[Sigia-l] Everything is Miscellaneous

[Peter Morville]

But, you've got to love the irony of IA/ID/UXD folks arguing about titles,
in light of the title and point of the book :-)

Peter
 

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From: sigia-l-bounces at asis.org [mailto:sigia-l-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf
Of Brenda Janish
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 11:13 AM
To: sigia l
Subject: Re: [Sigia-l] Everything is Miscellaneous

Ugh. This Jets vs. Sharks discussion is very tiresome and unproductive.

Why does job title matter so much?  Obviously, my opinion is that it doesn't
matter, much.  Job titles serve a practical purpose.  
They're a scent marker for job opportunities, potential hirees' 
skillsets, professional affiliations, and that's about it. It's not
something to wrap a personal identity around, it's not all-encompassing of a
person's role or skills.  I would never apply for a job based on job title
alone (which is why job descriptions exist), nor would I hire someone based
solely on a self-identifier of "Information Architect" or "Interaction
Designer."  I would hire them based on their unique skillset and experience.
So... why does it matter?

There will never be a 2-word title for what we do that encompasses all the
variations of the job, which are driven by context and industry and company
culture, so why the insistence on it?  Why does it matter that everyone with
the same job title do exactly the same work? A rose by any other name...

David, you're the most vocal on this... why does job title matter so much to
you?  I'm being sincere in that question.  Why so much angst over the
literal accuracy of a job title, particularly other people's job titles?



On Thu May 03 07:22:45 PDT 2007, David Malouf <dave.ixd at gmail.com>
wrote:


> Then are you an information architect? Aren't you an interaction
> designer? Why hold onto the title if it really doesn't reference 
> your
> actual activities of your role?
> 
> 
> -- David Malouf
> http://synapticburn.com/
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