. Yes, yes it IS only a word, but a word that says a lot. Clearly if they asked whether it bothered you, they did think about what losing it meant. You might want to say that you feel your title gave you some authority, and in the eyes of your workmates, it might look like a demotion of sorts (even if it isn't). Do they expect you to still be the "go-to" guy? If they do, the Senior should stay. Just my 2 cents (or 1.5 cents if you do the currency conversion lol) I agree with you. I know it is only a word, but that “senior” DOES define your position at work, if not with you, but with your peers. It says, experienced, someone to go to for a decision, a cut above.

Yes, yes it IS only a word, but a word that says a lot. Clearly if they asked whether it bothered you, they did think about what losing it meant. You might want to say that you feel your title gave you some authority, and in the eyes of your workmates, it might look like a demotion of sorts (even if it isn’t). Do they expect you to still be the “go-to” guy? If they do, the Senior should stay.

Just my 2 cents (or 1.5 cents if you do the currency conversion lol)

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