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2026-07-11 20:48 UTC
@louie@pdx.social The primary function of a job title is to indicate that the titled person must be shown respect in the designated area for the proper functioning of the organisation. This may or may not reflect the person's day-to-day activities.
Job titles are largely redundant for people who are already shown respect, but they are vital for those whose gender, ethnicity, age, or some other factor means they don't automatically have social status.
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@louie@pdx.social 2026-07-12 02:26
@isaacfreeman@cloudisland.nz Within an organization, I can understand. Where it’s weird is outside of that organization, because how that title or position is defined outside of that organization is undoubtedly going to be different. And it is therefore unhelpful in most cases to use such titles in public spaces to define who you are. It seems better, almost always, to describe what you do.