10th June 2005, 11:50 AM
My employer does not even use titles for staff. We are all Archaeologists. I'm not sure if this is an enlightened view or a hangover from when the unit was small. Interestingly this is accompanied by the highest wages I've encountered in the industry.
Some people like it and some hate it. There's always a contingent that like heirarchies and titles so as to better compete with colleagues. The lack of titles defuses that mentality, and what replaces it is a heirarchy of respect based on individuals knowledge and skills. This probably works best because the backstab brigade do not find employment with the company (Thank God!); they tend to slime their way to the local competition.
Some people like it and some hate it. There's always a contingent that like heirarchies and titles so as to better compete with colleagues. The lack of titles defuses that mentality, and what replaces it is a heirarchy of respect based on individuals knowledge and skills. This probably works best because the backstab brigade do not find employment with the company (Thank God!); they tend to slime their way to the local competition.