Professional ??

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

This word just gets on my nerves , it is used to death now ,you never heard of it years ago relating to tradesmen , doctors, teachers,judges, footballers were all professional , we were tradesmen and in my eyes still are !!:mad2: to me it all go's along with this wearing of fancy clothes for work, and the talking a good -job boys, .
i'AM not a professional ,i'am a tradesman, and i practice a trade, not a profession , LOL and screed is different from SLC to !!!!!! ffs

 

[Diggy]

I beg to differ - slightly - I'd say when done properly - I refer you to your previous post on right / wrong way - I'd say craftsmen.

Diggy

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

Profession - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia OK craftsmanship is good enough for me .....LOL

 

[Mr T]

im not a pro... but my card states otherwise haha

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

im not a pro... but my card states otherwise haha

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THAT IS CALLED DECEPTION MR TILER !! LIES, PLAIN WRONG, don't hand them out until you are a true tradesman ..........

 

[Mr T]

I know mate only orderd them because I thought I was gonna be tiling 5 days a week with the lad I was working with so would pick it up pretty quick but that went **** up... I have put a few out tho if someone calls me wanting a couple of tiles on the wall I know im capable so il do

 

[Andy Allen]

im an Artisan....:smilewinkgrin:

 

[Ajax123]

... I do my job professionally ..... I profess.... Therefore I am a professor...

 

[DHTiling]

Specialist .

 

[Rookery]

Arguably -
Professional - gets paid for doing it
Amateur - doesnt get paid for doing it

Me? I'm a lawnmower.

 

[JJS1410]

It's just a tag that anyone can use as are all the above.

However I do agree with using professional to describe the service we provide and the manner in which we do our job and deal with customers. Our portfolio can than back up the tag of tradesman, artisan etc!

 

[Spud]

funny story for you Dave years ago i worked fixing stone for a marble company it was owned by a greek guy called Andy he was just setting up the yard so it was early days , the accounts admin person(junior role) called himself finance manager the foreman in the yard called himself general manager , i was in the office one day when the delivery driver walked in and asked if he could have the title of "transport Manager" the boss turned and said to him "call yourself what ever you like, you are not getting a pay rise "

 

[DHTiling]

Tradesman .. Tradesmen or pro...etc.. but call yourself an Artisan .. then you are a prat.. ..

 

[Mr T]

haha!

 

[andy8758]

Me? I am just glad to be a tiler. I don't care about people who want to label themselves as an artisan or professional or tradesman or craftswoman. I leave it to people to judge my work. If you really insist on labelling tilers then the word "specialist" is most accurate - we specialise in a particular skill. Meanwhile if you really want to be vain get a personalised number plate for your van. :yikes:

 

[Stef]

Meanwhile if you really want to be vain get a personalised number plate for your van. :yikes:

What's wrong with a personalised plate on your van?

I'm certainly not vain & it refers to my Trade as I class myself as a tradesman at tiling.
T6 TYL.

 

[Dan]

This word just gets on my nerves , it is used to death now ,you never heard of it years ago relating to tradesmen , doctors, teachers,judges, footballers were all professional , we were tradesmen and in my eyes still are !!:mad2: to me it all go's along with this wearing of fancy clothes for work, and the talking a good -job boys, .
i'AM not a professional ,i'am a tradesman, and i practice a trade, not a profession , LOL and screed is different from SLC to !!!!!! ffs

I think until recentish years you would be the tradesmen who do it full time and are skilled. And it was taken for granted if you advertised yourself as a tradesmen, you had done said training and had said experience.

Though recent years there are guys who have done their nans plastering, got on vistaprint, advertised themselves as a plasterer.
And so the old normal tradesmen, now have to say they're professional tradesmen, to denote they're not that other type of guy. As it'd be even more cheeky for that other type of guy to say they're professional too.

.... perhaps?

 

[Andy Allen]

my brother used to be a window cleaner, when anyone asked him what he did for a living, he would say he's a 'vision technician'.....:lol:

 

[Peter]

When I was young and single I used to tell girls I was a Ceramic Installation Technician :lol:

 

[Spud]

When I was young and single I used to tell girls I was a Ceramic Installation Technician :lol:

I am a (T)ile (I)nstallation (T)echnician

 

[The D]

I am a fully qualified and experienced professional wall and floor tiler.

 

[widler]

Im a tradesman,not so much up above(apart from a abundance of CS) but from the neck down im awesome