There is no hard-and-fast definition of a professional, but here is my general concept. A professional has substantial on-the-job or university training, and is at the top of his/her field. That is, when a professional needs advice, there is no occupation with a higher level of qualification to go to; the professional has to go to a peer. So notaries get advice from lawyers, but lawyers get advice from other lawyers. Electricians get advice from electrical engineers, but electrical engineers go to other engineers. Plumbers get advice from mechanical or sanitary engineers, but those engineers get advice from other engineers. Bookeepers go to accountants, but accountants go to other accountants.
Sometimes that concept doesn't quite work; for example, registered nurses turn to MDs for advice (or orders), but their training is too extensive to say they are not professionals. |
| Messages in this Thread |
|  NSA Professional Standards -  MichiganAl on 8/15/08 10:00am |
|  Well-said! n/m - MistarellaFL on 8/15/08 12:00pm |
| Perfect. n/m - BrendaTx on 8/15/08 12:30pm |
| Re: In Total Agreement n/m - DellaCa on 8/15/08 12:49pm |
|  Love it!!! n/m - hcampersFL on 8/15/08 12:53pm |
| Excellent Work! - Michelle/AL on 8/15/08 1:01pm |
| Well-done! n/m - LynnNC on 8/15/08 1:29pm |
| Except perhaps in Louisiana, notaries are not professionals - Gerry_VT on 8/15/08 2:04pm |
| You're right Gerry, but some people don't let definitions - Charles_Ca on 8/15/08 2:50pm |
|  I like "notaries professional". - BrendaTx on 8/15/08 8:34pm |
| Charles, let's see how long ... - ReneeK_MI on 8/16/08 6:07am |
|  Renee, whatever do you mean? - MichiganAl on 8/16/08 2:12pm |
| Like football,baseball and even bridge players seem to be - Philip Johnson on 8/16/08 8:05am |
| Did they move Vermont to LA? - ReneeK_MI on 8/16/08 5:52am |
| Re: Did they move Vermont to LA? - Gerry_VT on 8/16/08 12:48pm |
 | My concept of a professional - Gerry_VT on 8/16/08 12:59pm |
| Quick definition... - JanetK_CA on 8/16/08 8:53pm |
| Re: NSA Professional Standards - Brenda/CA on 8/15/08 4:03pm |
| Now I'd love to take the credit... - MichiganAl on 8/15/08 5:05pm |
| Re: Now I'd love to take the credit... - Manfred Ronnisch on 8/16/08 7:39pm |
| How so? - MistarellaFL on 8/16/08 8:42pm |
|  Re: How so? - hcampersFL on 8/16/08 11:57pm |
| Re: Now I'd love to take the credit... - MichiganAl on 8/16/08 9:03pm |
| Manfred, I would be happy to share an email I sent to DM - Becca_FL on 8/17/08 10:00am |
| A minor point... - MikeC/NY on 8/15/08 5:00pm |
| Good Point! n/m - MichiganAl on 8/15/08 5:02pm |
| Whew - thanks for that, Mike! =) - ReneeK_MI on 8/16/08 6:14am |
| Notary Publics vs. Notaries Public - BrendaTx on 8/16/08 6:55am |
| Re: Notary Publics vs. Notaries Public - I meant - BrendaTx on 8/16/08 6:57am |
| Re: Notary Publics vs. Notaries Public - jba/fl on 8/16/08 7:09am |
|  Re: Notary Publics vs. Notaries Public - aw heck, jba - BrendaTx on 8/16/08 7:35am |
|  Re: Notary Publics vs. Notaries Public - aw heck, jba - jba/fl on 8/16/08 8:31am |
|  Re: Notary Publics vs. Notaries Public - aw heck, jba - Gerry_VT on 8/16/08 11:50am |
|  Re: Notary Publics vs. Notaries Public - aw heck, jba - JanetK_CA on 8/17/08 3:48am |
| Re: Notary Publics vs. Notaries Public - MikeC/NY on 8/16/08 1:21pm |
| Re: NSA Professional Standards - MW/VA on 8/16/08 6:52am |
| on my site, MW =) n/m - ReneeK_MI on 8/16/08 9:12am |
| This is such a worthy post I added it to #33325 n/m - MistarellaFL on 8/16/08 11:36am |
| I agree! Good idea! n/m - JanetK_CA on 8/17/08 3:50am |
