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  • #46
    Quoth Dreamstalker View Post
    A lot of the positions I held had no official titles, it's when the job coach tries to create some that it sounds pretentious, clunky and stupid.
    That's where I'm lucky. I'm a pharmacy tech. Sweet, simple, to the point. Although some of my friends and family like to refer to me as a "pill pusher" or a "drug dealer".
    It's floating wicker propelled by fire!

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    • #47
      I am a "Food Service Specialist." There is nothing specialized about my food service, I assure you.
      Thou shalt not take the name of thy goddess Whiskey in vain.

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      • #48
        I this job and my last, I was termed a "Computer Support Specialist" or "PC Support Specialist." Specialist seems to be business-ese for "paid attention in basic computing class.
        The Rich keep getting richer because they keep doing what it was that made them rich. Ditto the Poor.
        "Hy kan tell dey is schmot qvestions, dey is makink my head hurt."
        Hoc spatio locantur.

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        • #49
          Quoth Geek King View Post
          Specialist seems to be business-ese for "paid attention in basic computing class".
          Going by the support jobs I've applied to (how is knowing what I'm doing "overqualified"?), I suspect you're right.
          "I am quite confident that I do exist."
          "Excuse me, I'm making perfect sense. You're just not keeping up." The Doctor

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          • #50
            Quoth Dreamstalker View Post
            (how is knowing what I'm doing "overqualified"?),
            Go and read through "Cursing Out Co-workers", "Sightings" and, for good measure "Morons in Management". Honestly, in some jobs it really is.

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            • #51
              Yup, Game Store was pretty much that way; I knew what was actually going on and we can't have that now can we
              "I am quite confident that I do exist."
              "Excuse me, I'm making perfect sense. You're just not keeping up." The Doctor

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              • #52
                Quoth Dreamstalker View Post
                I knew what was actually going on and we can't have that now can we
                Oh, Heaven Forfend that we actually be able to TELL people what the games are about! That would be a colossal waste of time, as it takes away from the time we should be spending SELLING!!!

                That's what I loved about the new store manager who started at my old GameStore (still there too) -- he sat us all down first day, he said that he wanted to know our areas of game expertise -- coming from a sports store background, his was limited to sports games -- so he would KNOW who to point to when a specific game question came up. Worked quite well ^_^
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                • #53
                  The place my husband works at calls all their employees "Rockstars."

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                  • #54
                    Quoth Dreamstalker View Post
                    Yup, Game Store was pretty much that way; I knew what was actually going on and we can't have that now can we
                    I feel your pain, half the time I want to tell people to NOT waste their money on a presell for games I know we are going to get a buttload of copies of or that 2GB PSP memory card you have your eye on is about HALF as much at the Wal-Mart down the street.

                    It's a real ethical dilemma for me sometimes.
                    "If we refund your money, give you a free replacement and shoot the manager, then will you be happy?" - sign seen in a restaurant

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                    • #55
                      Quoth boringscreenname View Post
                      The place my husband works at calls all their employees "Rockstars."
                      They're all energy drinks?
                      It's floating wicker propelled by fire!

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                      • #56
                        "Mobile Parts Pro." That's what I am instead of Parts Delivery Driver. Stupid isn't it?

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