Current Events > the new worker put ''engineer'' as her title in her email sig, should i tell her

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No_U_L7
02/10/21 1:01:15 PM
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that's illegal? she can't identify as an engineer until she has her PE license, despite "engineer" being in her job title
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Funkydog
02/10/21 1:03:20 PM
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You make it up, so why can't she?

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No_U_L7
02/10/21 1:03:52 PM
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Funkydog posted...
You make it up, so why can't she?


im p sure the law made that up
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JimmyFraska
02/10/21 1:04:22 PM
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Engineer being in her job title

So would she be safe if she put the entire title?

You are likely the only one who cares but who knows
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Funkydog
02/10/21 1:05:38 PM
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No_U_L7 posted...
im p sure the law made that up
Well I'm writing to my MP to tell them to stop wasting time on inventing fake jobs/personalities for you then.

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No_U_L7
02/10/21 1:07:53 PM
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JimmyFraska posted...
Engineer being in her job title

So would she be safe if she put the entire title?

You are likely the only one who cares but who knows


she would need to indicate "staff" or "associate" before it (and of course not have the PE letters after her name like I do)

16-BITTER posted...
I dunno, you call yourself a pick-up artist, but I guarantee you never bothered to fill out the mail order form in the back of Hustler, enclose a check for $19.99, and wait for your official certificate like everyone else.


wat, who buys hustler magazines?

Funkydog posted...

Well I'm writing to my MP to tell them to stop wasting time on inventing fake jobs/personalities for you then.


wtf is an MP?
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No_U_L7
02/10/21 1:12:16 PM
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16-BITTER posted...

The same ones who buy Girls Gone Wild videos


I didn't buy GGW videos, I just jerked it to half fuzzed out commercials at 3 am
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No_U_L7
02/10/21 1:12:46 PM
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Future_Trunks posted...
as much as i hate to admit it, TC is right lol. you have to be a PE to say you're an engineer


I'm like always right lol
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Tyranthraxus
02/10/21 1:13:37 PM
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Future_Trunks posted...
as much as i hate to admit it, TC is right lol. you have to be a PE to say you're an engineer

It actually varies by state.

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Frostshock
02/10/21 1:14:32 PM
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My official job title has engineer in it, the PE society will huff and puff but they lost control of that word in software contexts decades ago.

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Tyranthraxus
02/10/21 1:16:45 PM
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Frostshock posted...
My official job title has engineer in it, the PE society will huff and puff but they lost control of that word in software contexts decades ago.

They must be doing a lot of huffing and puffing then since the requirements to get the license are several years of being an engineer lmao.

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El Mexicano Texano
02/10/21 1:17:16 PM
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@EngineerGamer we will all assume this her then. Mods lock this account and report it to the police.

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uwnim
02/10/21 1:17:47 PM
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Future_Trunks posted...
as much as i hate to admit it, TC is right lol. you have to be a PE to say you're an engineer
Not really. It varies from location and if it is your job title and it is used internally, you can be called an engineer.

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philsov
02/10/21 1:20:56 PM
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No_U_L7 posted...
being in her job title


fair, next
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Pitlord_Special
02/10/21 1:21:16 PM
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If she has an engineering degree and a job title of 'engineer' then I don't see why you'd gatekeep her.

You have your P.E. initialism to flex so just be satisfied with that.

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No_U_L7
02/10/21 1:26:10 PM
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philsov posted...


fair, next


No, it legally isn't fair, next

Pitlord_Special posted...
If she has an engineering degree and a job title of 'engineer' then I don't see why you'd gatekeep her.

You have your P.E. initialism to flex so just be satisfied with that.


Because it's illegal? It opens up our agency to potential liability law suits
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BlazinBlue88
02/10/21 1:27:07 PM
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I have Engineer in my job title and I work in IT.

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philsov
02/10/21 1:28:07 PM
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No_U_L7 posted...
It opens up our agency to potential liability law suits


lmao

take it up with your agency's legal or HR dept then

So they can laugh at you in person
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Paragon21XX
02/10/21 1:31:02 PM
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The term "professional engineer" is protected by federal law exclusively in reference to those that have passed the PE exam and have an active license. "Engineer" by itself may or may not be used by non-licensed engineers on a state-by-state basis, but in no case can they seal design documents (only those with a license may).
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Bigbot84
02/10/21 1:32:21 PM
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Is it illegal? I believe it would be illegal if she was actually signing documents with a fake seal, but if she isn't signing anything it shouldn't matter. And I say this as a PE. Just because you pass an exam doesn't mean a switch flips and you know everything about your job. It still takes real world experience.
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SPE
02/10/21 1:32:22 PM
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Future_Trunks posted...
as much as i hate to admit it, TC is right lol. you have to be a PE to say you're an engineer

I was somewhere for a vacation 2 years ago and the plumber left a note for the building administration and they forgot to pick it up. His note said I just plunged the toilet and then used a bottle of Emerge. Please flush two times before customer uses room. Best, James, building engineer

apparently the guy who does things such as plumber stuff gets called building engineer.

How many guys at some companies without any sort of license call themselves network engineer, it engineer, etc?

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No_U_L7
02/10/21 1:33:05 PM
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philsov posted...


lmao

take it up with your agency's legal or HR dept then

So they can laugh at you in person


Why is that a laughing matter? I was literally told the same thing when I first started and did the same thing (not in my email signature). I can inform legal and I can 100% guarantee they will reach out to her. The question is if I should just tell her myself. Idk why you're making light of liability and legality of clearly defined terms that have assigned responsibility?
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No_U_L7
02/10/21 1:36:37 PM
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Bigbot84 posted...
Is it illegal? I believe it would be illegal if she was actually signing documents with a fake seal, but if she isn't signing anything it shouldn't matter. And I say this as a PE. Just because you pass an exam doesn't mean a switch flips and you know everything about your job. It still takes real world experience.


The issue is we work for the gov and sometimes have to deal with the public. In the event she responds to a public email with that sig and gives a response that turns out poorly...things can go south fast

SPE posted...


I was somewhere for a vacation 2 years ago and the plumber left a note for the building administration and they forgot to pick it up. His note said I just plunged the toilet and then used a bottle of Emerge. Please flush two times before customer uses room. Best, James, building engineer

apparently the guy who does things such as plumber stuff gets called building engineer.

How many guys at some companies without any sort of license call themselves network engineer, it engineer, etc?


Context matters. Engineer itself is not an exclusive term. But if you work for the gov and deal with the public...yeah you're not gonna be able to identify yourself as an engineer unless you actually are one
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Tyranthraxus
02/10/21 1:39:39 PM
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No_U_L7 posted...
The issue is we work for the gov and sometimes have to deal with the public. In the event she responds to a public email with that sig and gives a response that turns out poorly...things can go south fast

Why is she responding to public emails? Shouldn't CSMs, PMs, or Sales be handling all of that?

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No_U_L7
02/10/21 1:42:50 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...


Why is she responding to public emails? Shouldn't CSMs, PMs, or Sales be handling all of that?


correct, she isnt responding to public emails. the point is that she may need to at some point eventually before she gets her PE. and to clarify when i say "public" i dont just mean random emails, i am also including emails from other agencies, stakeholders, etc
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Tyranthraxus
02/10/21 1:48:35 PM
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Unless her signature literally says "PE" or "Professional Engineer" I don't think you have any legal issues to be worried about. The requirements to even take the PE exam are literally "Be an Engineer for 4+ Years"

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No_U_L7
02/10/21 1:49:54 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
Unless her signature literally says "PE" or "Professional Engineer" I don't think you have any legal issues to be worried about. The requirements to even take the PE exam are literally "Be an Engineer for 4+ Years"


i was told you need to put: associate, staff, or EIT (Engineer In Training) next to the engineer to indicate specifically you're not a PE
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Tyranthraxus
02/10/21 1:50:53 PM
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No_U_L7 posted...
i was told you need to put: associate, staff, or EIT (Engineer In Training) next to the engineer to indicate specifically you're not a PE
Not if Engineer is part of your job title.

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No_U_L7
02/10/21 1:51:30 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...

Not if Engineer is part of your job title.


no that's specifically what i was told if engineer is part of your job title
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theAteam
02/10/21 1:52:22 PM
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Our company has all types of Project Engineers and Environmental Engineers, etc... and most of them don't even have an engineering degree let alone a PE.

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RebelElite791
02/10/21 1:53:12 PM
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Funkydog posted...
You make it up, so why can't she?


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No_U_L7
02/10/21 1:53:27 PM
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theAteam posted...
Our company has all types of Project Engineers and Environmental Engineers, etc... and most of them don't even have an engineering degree let alone a PE.


now that's a lawsuit waiting to happen
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theAteam
02/10/21 1:57:18 PM
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No_U_L7 posted...
now that's a lawsuit waiting to happen

I think we get away with it because we contract all our work out so they are more like project managers.

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IllegalAlien
02/10/21 2:00:20 PM
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that;s interesting I thought it was only in Canada or something where this was the case.. anyways software engineers make 2x as much as other engineers so w.e. damn I gotta go back into software engineering

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No_U_L7
02/10/21 2:01:14 PM
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IllegalAlien posted...
that;s interesting I thought it was only in Canada or something where this was the case.. anyways software engineers make 2x as much as other engineers so w.e. damn I gotta go back into software engineering


that depends on location. in the bay area, i think software engineers make more. in my area i make about 40% more than software engineers. but i also make more than civils in just about any other location
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skermac
02/10/21 2:03:02 PM
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No_U_L7 posted...
that's illegal? she can't identify as an engineer until she has her PE license, despite "engineer" being in her job title

if the company put engineer in her title and she is performing engineer duties she is a engineer, complain about something else

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spikethedevil
02/10/21 2:03:02 PM
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No_U_L7 posted...
she would need to indicate "staff" or "associate" before it (and of course not have the PE letters after her name like I do)

wat, who buys hustler magazines?

wtf is an MP?


Member of parliament.

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No_U_L7
02/10/21 2:04:31 PM
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skermac posted...


if the company put engineer in her title and she is performing engineer duties she is a engineer, complain about something else


no, legally you cant identify as an engineer even if you have "engineer" in your title if you dont your PE. this isn't even open for debate, that is law in CA. this topic isn't to debate that, it's to debate whether i should tell her, get our manager to do it, etc
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No_U_L7
02/10/21 2:04:46 PM
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spikethedevil posted...


Member of parliament.


lmao does the parliament still exist?
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MedeaLysistrata
02/10/21 2:06:24 PM
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just tell her, or HR

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OffTempo
02/10/21 2:07:12 PM
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Tell her and assert dominance

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No_U_L7
02/10/21 2:08:45 PM
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MedeaLysistrata posted...
just tell her, or HR


which one?!

OffTempo posted...
Tell her and assert dominance


now we're getting somewhere...
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uwnim
02/10/21 3:08:54 PM
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Future_Trunks posted...
HR or the managers should be telling eveeryone to standardize their signature..
Honestly this.

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