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

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[-] [email protected] 47 points 1 month ago

I was a noodle ambassador, once upon a time.

[-] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago

All in a day's work for a dedicated servant of the Flying Spaghetti Monster 🍜

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[-] [email protected] 46 points 1 month ago

I really want the job of "head receiver," like Jerry here.

[-] [email protected] 40 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I laughed out loud when I saw someone I know on LinkedIn convert from real estate agent to ‘prompt engineer’

[-] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago

That one bugs me. Should require an engineering degree.

[-] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago

Language creep. I imagine it gets worse as we age...

-Senior Application Engineer

[-] [email protected] 30 points 1 month 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. 😁

[-] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I was being recruited to design and develop a machine that sorted bull semen into male and female and I half jokingly said I’d consider it if i could have the title of Sr Semen Sorter and manager said ok. COVID stopped the project though

[-] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago

At first I was like "good luck finding that female semen..." Then I realized I'm just dumb.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Yeah I'm still not getting it lol

[-] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago

In case you seriously aren't getting it, it would sort sperm based on whether it had an "x" or a "y" chromosome

[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Shit ok that's what I thought but I misremembered some biology and told myself that's not how it works lmao.

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

You can separate bull semen? I don't want to Google this. How is this done?

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

No need to Google

You can separate bull semen

by just using your mouth. Hope this helps!

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

At least you weren’t the Head Semen Collector

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[-] lyth 20 points 1 month 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"

[-] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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

[-] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago
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[-] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago

I worked with a guy who was Happiness Officer and all my friends found it hilarious. He was pretty good at keeping the team happy though so I didn't give him too much shit about it.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

The beatings will continue until morale improves.

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I know that is used for someone who generally has a good enough grasp on science and technology to make rough approximations of what could happen as those fields progress, but it sounds like a fancy term for a psychic.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

I'm switching my LinkedIn title to Futuronomist to avoid this kind of mixup

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[-] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago

"Thinker" is probably the most obnoxious one I've heard of, from the CTO of a tech company

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 month 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.

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[-] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago

I have a friend who works in GIS and had a title of "Maker of Maps"

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[-] [email protected] 16 points 1 month 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.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

What is he secretly Lord Zedd or something?

[-] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

Nobody gonna bring up "fluffer"?

[-] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 1 month 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.

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[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

I saw a job at an abbatior for a "first boner". I knew what they meant and it was still funny.

[-] funkless_eck 8 points 1 month 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?

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 month 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.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

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

A Eurovisionary.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

I was once a flamer.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

The weirdest I've ever had was "Keyholder".

My ex briefly had the title of "Bioethicist".

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

I AM THE GATEKEEPER!

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[-] Reverendender 6 points 1 month ago

One of the dispensaries near me has weed consultants called "Rangers."

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[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

My ancestor (born circa 1720) was a matchstick saleswoman. Her name was Gillette, same as the razor brand. I try to live up to her legacy

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Erection engineer.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

My aunt used to work as a "cheese stirrer"

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

"Photographer nose itcher" is one that comes to mind.

It's not that the rationale doesn't make sense (imagine trying to concentrate a camera and suddenly being itchy and wishing you had someone scratch you so you don't have to unconcentrate your camera so you can free a hand in order to itch the itchy part), but imagine a second person following you around for that purpose in particular, like a photographer's equivalent to the Piss Boy.

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[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

In some industries, the safety officer in charge is usually called the "competent person".

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Not me but a buddy of mine was a "Cheese Monger". I always found that one pretty funny.

Also when I was in high school, I was going through a book of prefessions in "Careers" class and I found "Chick Sexer". Heh... Heheh... Chick Sexer.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Pornography Historian

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

In my first company an intern that updated our webpage from time to time was our Internet Content Manager.

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