HR only cares so they can legally title and pay these people. Name them something relative of course. At two of the big ISP's I have associated with they call their guys Network Operations Engineer Levels 1-3. -----Original Message----- From: owner-nanog@merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu] On Behalf Of Todd Christell Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 8:47 PM To: NANOG Subject: NOC Personel Question (Possibly OT) Greetings, Sorry if this is OT but we are having a discussion with our HR department. We are in the process of getting a 24 X 7 NOC in place and HR has a problem with calling them NOC Specialist. What is the generally accepted title? Thanks in advance, Todd Christell SpringNet Network Manager 417.831.8688 ***** The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential, proprietary, and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from all computers. GA623