Two friends, on job titles.

Cecily: ‘Regulatory Intelligence Strategy Leader’ sounds like it’d go down well at dinner parties.

Santiago: It doesn’t. People get stuck at “Regulatory”. I never get to the “Intelligence” or the “Leader” part.

Cecily: Take out the “Regulatory” and put it at the end in brackets like this: “Intelligence Strategy Leader (in the regulatory space)”.

Santiago: If I am promoted, I will hire you.

Cecily: You’re already Leader. How could you get more powerful? President? King? Czar? Oligarch?

Santiago: I always loved “Shah”. Exotic tone.

Cecily:  “Shah of Regulatory Intelligence Strategy” works. I’m fairly sure nobody is going to think about the Regulatory part if they get the Shah first.

Santiago: I hope they kneel instead, and salute me on top of my camel. It’s 4pm — the hour of delusion.

Cecily: Just one hour till the hour of wine!

Cecily, on work culture.

Cecily:  In Paris, there is no such concept as “watercooler conversation”. It’s called a communal cigarette break. And it can happen up to thirty times a day. Note to self: spend salary on cigarettes, ergo, increase end of year bonus. Je fume, donc je suis.