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[dancerjodi]

Those of you with advanced degrees: do you put the initials after your name?

I'm not used to seeing people list master's degree initials after their names so when I see it it always catches me off guard. Not that its not a big deal or anything, but worthy putting in your .sig at work? It always makes me want to ask them if they are looking for a cookie or something . . .

I can see if its something clinical, or if its someone advertising a service they provide or a seminar they are doing, or something in print - but elsewhere? I mean, I'm proud of my degree and all and of course I have it on my resume but I just don't see a need to sign all of my correspondence with essentially 'PS, I have a Master's Degree'.

I'm wondering what other people think about it (and how much of this is just a factor of my working class upbringing and its related biases that I try and be aware of). :)

Comments

[dawntreader]

if it's in an automated work sigline, i don't think there's anything wrong with it. especially if that person corresponds with people outside the company. it's just there, taking up space.

they may also have been requested to put it there. at our office, we have to put a bejillion details including area and department, fax, phone, and a whole slew of crap in our siglines. a couple of extra letters wouldn't even be noticed.

i guess i could put BA after mine. it's better than BS. *g*

initials

[dancer.livejournal.com]

"i guess i could put BA after mine. it's better than BS."

I remember a consultant at my own company that didn't know their ass from their elbow signed their e-mail with all of their initials. They listed BA twice with some other letters in between (clearly just trying to fill up space). None of those other letters were Masters level - they were a bunch of certs that nobody could recognize and google didn't turn anything up on either. It was a riot!

Re: initials

[dawntreader]

now that's just downright pathetic!