Job Postings

I love reading job postings. They're always so full of BS. Some you can read and know that really isn't the kind of job anyone in their right mind would want, so they had to give it a nice name. Take this one for example:

Job Title: EXPEDITOR

Basic Functions: Maintains an effective and expeditious program to ensure timely and complete deliveries of merchandise from vendors. Takes corrective action on delayed items.

Responsibilities:
1. Does regular follow-up to assure firm delivery dates.
2. Maintains complete records of expediting effort in accordance with prescribed procedures and practices for review by the Director of Inventory Control.
3. Informs the Director of Inventory Control and buyers of changes in delivery and of any problems that might prevent timely delivery of merchandise.
4. Performs such other duties as the Director of Inventory Control may deem necessary.

Knowledge & Skills:
1. Experience in any activity involving expediting.
2. Ability to work well under pressure.
3. Ability to do thorough research.
4. Ability to handle more than one task at a time.
5. Good communication skills.
6. Ability to quickly make informed decisions and to follow through to make sure they are implemented.

So in other words...a Professional Harrasser. I really don't think I'd want the job of being the company nagger. Or would want to work at a company where they actuallly need to hire a special person just to make sure their work gets done.