Subject: Re: What's in a Job Title ? Yeah, Really!
From: Frank
Date: 28 Dec 1996 23:32:45 GMT
cgb wrote:
>The term "Engineer" sounds like it was over-used like, "Accounting
>Technician", "Transmission Technician", "Office Management Technician",
>"Farm Technician", "Backhoe Technician", "Hamburger Technician" or
>"Packaging Technician".
>
>Maybe if more Technicians had free time to fix this problem like the
>ever so fickle engineers did in North America, the proper use of the
>word Technician would then get the recognition that it deserves.
+++++
I agree with you on this.
>Signed,
>
>A Hard Working Technologist, Seeking Equality In the workplace
>
>(Which by the way, is regarded as an equal in many eurpean countries to
>an 'engineer')
cgb wrote:
>The term "Engineer" sounds like it was over-used like, "Accounting
>Technician", "Transmission Technician", "Office Management Technician",
>"Farm Technician", "Backhoe Technician", "Hamburger Technician" or
>"Packaging Technician".
>
>Maybe if more Technicians had free time to fix this problem like the
>ever so fickle engineers did in North America, the proper use of the
>word Technician would then get the recognition that it deserves.
>
>Signed,
>
>A Hard Working Technologist, Seeking Equality In the workplace
>
>(Which by the way, is regarded as an equal in many eurpean countries to
>an 'engineer')
+++++=
What are the names of the countries you refer to ???
Engineers are not equal to technicians in any European countries.
I think you are referring to " QUACK ENGINEERS "
Signed : European Engineer
Subject: Re: What's in a Job Title ? Yeah, Really!
From: Frank
Date: 28 Dec 1996 23:35:47 GMT
alvesp@cadvision.com (just me) wrote:
>moorehed@interlog.com (Chris Moorehead) wrote:
>
>>cgb wrote:
>
>>>The term "Engineer" sounds like it was over-used like, "Accounting
>>>Technician", "Transmission Technician", "Office Management Technician",
>>>"Farm Technician", "Backhoe Technician", "Hamburger Technician" or
>>>"Packaging Technician".
>>>
>>>Maybe if more Technicians had free time to fix this problem like the
>>>ever so fickle engineers did in North America, the proper use of the
>>>word Technician would then get the recognition that it deserves.
>>>
>>>Signed,
>>>
>>>A Hard Working Technologist, Seeking Equality In the workplace
>>>
>>>(Which by the way, is regarded as an equal in many eurpean countries to
>>>an 'engineer')
>
>>Not exactly - but in Europe, in order to obtain an engineering degree
>>it is often necessary to take "technician" courses as well, and spend
>>at least a year working in industry in a function similar to a
>>"technician" prior to graduation. Therefore, not all technicians are
>>engineers, but all engineers are technicians.
>
>>Of course, in Europe, one also has to take a specialized degree
>>program to become a judge - a law degree is not sufficient...
>
>>chris
>
>>--
>>CHRISTOPHER J. MOOREHEAD, P. Eng.
>>Environmental & Manufacturing Consultant
>>Toronto, Canada
>>moorehed@interlog.com
>
>Last year my son finished his grade 12, and we were discussing his
>future and what he wanted to do with his life. He had done well in
>math and physics and was looking at either going to a trade school,
>or into engineering.
>
>I told him, if you want to go to a trade school, be the best
>technician you can be, enjoy your profession. But please; do not
>spend the rest of your life wishing you were an engineer!
>
>Cheers
>
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Good Advice .
I would prefer be a technician and I would be proud of it.
