Am I an Engineer?

I am tempted to say yes because:

• I have an engineering degree
• I have been working in the Hi-tech industry for over a decade. In this industry the ability to be hands-on is extremely beneficial. In short, I can be a techie when required.

However, I am cautious because:

• When a person from (or familiar with) Hi-tech industry asks this question, then I answer yes and hoping that they'd undestand, follow it up by explaining some of the different hats I wear occasionally.
• When people from outside hi-tech industry ask this question, what they really mean to ask is whether I manage people/project or not. What is hard to explain to this group is that even engineers can be managers or directors or even CEOs. Also hard to explain is the fact that not every engineer is the same. There are so many different fields within engineering. To save everyone time and misery, I just answer "Yes, I am an engieer".
• When people with limited education ask this question, what they really want to know is whether I can fix their smartphone, TV, fridge or car. I answer "I write software programs which run on computers". That's a smart answer or so I think. Moments later, I realize only thing they hear is "computers". So they ask me with a triumphant expression -- "Ah! My computer's monitor is broken, can you fix it?". When I explain that I just write software and can't fix monitors etc -- their expression is you should have gone to a better school/college and pursued real engineering. I can never win this one.

So, my answer is never the same. It depends on who asks it.