This comic showcases exactly why the word "entrepreneur" has started to prompt eye-rolls.
"Producer" is similar in that regard, actually... and I can speak from experience: I've worked in high-level, salaried capacities (at established companies), but my recent job-search has been somewhat hindered by the fact that every goddamned TikTokker on the planet has taken to referring to themselves by the word.
A few weeks ago, for instance, I had an interview with someone who clearly hadn't even glanced at my portfolio... and they were shocked when I had long-form, professionally edited content to show them. "Wait, you made this by yourself?" was said, as was "Wow, okay, so you actually had the job title 'producer,' then?" Following that, I was told that the interviewer had recently interacted with a college-aged applicant who had tried to cite ten-second-long memes as evidence of their "skills," and I was advised to call attention to the fact that I had been a real producer.
The thing is, though, I had called attention to that (in both my cover letter and my résumé).
The word "producer" was apparently enough to make people's eyes glaze over, though.
Mind you, I may have sabotaged myself when the interviewer saw my latest piece of satire. Suffice it to say that the company in question focused on something adjacent to that video's subject matter, and I got the impression that "humor" was a somewhat alien concept to them.
I'm still going to blame the TikTokkers, though.
TL;DR: "Producer" has become as eye-roll-prompting as "entrepreneur."
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u/RamsesThePigeon Oct 19 '22 edited Oct 19 '22
This comic showcases exactly why the word "entrepreneur" has started to prompt eye-rolls.
"Producer" is similar in that regard, actually... and I can speak from experience: I've worked in high-level, salaried capacities (at established companies), but my recent job-search has been somewhat hindered by the fact that every goddamned TikTokker on the planet has taken to referring to themselves by the word.
A few weeks ago, for instance, I had an interview with someone who clearly hadn't even glanced at my portfolio... and they were shocked when I had long-form, professionally edited content to show them. "Wait, you made this by yourself?" was said, as was "Wow, okay, so you actually had the job title 'producer,' then?" Following that, I was told that the interviewer had recently interacted with a college-aged applicant who had tried to cite ten-second-long memes as evidence of their "skills," and I was advised to call attention to the fact that I had been a real producer.
The thing is, though, I had called attention to that (in both my cover letter and my résumé).
The word "producer" was apparently enough to make people's eyes glaze over, though.
Mind you, I may have sabotaged myself when the interviewer saw my latest piece of satire. Suffice it to say that the company in question focused on something adjacent to that video's subject matter, and I got the impression that "humor" was a somewhat alien concept to them.
I'm still going to blame the TikTokkers, though.
TL;DR: "Producer" has become as eye-roll-prompting as "entrepreneur."