[irrational]

I work for a Fortune 150 company where VP is definitely a mid-level management job. It's insane how many VP we have. Just my small part of the company has 5 VPs and they are all at least 4 levels below the President of the company.

[dylan604]

How does that even look on an org chart?

Normal: President -> Vice-President

Common: President -> Executive VP -> VP

Guessing: President -> Platinum VP -> Exec VP -> VP (It is related to airlines, so just borrowing their classes)

[kevstev]

At a typical investment bank: President/CEO --> CTO (may also hold corp title of Managing Director, maybe "Senior Managing Director") --> Managing Director --> Director --> VP --> (possibly) AVP --> Peon.

When I last left the IB world, there were many VPs and a decent number of Directors that were individual contributors.

[epochwolf]

I find it amusing that someone would be closer to the CEO through six degrees of separation than through the levels of management.

[magduf]

Future: President -> Titanium VP -> Platinum VP -> etc.

It's funny how "titanium" is somehow such a big thing with marketing names these days, such as with car trim models. It's a pretty neat metal but it isn't particularly valuable. Steel and aluminum are pretty neat metals too, in different ways, but no one uses those in marketing this way.

[irrational]

You forgot Senior VP.

But, it's more like President > C?O > some other C?O position > Senior VP > VP > etc.

[pkaye]

In the airline industry, it might be

President -> Platinum VP -> Gold VP -> Silver VP -> Bronze VP