Senior Curmudgeon :) Dave Gibney Information Technology Services Washington State University
> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Jerry Fuchs > Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 8:43 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: What do you call... > > I am fond of Grand High Pobah > > > > > > "Fatemi, Reza" <[email protected]> > Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> > 02/25/2009 11:37 AM > Please respond to > IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> > > > To > [email protected] > cc > > Subject > Re: What do you call... > > > > > > > Some People that I know Like LONG LONG Meaningless TITLES. > > Senior Chief In charge of IEFBR14 > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Scott Ford > Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 7:57 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: What do you call... > > Boy, titles, what about you dont have to be certified to be and > Engineer. > Knowlege comes in many forms, like life experience. > > Scott J Ford > www.identityforge.com > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: J R <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 10:33:30 AM > Subject: Re: What do you call... > > > It's funny that people want to own the word "engineer" for someone > > > with certified knowledge of fields which may have nothing to do with > > > engines. > > > > > > Maybe it's the modern use of the word "engine" that's funny. > > Look it up. Its etymology is similar to that of "ingenuity". > > > > > > > Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:57:04 -0700 > > > From: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: What do you call... > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > On 24 Feb 2009 14:25:04 -0800, [email protected] (Mark Post) wrote: > > > > > > >There's nothing in Federal law about this, but there is in some > states. > Texas, for example. > > > >Which, ironically, being the home of EDS meant that at some point, > all > the job titles had > > > >to change for people that weren't licensed engineers. Systems > programmers, for example, > > > >went from Software Systems Engineers (really descriptive, eh?) to > Infrastructure Specialists. > > > >Much better, don't you think? > > > > > > So they still have titles that don't pigeon-hole them into > > > pre-conceived notions. > > > > > > Does that Texas law have an exception to those who run engines (train > > > operators)? > > > > > > It's funny that people want to own the word "engineer" for someone > > > with certified knowledge of fields which may have nothing to do with > > > engines. > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows Live(tm): Discover 10 secrets about the new Windows Live. > http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog- > cns!550F681DAD532637!7540.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_ugc_post_022009 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
