Meaning of uptitling | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The practice of giving a job an impressive title to make it appear more desirable.
   uncountable
2. The practice of giving a book a more impressive title than its content merits.
   uncountable

Examples

“To summarise, E - while ignoring the initial ramble about the NHS, the Greeks and the 'uptitling' of Personnel to Human Resources - seems unduly exercised by 'the tendency to employ⟳ specialists of all kinds which can lead⟳ to line managers abdicating their responsibility' with consequent deleterious effect on costs and criticises the adoption of 'mee too' thinking in designing organisations.”

“Uptitling as a strategic device, however, is not a joke: a recent UK survey by Reed International revealed that 50 per cent of workers would register⟳ greater job satisfaction with a nicer title, even if it made no difference to their duties or salary.”

“As others have⟳ commented, uptitling is also part of a form⟳ of "credentialism" that ultimately springs from striving to produce⟳ a good CV with the disturbing side effect of inflation.”

“Uptitling has been seen by some as an attempt⟳ by employers to improve⟳ job satisfaction without increasing pay⟳.”

“But instead, we discover⟳ after a few pages that we have⟳ been victimized by the common publisher's trick⟳ of “uptitling.””

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