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I've noticed an alarming uptick in articles around job titles and what people call themselves, so I feel compelled to say something. I couldn't be bothered what someone calls themselves as long as they can actually get shit done. The focus on titles is misplaced, especially for people who work in BigCo, as most titles in such places are handed down by HR anyways so I don't focus too much on them. But what does the person actually doing on a day to day basis? Is it stats? Is it exploratory analysis and modeling? Are they using ML, or working with data that doesn't fit on a single commodity machine? Writing people off based on what titles they might have had at some job (which they probably might not have any control over) is a good way to lose out on talent that you might have appreciated. But of course, this cuts both ways, would you want to work for someone who gets hung on things like that?

Anyway, overall great article, but this was the one thing that bothered me enough to comment.