Woman With CIO Title Refers to Her Grandmother as "Senior Technology Executive"

FARGO, ND — In a stunning display of familial pride and a dash of humor, Ashley Weitz decided to give her grandmother, Marlyce, a promotion on LinkedIn after realizing she was the only family member capable of connecting Grandma to family Zoom calls. The proud granddaughter has officially listed her grandmother as "Senior Technology Executive - Home-Based Operations and Remote Support."

"It's only fair," Ashley exclaimed. "Given Grandma Marlyce's remarkable prowess with technology and her extraordinary ability to bridge the digital gap during family calls, she deserves recognition. In my world, someone with her skill set would be a Vice President of System IT Integration or a Senior Technical Manager for Consumer Support Services, right? So, I thought, why not give her the same prestige on LinkedIn?"

Ashley reports that Grandma Marlyce is over the moon and can't stop bragging to her friends at the hair salon about her new title. "It's certainly a challenge, but the math side of my Brigham Young education has prepared me for success at this level," proclaimed Grandma Marlyce. "I've never had anyone contact me through this computer phone thingy before, but I’m confident my experience as a Senior Technology Executive will impress this Mark fellow someone connected me with. You see, that value at BY helped me arrange a phone call with my niece Brenda's friend Janet's grandson, Mark, who works at BYU. I can’t wait to catch up with everyone, like my grandson Tucker at the shelf store for work. I'm sure it will all go swimmingly!"

Ashley is ecstatic about what she believes is a fully earned promotion, while Grandma Marlyce has voiced her complaints, stating that the new role offers fewer hours and lower pay than her previous gig cleaning up after her friend Myrtle's bingo games twice a week.

At publishing time, Ashley had sent a strongly worded message to Marlyce's boss, urging him to reconsider his plan to retire her "Mom volleyball buddy" number 8 in favor of promoting her friend Willama Mae. "You can't run a complex company like Sharman Paper with just one Bailey person!" Ashley passionately insisted.