Pilots Not Professionals ?

[aeronautic1]

This thread is brought to you by the letter P

Petulant
Pilot
Pompous
Pontification
Prejudice
and finally,
Primadonna

 

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This thread is brought to you by the letter P Petulant
Pilot
Pompous
Pontification
Prejudice
and finally,
Primadonna

Why is this suddenly about me?

 

[pilotyip]

Goes show you do not need a college degree to be a professional, but you most likely do need it to a knowledge worker.

 

[ironwedge]

I'd put pilots (including myself) into the highly skilled labor column.

Face it, even a B747 Captain is at the mercy of the corporation to provide a VERY expensive capital asset in order to "do" his or her job. How many pilots do you know who own their own transport category jet? So in this context, to ply your stock in trade, you are just hired help - a cog in the machine.

Don't get me wrong - I don't confuse my status as a "professional" with bringing professional-ism to the job. BIG difference.

-W (hired help)