[124398] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Finding content in your job title
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu)
Wed Mar 31 11:57:47 2010
To: Steve Bertrand <steve@ibctech.ca>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:14:52 EDT."
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From: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:55:31 -0400
Cc: "nanog@nanog.org >> nanog list" <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
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On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:14:52 EDT, Steve Bertrand said:
> For instance, I like to present myself as a 'network engineer'. I have
> never taken formal education, don't hold any certifications (well, since
> 2001), and can't necessarily prove my worth.
Our payroll system was overhauled a few years ago, and it now claims I'm an
"IT Spec III", but provides for an alternate "working title". I couldn't get
"Utility Infielder" on my business card, so I kept the business cards that
still say "Computer Systems Senior Engineer". I don't go through cards very
fast. ;)
One of my cohorts prefers the term "Mutagen". :)
I've had the occasional whinge from pedants that complain that 'Engineer' is a
controlled term and the state should take action on my use of it, and I point
out to them (a) not in my field, yet, and (b) it was the Commonwealth of
Virginia that *gave* me the title so they should feel free to take it up
with the guys in Richmond.
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