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Well, I'm still duking it out with the town manager regarding my role here ... whether I'm the planner, or just an assistant. Sigh.
The newest battle is regarding my title. I call myself the "Planning Director." He wants me to stop using that, and instead call myself the "Town Planner," saying such a title is "appropriate for a one-man shop." My argument ... well, we have the "Finance Director" who is the only person doing the books, and a title of "Town Planner" alone implies that I am not the lead staff member regarding land use issues in the town. When I want to move on, the title will hold me back, because it doesn't reflect what is an increase in my responsibility from being some "Planner II" at my previous job.
So, in other one-person planning departments, is the planner normally the "Planning Director," or are they usually just the "Planner"?
The newest battle is regarding my title. I call myself the "Planning Director." He wants me to stop using that, and instead call myself the "Town Planner," saying such a title is "appropriate for a one-man shop." My argument ... well, we have the "Finance Director" who is the only person doing the books, and a title of "Town Planner" alone implies that I am not the lead staff member regarding land use issues in the town. When I want to move on, the title will hold me back, because it doesn't reflect what is an increase in my responsibility from being some "Planner II" at my previous job.
So, in other one-person planning departments, is the planner normally the "Planning Director," or are they usually just the "Planner"?