Not OC: Just found this on my old hard drive while grabbing some other stuff.

  • li10
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    3 months ago

    Job titles in IT don’t mean anything these days.

    In particular, the term “engineer” has been butchered beyond recognition.

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      3 months ago

      Wait so you’re telling me I’m NOT an engineer?

      Agreed. I usually say developer because I view engineers as people who do actual engineering. I’m more of a plumber who fits pipes (pieces of software) together.

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        3 months ago

        My first job was as an “engineer”.

        I spent most my time resetting passwords and setting up Outlook…

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        3 months ago

        Wait so you’re telling me I’m NOT an engineer?

        Are you licensed by the state? There’s your answer!

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          3 months ago

          These days it’s more “do you have an engineering degree from an accredited University.”

          The vast majority of engineering diplomas are not in licensed areas.

      • KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        3 months ago

        Iirc it’s full blown illegal to call yourself an engineer in Canada unless you’re a licensed engineer. Meaning that if you marketed yourself as a software engineer without an engineering license, you could technically get in trouble. Not that I think they really enforce that for “Software Engineer”.