Jon Elson wrote: > Andrew Ayre wrote: >> I don't mean to take this OT, but I must note the term "sales engineer". >> It's depressing to see people use the title engineer when they likely >> don't design and create systems or infrastructure, or operate a train. >> Perhaps someday the title will be protected like lawyer and doctor >> currently are... >> > Ummm, it may be. When I meet people, I cannot call myself an "engineer" > as it is a crime in Missouri (and a LOT of other states) to claim to be > an engineer unless you have been professionally registered as a "PE". > > Jon
Interesting. Here in Ariz. there is no route to becoming a PE for many engineering areas. It is primarily for civil engineering. The UK has the protected title "Chartered Engineer" but it is voluntary to achieve that. Anyone can still call themselves an engineer. Andy -- Andy PGP Key ID: 0xDC1B5864 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
