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| Apr 12, 2012 at 5:47 | comment | added | weronika | @jmort253 - The definition including "and many more" which you quoted here still feels unclear to me... The "Definition" section of the wikipedia entry seems to mostly focus on "how to act professionally" rather than "what defines a profession". The "a professional does mainly mental or administrative work, as opposed to engaging in physical work" part of the Trades section is at least a clear definition - is that a reasonable reflection of what the term means to most people? | |
| Apr 12, 2012 at 5:40 | history | edited | weronika | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 12, 2012 at 5:39 | comment | added | jmort253 | I like going by the Wikipedia definition. It's easier to reference and support than something that we just simply hear out of context only. | |
| Apr 12, 2012 at 5:30 | comment | added | weronika | @jmort253 - So basically it's one of those terms that used to mean something specific but it's unclear whether it does nowadays, and if so, what... And I get the feeling we won't be getting a lot of commissioned military officers. ;) And, for the record, I work in a biology lab at a non-profit research institution, and we do curse and make inappropriate jokes. ;) | |
| Apr 12, 2012 at 5:17 | comment | added | jmort253 |
I don't know if you should ask this as a separate question or not, but here is Wikipedia's definition of professional: a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to architects, accountants, educators, engineers, scientists, social workers and many more.. Also, check out the section on trades.
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| Apr 12, 2012 at 5:12 | comment | added | jmort253 | I've heard "professional setting" used to define offices a lot. Although an automotive shop is also a professional environment, the rules are just so different. For instance, mechanics can talk about sex, they can curse, they can make inappropriate jokes, and say things that most of us would never dream of saying in an office. When editing the tag wiki, we should include a list of appropriate questions as well as include some definitions. | |
| Apr 12, 2012 at 3:32 | history | answered | weronika | CC BY-SA 3.0 |