Had another buyer with more steam lined / official access to the corporate credit card buy some neon tape for me. (I have the credit card info but have to go
thru a few steps in after usage. Busy and easier to pass the
purchase onto someone else.) Had to give himself a title and apologize for later. “Purchasing Manager – Lighting Division”. He only buys a few million a year in new fixtures, and as the buyer personal assistant to the General Manager, is this, but not his title (having none.) His name and as with mine is good enough. Who we were buying from wanted a "title" for him... and as always credit card as opposed to just setting up a Net 30 account with us in spending more money with them. Would buy more with the company in very active orders paid over a number of years were it not so much trauma in figuring out what corporate credit card will pay for it as opposed to setting up an account.
Interesting, Made in China the Neon tape or even digital tape, this company has started to as opposed to raising prices, put into their quotes a 15% terriff fee. It's useful actually in being able to non/qoute figure out prices. I think though they are in general adding the terriff to in
stock pre-trriff
goods though.. They are price gouging, but given their starting price for the
goods is cheaper than my next supplier, am paying.
Title is what you were by work defined as. Sometimes it will be important for what you buy to give yourself a title. Title, no matter what it is... "You need What, When! Dpt. Manager". is a statement of your name within the company in having earned what ever title used. Avove "Purchasing Manager", he is as another buyer, I often communicate with him, and if he buys a lot of fixtures without spare lamps... he is in trouble with me if he doesn't let me know I need to buy another class of lamps... as I would need to communicate with him and moving light repar Dpt. about a new 3rd class of lamps now to buy/install per "upgrade" to a popular mover. Really!! Communications between people and departments.
Staff meetings have a bad name for use, but really I find production meetings as per theater proper, and or staff meetings about something that comes up... are useful. Sometimes a waste of time when involved with, but when not or no meeting becomes a problem.
What during a tour of the shop, he stuck my department name with was good. "You need What?" Good description of a department I manage. In addition to other things we do. What ever title is appropriate if earned will work - mostly about your name meaning what ever it is you do well by way of your name.
Last week Thursday in babysitting the department while the shop was working late, Shop Management (one of them) came over the
loudspeaker requesting someone from "Ship's" department to come to dock 7'. My turn to say late so I went. A question on how to repair
feeder cable that by chance after study and a lot of reserach, I set up the work standard for how to do. Title not needed at work, name enough. In having worked in the industry since around 93 or 94' for pay, name is sufficient I don't need a title.
Were I fired, more a question of where to
house my 2/3 or what I own in the ++160 museum, First. Than getting my tool box and manuals. Than about where to apply in no worry about family loss of pay or even perhaps making more. Totally differen situation, and in being fired, would be subject to a trial from the General Manager in final approval of. Way different from when I was the TD of a theater, Master Rigger, LE or ME, MC
etc... for title. Recognize on a resume that a title is important to get somewhere, but at some
point, your name is sufficient and the most important thing. This includes not signing off on what you don't agree on so as to get there. And study into why not and how to do better.
