{"id":31386,"date":"2025-12-02T21:48:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T20:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=31386"},"modified":"2025-12-11T08:54:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T07:54:11","slug":"the-problem-with-job-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/12\/the-problem-with-job-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"The Problem with Job Titles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people take pride in their job titles, but this video challenges that idea. The speaker explains that job titles don\u2019t always reflect a person\u2019s real skills or value. In smaller or growing companies, titles are often made up or mean something only within that team. What truly matters, he says, are your actual abilities, what you contribute, and how well you fit in with your company\u2019s culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video about the problem with job titles and why they shouldn&#8217;t matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"The Problem with Job Titles and Why They Shouldn&#039;t Matter.\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0SlxEjfDYZE?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocabulary Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What does <strong>\u201cboutique team\u201d<\/strong> mean in the sentence, \u201c<em>Small kinds of <strong>boutique teams<\/strong> make up job titles that don\u2019t make sense<\/em>.\u201d? Use it in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does <strong>\u201cmake up\u201d<\/strong> mean in the sentence, \u201c<em>They would <strong>make up<\/strong> job titles; things that didn&#8217;t even make sense.<\/em>\u201d? Use it in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does the term <strong>\u201cbucketing\u201d<\/strong> mean in the sentence, \u201c<em>I think job titles have become a naming scheme for <strong>bucketing<\/strong><\/em>.\u201d? Use it in a sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do you think job titles are important when applying for a new job? Why or why not?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What do you think matters more, a person\u2019s title or their actual skills?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have you ever had a job where your title didn\u2019t match what you really did?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How do job titles affect the way people see themselves or others at work?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you could create your own job title, what would it be and why?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate Many people take pride in their job titles, but this video challenges that idea. The speaker explains that job titles don\u2019t always reflect a person\u2019s real skills or value. In smaller or growing companies, titles are often made up or mean something only within that team. 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