Real engineers accept the moral and ethical responsibilities associated with the title, and accept the consequences of failing to do so.
The concrete difference is evident in this post and these comments. A real engineer, including a real software engineer, would understand their responsibilities and the question in the OP would be moot.
> In that case I would have no idea how my title would help me.
Well, yes, because for you (unlike the majority of the world) engineer is just a title.
Exactly. The situation in the the article would not have happened if the OP had the ethical foundation that comes with actual Engineering education and training. He would have simply refused to lie because 1. Lying is wrong and 2. It would put his future employability in question.
This chucklehead lied and is now panicking, pointing fingers and making excuses. A single class in Ethics could have prevented this.
The concrete difference is evident in this post and these comments. A real engineer, including a real software engineer, would understand their responsibilities and the question in the OP would be moot.
> In that case I would have no idea how my title would help me.
Well, yes, because for you (unlike the majority of the world) engineer is just a title.