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		grovesNL on Dec 23, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Don't call yourself a programmer, and other career... That could be the case wherever you live, but this isn't true in general. The word "engineer" is protected title in some countries (without requiring additional qualification such as the word "professional" or "licensed").

Izkata on Dec 23, 2022 | [–]

I think I remember reading it's not even consistent across the US, that some states have the same protections on the title.

Tijdreiziger on Dec 23, 2022 | [–]

Your username suggests you’re from the Netherlands. AFAIK ‘engineer’ is not a protected title here (as opposed to ‘ingenieur’, which is protected).

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