Louie Mantia, Jr. on Nostr: I feel so weird about titles. I see people who are “creative directors” but they ...
I feel so weird about titles. I see people who are “creative directors” but they seem more like people managers. I see “UI/UX designers” who seem to make more pitch decks than anything.
These titles are completely useless as a way to understand what someone actually does. It’s not just title inflation, it’s like... a title masquerade.
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