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As someone not in tech, I have no idea how to refer to my tech friends' jobs (lemmy.world)

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[–] Pulptastic@midwest.social 2 points 9 months ago

I draw the line at using just "Engineer". The word Engineer has baggage, it means something pretty specific already. If you engineer something other than physical structures you should list what that something is, like Software Engineer or Network Engineer.

Train Engineer is a bit confusing because they also have historical claim to "Engineer" but no longer have the same electrical and mechanical education afaik. Correct me if I'm wrong!