Re: Finding content in your job title

[Anton Kapela <tkapela () gmail com>]

On Mar 30, 2010, at 11:34 PM, Jorge Amodio wrote:

> "The title, Engineer, and its derivatives should be reserved for those
> individuals whose education and experience qualify them to practice in
> a manner that protects public safety. Strict use of the title serves

...fortunately for us (and CCIE's around the globe) running the Internet doesn't involve much public trust. Does it?

In a few states in the US, working for the same engineering firm for some number of years (usually 6 or more) counts 
similarly as passing a state-administered professional engineering exam. It would be with some significant precedent, 
then, that a job or other professional experience does indeed equate to state-sponsored public trust.

So, back to Steve's first question:

> How does the ops community feel about using this designation? 


If you've been doing it for a while, and not been chased out, I would argue there is ample precedent to support don'ing 
the title. I guess the sticky-bits here include, potentially, a derth of colleges and graduate study calling itself 
"network engineering."

Failing that, perhaps nanog-l could take a vote:

Does Steve deserve the title of Network Train Driver, list?

-Tk