This is nothing new. The "engineerification" in the United States has been going on for the past 40-50 years. I still remember when "trash men" became "sanitation engineers" back in the 80's!
When someone tells me they're an engineer I ask about how hard the PE was. That's when you find out if someone is an actual engineer from a legal perspective or just affixing the term to themselves.
When someone tells me they're an engineer I ask about how hard the PE was. That's when you find out if someone is an actual engineer from a legal perspective or just affixing the term to themselves.