Why is everyone a Vice President in commercial real estate?
I recently got into work related to commercial real estate and I've noticed that it's not just one person that has the Vice President title, it's A LOT. Why is this particular industry like this? Does anyone else find it unusual to give so many people this title? What's the reason for this?

[{"id": "dioww6p", "text": "Big ego morons don't want to just be brokers, they want a title that reflects their seniority.\n\nAnd sadly, lay people are still impressed by this title.", "replies": [{"id": "dip371t", "text": "I might not put it this bluntly but, essentially yes, this is correct. ", "replies": [], "depth": 2}, {"id": "dip7zql", "text": "Well, flip side of the coin is the broker wants to differentiate the difference between the more senior guys and newer guys so when deals are worked as a team it makes sense, when a senior guy accompanies a junior guy on an appointment it makes sense, etc. It is similar in finance as well so investment Brokerage follows suit to a certain extent. Source: I'm a VP at a brokerage and there are several of us. ", "replies": [{"id": "dipda5n", "text": "Essentially this. Differentiates you from an associate (newbie) and from a partner/owner/ etc.  \n\nIn the end it is just words... and words are wind. ", "replies": [{"id": "dipx7qs", "text": "Associate, Director, Managing Director works fine for this then.\n\nWhat does \"Vice President\" even mean? Do they have some sort of special voting rights? If the President of the company dies do the Vice Presidents take over? Every time I see this title I think of them as kids playing \"grownup\"", "replies": [{"id": "diq2763", "text": "Associates are numerous, director actually you don't see much, but I'd assume its singular, Managing Director is generally the owner or a large equity holder, VP just means you are a senior level associate.  ", "replies": [], "depth": 5}, {"id": "diwvis2", "text": "When my wife told me she met the VP of CBRE, I had to sit her down and explain some things.", "replies": [], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dioykj1", "text": "I've noticed this as well, sometimes there's a bit of a distinction between Analyst/Manager/VP but there's way too many VP's.", "replies": [{"id": "dipqlf7", "text": "In the company I work for Vice President and Senior Vice President are titles of people in the accounting and property manager side of things. On the investment management side the titles are analyst, associate, director, managing director, Senior managing director.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "diozqys", "text": "Work in CRE on the banking side. Most of the time it is for signing authority on docs/ lending authority etc. ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dip2fle", "text": "In banking, finance, it is the starting point for real bonuses. It's tradition. ", "replies": [{"id": "divt8dw", "text": "\"Because we've always done it that way..\"  sad, but true", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dip9w41", "text": "Similar story:\n\n\nI'm a loan officer, but my Tinder profile says Sr. Banker.\n\nLOL. ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dipshh3", "text": "Haha!  It's so true.  It's just easier to get business with a VP title.  There are also tons of Managing Directors...who don't manage anything!", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dipx3nf", "text": "Title inflation and makes a sales person seem more legit. \n\n\nIn 2006, the highest title we had was vice president. \n\n\n2008, we needed to keep people, but had no money to pay them. Made them senior vice president. \n\n\n2011, hired more people, but new people wanted better titles, so made them senior executive vice president. \n\n", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dipxftq", "text": "Really good point. It's title inflation, which seems especially prevalent in real estate and banking for some reason. There are so many rookies out there who are called vice president the title has almost become meaningless.", "replies": [{"id": "diq2btk", "text": "We don't even have a title policy where I am.  I just write whatever I want in when I order business cards.  ", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "diu1jhc", "text": "SO true. I almost always end up reaching out to vice presidents to talk about a certain deal as they are senior enough to make decisions but not so senior that they are removed from the particulars of a certain asset in their company's portfolio.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]