Have you ever asked for a new title at work because your current title doesn't accurately represent what you do?

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I’ve been very curious as to how people solidify titles. I kinda think they just pull them out there side and go hey that sounds decent.

Yeah I just talked to my manager and then they pulled in HR. It was a complex and technical title that did not accurately describe what I did. It did not affect my level for example specialist to manager. But after a couple weeks they changed it/let me use a different title on email signature and LI.

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