Royal Screwing

Not that anyone cares (aside from myself), but I think it's good to document certain qualms about your job so that you keep motivated in looking for new employment. So, here we have my screw over with my job reclassification.


My current job description as it appeared online and the job I was hired to do:

Job Title: Asst. Editor
Duties: To produce promotional materials on desktop publishing equipment, including editing copy for style, content, and organization and to generate mailing lists using a database. To provide administrative support for the department.
Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in an appropriate field or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required. Proficiency in QuarkXpress and PC programs for Windows, including Microsoft Office is required. Reasonable experience in editorial, marketing, and advertising work is required. Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to work well with others and in teams are required.


My new job description as it appears online (this being the lowest of the low on the totem pole--does not require a High School diploma):

Job Title: Desktop Publisher Associate
Duties & Qualifications: Under direct supervision, responsible for producing computer-generated graphic-design for communication materials. Imports graphic images and integrates with text. Requires knowledge and training of desktop publishing applications (i.e., PageMaker, Quark Xpress, Freehand, Illustrator, etc.). May operate digital scanner and edit graphic images. Typically requires a high school education or equivalent and specialized training in desktop publishing software. Typically requires less than two years of experience.


The potential job titles I could have received, in lowest to highest order:

Job Title: Desktop Publisher Intermediate
Duties & Qualifications: Under general supervision, responsible for producing computer-generated graphic-design for communication materials. Creates graphic images and integrates with text. Requires in-depth knowledge and training of desktop publishing applications, (i.e., PageMaker, Quark Xpress, Freehand, Illustrator, etc.). Operates digital scanner and edits graphic images. Capable of manipulating text and graphics to accommodate a wide range of design specifications. Typically requires a high school education or equivalent with specialized training in desktop publishing software and two to four years of experience.

Job Title: Desktop Publisher Senior
Duties & Qualifications: Under general direction, responsible for producing computer-generated graphic-design for communication materials. Imports graphic images and integrates with text. Requires knowledge and/or training of desktop publishing applications (i.e., PageMaker, Quark Xpress, Freehand, Illustrator, etc.). Manipulates text and graphics to accommodate a wide range of design specifications. Typically requires five to seven years of desktop publishing experience.

Job Title: Graphic Designer
Duties & Qualifications: Creates original designs and executes the artwork for publications. Conceptualizes design layout of finished art for reproduction and coordinates final production of finished product with printing department. Requires a bachelor's degree in commercial art or equivalent plus 2-3 years' experience in creative art work. The employees work requires intelligence, diligence and accuracy with the individual having broad leeway to develop an original work product.


Oddly enough, the highest ranked job requires INTELLIGENCE. Damn, and to think I've actually been using my brain these past two years. And why the hell does my job description require a Bachelor degree when only the designer position requires a 4-year degree??