sbw1
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- Oct 10, 2006
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- This is listed in my signature
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If he insisted on being called Doctor we'd all just ignore that request and if he still insisted we'd just drop him from our Christmas card lists and, more importantly, our party list.Including it in his signature doesn't bother me one way or the other....now if he insisted on being call Dr. that would be different.
In a similar vein, something that irritates me is the question 'and what do you do'? It seems that is a question I've heard most often from within the boating community.
Including it in his signature doesn't bother me one way or the other....now if he insisted on being call Dr. that would be different.
In a similar vein, something that irritates me is the question 'and what do you do'? It seems that is a question I've heard most often from within the boating community. Meet some new folks/boaters, they obviously share an interest in boats, boating, the water, but it isn't long before 'and what do you do'? is asked.
I find it odd that so many folks have an issue with discussing what field they are/were in. I'm a humble and thankful industrial electrician and was raised in a local auto repair garage my father owned. I have no string of degrees. But, it can be a reasonable conversation starter when you know very little of a new group of people. I don't judge anyone by their profession and don't expect anyone to judge me of mine. Maybe it is different for those with a string of degrees.
I think all titles outside of the professional setting are pretentious....I think Dr's these days are less likely to use them because they don't want to be asked questions or be called upon...Though, I esp. like the PhD's that call themselves doctors in social settings. I usually call them by their first name... I don't do it to be rude, but more to be personal and remind about being humble....
But, IMO, a waste of a thread...You're being too sensitive...who cares???
I agree, kind of a weird thing to post in a boat forum. I think whoever adds a title like that to their email is a douchebag. I am a "PharmD" but I NEVER put that on any email unless its strictly business. Like they said in "The Hangover" movie, "He is not a real doctor, just a dentist. If someone has a heart attack still call 911"
Yep. My B.S. is in IT. My title is System Security Engineer. When I first started out I fixed computers and most of the time it was for free for friends or family. Haven't done that in years but still get people asking me how to fix this or that or when I can fix it for them (my focus now is securing them, not making sure it has enough RAM). Nope. Not interested. The local high schooler could probably fix a computer easier than I could now.I'm a computer scientist for a well known software company. Invariably, when I tell folks what I do, the next question is something like. "Hey I have this computer that's acting up and I was wondering..." or "Hey, can you get me a copy of....". I have learned over the years that it is best to dodge the question.