Difference In Between Designations

Dear All,
Greeting for the day,
this question might be seems silly, i wondered why and what is the difference between them??
When vice, deputy, associate, or assistant is collocated with a job title, such as vice manager, deputy manager, associate manager, assistant manager, I wonder how to rank or differentiate their levels. Or, they sometimes can be the same, can't they?
Is that the difference in their roles and responsibilities or anything else..
kindly clarify..
Regards,
Rakesh

Hi Rakesh,
First of all no question is silly if the answer imparts knowledge and understanding.
People with designations such as vice, deputy, assistant etc. are given some additional responsibility and authority of their senior to act on the senior's behalf usually during their absence.
In some cases, the designation is given when the workload of the senior is too great and part of it is given to the deputy, vice, etc.This happens when usually the workload is not enough to employ two seniors.
I hope the above helps,
Regards,
Harsh