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PSA: people keep chasing job titles instead of learning one hard skill all the way through
Honestly I see this all the time with people around me. A guy on my team in Denver has changed job titles three times in two years, from analyst to specialist to coordinator, and he still can't run a basic forecast on his own. Meanwhile this woman who sat next to me just kept getting better at SQL and now she's the one everyone calls when the reports break. I think people hear that title changes mean you're moving up, but a new title with the same old skills just means you got a new desk. Six months ago I turned down a small bump to a fancier-sounding role because it was mostly scheduling meetings, and I stayed put to learn the billing system inside out. Now I'm the only one on my floor who can fix it, and that's worth more than a title on my email. If you had to pick between a better title and being the person who actually knows the thing, which would you take?
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anthonykim4d ago
Tbh a few years ago I would've taken the title in a second. I figured the title was the whole point and the skills would just come along with it. Then I watched two people on my old floor get promoted into roles where they mostly just sat in meetings, and a year later neither one could do the actual work anymore. Being the go-to person when something breaks is worth way more than a fancy word in your email signature. Takes longer and nobody claps for it, but you're the one who's safe when things get shaky.
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