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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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So what makes a professional person? Seen it plenty of times on profiles but what makes them professional? I have a degree in counselling, fully qualified aeronautical engineer and drive for a living but would not put myself up as a professional.
So what makes someone a professional and the rest of us mere mortals??? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"So what makes a professional person? Seen it plenty of times on profiles but what makes them professional? I have a degree in counselling, fully qualified aeronautical engineer and drive for a living but would not put myself up as a professional.
So what makes someone a professional and the rest of us mere mortals???"
technically you are a professional but in terms of your lifestyle do you hit 5pm and the tie and shoes come off for more comfortable attire ? woud you rather go to the pub than a wine bar ? does your life revolve around your career and pushing yourself into an early grave ? no ? same here id rather not class myself as professional but i can legally sign passports  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"So what makes a professional person? Seen it plenty of times on profiles but what makes them professional? I have a degree in counselling, fully qualified aeronautical engineer and drive for a living but would not put myself up as a professional.
So what makes someone a professional and the rest of us mere mortals???"
kinda puts me offff  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"So what makes a professional person? Seen it plenty of times on profiles but what makes them professional? I have a degree in counselling, fully qualified aeronautical engineer and drive for a living but would not put myself up as a professional.
So what makes someone a professional and the rest of us mere mortals???"
I'd say mere mortals have a level of self awareness and humility. |
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By *tew008Man
over a year ago
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"So what makes a professional person? Seen it plenty of times on profiles but what makes them professional? I have a degree in counselling, fully qualified aeronautical engineer and drive for a living but would not put myself up as a professional.
So what makes someone a professional and the rest of us mere mortals???
technically you are a professional but in terms of your lifestyle do you hit 5pm and the tie and shoes come off for more comfortable attire ? woud you rather go to the pub than a wine bar ? does your life revolve around your career and pushing yourself into an early grave ? no ? same here id rather not class myself as professional but i can legally sign passports "
Think that should be the qualifier, if you can sign a passport. Congratulations your a professional. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The phrase "professional" makes us laugh.
Everyone who has a job, has a profession,wether it be a bus driver or street sweeper.
A boxer,darts player or indeed golfer are sometimes professional boxers etc.
People that say they are a professional male or female make us howel.
Being male or female is not a profession,you don't make a living from it.
They are genders not professions.
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By *exicolaMan
over a year ago
West Lothian |
See it loads.
I think more people use it to mean they are employed more than anything.
And to distinguish them from the many unemployed jakeballs on here.
I'm professional but not keen on the term. |
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"See it loads.
I think more people use it to mean they are employed more than anything.
And to distinguish them from the many unemployed jakeballs on here.
I'm professional but not keen on the term."
Aye well... I used to be a professional but now I'm an unemployed jakeball by society's standards. By choice. Definitely don't feel unemployed. 3 tiny dictators make sure of that and paying someone else to look after them means I'm left with pennies. No benefits. Do I still qualify as an unemployed jakeball? Can I put that on my profile? 'V is an unemployed jakeball but still never available for meets and doesn't meet without W anyway' 
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"See it loads.
I think more people use it to mean they are employed more than anything.
And to distinguish them from the many unemployed jakeballs on here.
I'm professional but not keen on the term."
Would that be a "professional"
Taking your foot out your mouth kind of guy?
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By *exicolaMan
over a year ago
West Lothian |
"See it loads.
I think more people use it to mean they are employed more than anything.
And to distinguish them from the many unemployed jakeballs on here.
I'm professional but not keen on the term.
Would that be a "professional"
Taking your foot out your mouth kind of guy?
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That's me |
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By *anon6dMan
over a year ago
Edinburgh |
"See it loads.
I think more people use it to mean they are employed more than anything.
And to distinguish them from the many unemployed jakeballs on here.
I'm professional but not keen on the term."
mmm not keen on the jake balls bit. Being unemployed does not make you that sir.
Tarnishing the disable, mental health , laid off before Xmas and the rest if you know what i mean, trust me it's not there fault.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"See it loads.
I think more people use it to mean they are employed more than anything.
And to distinguish them from the many unemployed jakeballs on here.
I'm professional but not keen on the term.
Aye well... I used to be a professional but now I'm an unemployed jakeball by society's standards. By choice. Definitely don't feel unemployed. 3 tiny dictators make sure of that and paying someone else to look after them means I'm left with pennies. No benefits. Do I still qualify as an unemployed jakeball? Can I put that on my profile? 'V is an unemployed jakeball but still never available for meets and doesn't meet without W anyway'
V x"
You forgot to add that on this occasions you are both free to meet you like nothing better than to build a fire under the flyover and drink Buckie...  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"See it loads.
I think more people use it to mean they are employed more than anything.
And to distinguish them from the many unemployed jakeballs on here.
I'm professional but not keen on the term.mmm not keen on the jake balls bit. Being unemployed does not make you that sir.
Tarnishing the disable, mental health , laid off before Xmas and the rest if you know what i mean, trust me it's not there fault.
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Thank you for saying that. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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As has been stated, people are not in employment for many reasons and you can be a "fanny" in or out of employment. Instead of focusing on a social status that is changeable, why not focus on qualities that don't change, courteous, considerate, and the like. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"As has been stated, people are not in employment for many reasons and you can be a "fanny" in or out of employment. Instead of focusing on a social status that is changeable, why not focus on qualities that don't change, courteous, considerate, and the like. "
Well said, Jack.
BTW, Your pants are still grey. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"As has been stated, people are not in employment for many reasons and you can be a "fanny" in or out of employment. Instead of focusing on a social status that is changeable, why not focus on qualities that don't change, courteous, considerate, and the like.
Well said, Jack.
BTW, Your pants are still grey."
And you're still colour blind...  |
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By *eep.Man
over a year ago
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I've seen plenty of things in profiles that has put me off or had me running for the hills/eye bleach.
The word professional isn't really triggering any sort of reaction though. I don't see what all the fuss is about. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Fundamentally down to whether we like it or not , we live in a class system that in the foreseeable future will still be with us , Thankfully my kids are more open to life’s intricacies than I was ever taught to , but it’s a sad indictment of human nature in all walks of life, there are still those who put them themselves on a pedestal , even just to bed someone.
Why don’t they read the testimonials of the majority of the nicer people on Fab , the person you are will get you friends before the person you think you are |
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In times gone by it ment a practitioner of the noble arts everyone wanted a slice so you can be a professional bog cleaner its really just a word to let folk pretend they are on a pedastal in comparrison to the riff raff |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"In times gone by it ment a practitioner of the noble arts everyone wanted a slice so you can be a professional bog cleaner its really just a word to let folk pretend they are on a pedastal in comparrison to the riff raff "
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Makes me laugh... "professional" aye what it means is you have a job but yer a pretentious cunt about having a job, even if most of the people you message also have jobs....its an instant GTF from Me..
I got a message once where the guy said he was a "solvent businessman" i just said "sorry i dont meet glue salesmen" .... he didnt get it  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I got a message once where the guy said he was a "solvent businessman" i just said "sorry i dont meet glue salesmen" .... he didnt get it "
Did he "stick around" |
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By *hav02Man
over a year ago
Glasgow/London |
professional b(w)anker
professional doctor
professional chef
professional fishmonger
professional builder.....
.....get my drift ...
though in the context of this site, it probably associates more with how you dress and your mannerism.
Someone who is courteous, well spoken, suit/dress
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poor language skills, scruffy hair, unwashed face, trackies/hoody  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Wikipedia suggests one definition of professional is
“In some cultures, the term is used as shorthand to describe a particular social stratum of well-educated workers who enjoy considerable work autonomy and who are commonly engaged in creative and intellectually challenging work.”
It is always a decisive term on the forums and really gets some people’s backs up. If you don’t like the term then the block button works so you don’t have to get worked up about them. |
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"See it loads.
I think more people use it to mean they are employed more than anything.
And to distinguish them from the many unemployed jakeballs on here.
I'm professional but not keen on the term.
Aye well... I used to be a professional but now I'm an unemployed jakeball by society's standards. By choice. Definitely don't feel unemployed. 3 tiny dictators make sure of that and paying someone else to look after them means I'm left with pennies. No benefits. Do I still qualify as an unemployed jakeball? Can I put that on my profile? 'V is an unemployed jakeball but still never available for meets and doesn't meet without W anyway'
V x
You forgot to add that on this occasions you are both free to meet you like nothing better than to build a fire under the flyover and drink Buckie... "
Only a certain number on the bottle though. I'm a classy jakeball who knows what she likes 
*disclaimer: I have never drank buckfast
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Erm....What makes anyone professional? I'm a dentist but ain't banging on about being professional.. ...to be honest couldn't give a....well you know what I'm trying to say lol. Always clicked with anyone & everyone do I break the mould? Nope!! So keep it real |
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The term is misused a lot, and some of the people claiming to be professionals, possibly aren’t.
A profession is an occupation that requires a formal qualification, a prolonged period of training and has a regulatory body, thus a profession is different from a trade or a job.
I’m not quite sure why people put this on profiles either, it certainly comes across as being a little arrogant. |
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