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From: kassover@minerva.crd.ge.com (David Kassover)
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Subject: Re: What is a professional?
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Date: 11 Sep 90 20:03:14 GMT
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In article <13701@eds.ericsson.se> lmebgo@eds.ericsson.se (Bengt G{llmo, L M Ericsson, Stockholm, Sweden) writes:
>In article <1991@apctrc.UUCP>, zjrs10@gpss14.trc.amoco.com 
|(J. Rusty Sandschaper) writes:
|
||   Companies and organizations have traditionally classified individuals
|| as either professionals or non-professionals.  The measure of which has
|| usually been based on a 4+ yr. degree. As non-professionals obtain
|| experience and training in computer programming and usage the following
|| questions arise. 
|| 
||   Can these individuals at some point become professionals?
||   .....
|
|As an aside, I wonder if it has occurred to you that people who have not 
|grown up in that tradition, when they first run into it may find it 
|strange and possibly insulting to 'non-professionals'. My secretary is a 
|professional secretary, she certainly does not wish to be regarded as an 
|amateur. If I cannot fix the plumbing in my house myself, I call upon a 
|professional plumber, usually without a 4+ year degree. Also, a pro-
|fessional athlete is one who knows what he is doing so well that he can 
|make a living out of it, i.e. one of the best, with or without a degree.

A Professional is someone who is paid to do what he does.

An Amateur is someone who does what he does because he likes to
do it.


Sorry, I'm away from my Webster's at the moment.
--
David Kassover             "Proper technique helps protect you against
kassover@ra.crd.ge.com	    sharp weapons and dull judges."
kassover@crd.ge.com			F. Collins