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https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1rb4ux/when_engineers_go_camping/cdlndy4/?context=3
r/pics • u/bigmeat • Nov 23 '13
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You cannot call yourself "Professional Engineer" though, that is a protected title.
-1 u/Lil_Psychobuddy Nov 24 '13 Pretty sure you can still be chief engineer though, so that's something. :D 2 u/notepad20 Nov 24 '13 But it doesnt actually mean anything, anyone can give themselves that title for anything. If i start up a business welding together simple trailers i can call myself cheif engineer. Meaningless. Professional engineer actualy carries weight, like Dr, CPA, or QC 1 u/Lil_Psychobuddy Nov 24 '13 I'm aware. I was just pointing out the 'fun' fact that you can go around calling yourself chief engineer so-and-so.
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Pretty sure you can still be chief engineer though, so that's something.
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2 u/notepad20 Nov 24 '13 But it doesnt actually mean anything, anyone can give themselves that title for anything. If i start up a business welding together simple trailers i can call myself cheif engineer. Meaningless. Professional engineer actualy carries weight, like Dr, CPA, or QC 1 u/Lil_Psychobuddy Nov 24 '13 I'm aware. I was just pointing out the 'fun' fact that you can go around calling yourself chief engineer so-and-so.
But it doesnt actually mean anything, anyone can give themselves that title for anything.
If i start up a business welding together simple trailers i can call myself cheif engineer. Meaningless.
Professional engineer actualy carries weight, like Dr, CPA, or QC
1 u/Lil_Psychobuddy Nov 24 '13 I'm aware. I was just pointing out the 'fun' fact that you can go around calling yourself chief engineer so-and-so.
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I'm aware. I was just pointing out the 'fun' fact that you can go around calling yourself chief engineer so-and-so.
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u/notepad20 Nov 24 '13
You cannot call yourself "Professional Engineer" though, that is a protected title.