A Job By Any Other Name – Still Stinks!

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A Job By Any Other Name – Still Stinks!
Don’t you hate it when…
In lieu of your well-deserved raise (which will be put on hold indefinitely due to the “budget freeze”), your boss shows his appreciation by giving you a new, impressive-sounding title – for doing the same old crap. Such as:
Account Manager—under his direction, you manage to load his expense account with all his personal spending, which is masquerading as business expense.
Communications Liaison—You talk to the staff, in place of your boss, because he’s either in a bogus meeting, shopping, or “working off-site” (aka goofing off at home). Mostly you communicate things to the staff that your boss just doesn’t want to, such as “You’re laid off!”
Catering Manager—Your boss expects you to cater to him, no matter how annoying his demands.

Wouldn’t you love to…
Give your boss a title that more accurately reflects what he/she really does, such as:
Mr. Twitter, since he spends all day Twittering his friends, in lieu of doing work.
Ms. Manicure, since she goes on “sales calls” and “meetings” that are really manicure (and pedicure) appointments.
Mr. Empty Suit, since he attends meetings but never says anything to move projects ahead except, “I’ll get back to you on that,” which means he’ll get the knowledge he needs from his staff (mainly you).