but some people will never be happy enough.
by ed mendlowitz
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question: my top staff person wants a better title than manager, or senior manager. any suggestions?
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answer: in larger firms, senior manager is one step below partner.
in smaller firms, titles might not mean much because everyone including partners can get involved in almost everything. i also noticed that many larger firms now add additional titles for their partners such as “director of healthcare services group.”
my suggestion to this caller was to give his manager the title: “director of accounting and auditing services.” other titles could be something similar to “director of tax compliance services” or “director of construction contractor services group.”
i had an interesting situation develop in my firm many years ago. we had an older staff person who was a great technician but he worked alone and did not supervise or mentor anyone. his daughter was getting married and he asked if he could have a title with the word manager in it so he could tell his wedding guests that he was a manager at his accounting firm. he said he was embarrassed to say he worked at an accounting firm without also including an important-sounding title.
my partners and i talked it over and decided to give him the title “field manager.” he thanked us profusely for doing this for him.
about two weeks later he asked whether he was entitled to a raise since he was now a manager. true story!!! mind-blowing!!! you just can’t make this stuff up!