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Job title does matter?

“What is your job?” – this is the almighty question that people always throws to me. The freelance designer answer won’t satisfy them. If I tell them I earn money through blogging, they will just laugh. Either they think it is mission impossible (I am crazy) or it has no future (I am stupid). Excuse me, I’m a smart woman and I won’t do something that has no benefit for me. I will jump into futures broker if it does has a wow-ing benefit.

These people are weird. When I told them I was working in a company as a designer with such a low salary, they didn’t mind. But when I told them I work at home as a freelance designer, they seems to be mind. As if freelance is not a real work or not for long term. Which bring me to the thought, is it the job title that matters?

Hey, a job title is just a name that determines somebody’s position in the company. Someone, whose job is offering illegal unsecured loans at high interest rates to individuals, is called a loan shark a.k.a Ah Long. In a better words, loan shark can also be called as Finance Manager. (refer to the dialogs in Like Father Like Daughter – Singapore drama). But the job scope is just the same.

Ah whatever la. I’m happy with my WAH (Work At Home) status. :)

4 comments on Job title does matter?

  1. wong
    May 21, 2008 at 10:51 pm

    Freelance is still running slow in Asia, nowadays “Freelance” is actually a profession on the western though ;) Don’t worry, let’s register a company and when people ask again tell them “I own a small company now, working at home through internet only” Sound better eh?

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  2. kat
    May 22, 2008 at 12:03 pm

    wong,
    that sounds much better. ;)

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  3. Khengsiong
    May 22, 2008 at 2:25 pm

    Job title is important – to outsiders, but not within the company.

    Today salespersons are all known as marketing executives. My ex-colleague was basically a sales manager, but his title was Vice President.

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  4. simon
    May 28, 2008 at 8:22 pm

    “Ah whatever la. I’m happy with my WAH (Work At Home) status.” << this is the right attitude i’d say. why care about what people think. as long as u enjoy what ur doing and feel happy with it, nothing else matters. ;)

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