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[–] Photonic@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I was confused too. The word engineer sounds like… something different, but I think that’s what the OP meant.

I’m sure it’s technically challenging and I don’t have the know-how to do it, but the proliferation of the word engineer in all sorts of job titles kind of diminishes the value of the actual effort, time and skill it takes to become an engineer.

Also, what is wrong with the job title of sound technician? It feels like all the important-sounding job descriptions are just a trick for companies to make you feel prouder about your job so they can make you work more and pay you less.

[–] CheetahHybrid@pawb.social 4 points 2 days ago

You could refer to me as a sound tech, but I do a whole lot more than just press buttons on a mixer. My job includes designing speaker systems for live events. If youve ever seen those big stacks of speakers at a concert, those are setup according to an engineers specifications