Why do professionals consider that non-professionals don't have brains?

Question

Like people say naa, Ohh!! U r studying " B.Sc" . Is Doctorate & Engineering is the only first & last thing in this World.

Answer 1

How do you make such general statements? I am a professional and I have never considered non-professionals as you have described. My mom and dad too are non-professional, you mean to say that people like me have scant respect for them. Professionals too face a lot of problems in their career.They take a longer time to complete their studies and are academically more experienced and thereby are more matured compared to say a B.Sc or undergraduate. This in no way is a measure of brains. If you however give hints of your inferiority complex than leave professionals even non-professionals will beleive you have no brains!!!

Answer 2

Good question!

Some things occur to me:

(a) True professionals respect the value of skills specific to any field. So, if you mean "Why do some college grads with white collar jobs look down on blue collar workers?" - you're really asking a different question than you posed. If you mean "Why does someone with a certificate/degree/background in a field think that an amateur is less qualified than aforementioned 'professional'?" then you've got a much easier question to answer. --- Oh wait, we can't write a whole book here! So let's keep to entertaining short and simple ideas. Both questions may be answered with some simple thinking: "Anyone who thinks a piece of paper is the beginning and ending dividing those with knowledge/deserving of respect vs those who don't - is sorely mistaken. The reason for so-called professionals believing so-called non-professionals don't have brains is a lack of thought ... Ever hear the ol' concept that 'assuming' is 'making an a__ of you and me?"

(b) Not only do people have basic attitude adjustments to make sometimes ... sometimes it's about pride and ego. EVERYONE needs to feel special/unique/good about SOMETHING. I'm not stating everyone is special/unique/good, just that most humans tend to think in terms of what keeps 'em from being merely a part of the pack. That said, the attitude you mention is sometimes a result of needing to feel secure/like they have established a place in pecking order. It might even involve the person's theory and application of theory related to power --- many people assume 'professional status' is a golden leveler.

(c) As another respondent noticed, some people are 'professional' in a field but completely naive and dependent on others for other things. THAT bothers some, some who are big believers in independence; others, it doesn't bother. Whatever your belief, know that society's set up so we all have some needs at least somewhat dependent on/connected to others, so it all sort of levels out in a natural cycle.

Be on the lookout to be your best self, and remember a quote from Eleanor Roosevelt (um, I'll have to paraphrase) that 'no one can intimidate you unless you let them.' :)

In this case, 'being a bigger man' may mean ignoring someone who's huffed and puffed a negative attitude because he feels 'superior' - whether with degree or rank. We may have to live with people of power and rank above us, but we can certainly celebrate working on our own personal life goals, including finding our own fulfilling life and joy.

Answer 3

Professionals think they are so educated that they are above anyone else. Education has made them arrogant. Many of them can run their own business, but can't fix their own clogged toilet! I guess the non-professionals come in handy then, don't they?

Being a high tech kind of person is fine......and they make the money to show for it. But the working man has the ability to bring all of them to a screeching halt. What would happen if their operations were shut down by one crafty electrical worker at the power company? So much for technology, if you don't have the juice to run it!!

I think the working man needs to be appreciated more, and certainly paid more!

Answer 4

Those are the professionals who will soon show their professionality by learning a new trade.

Answer 5

Class prejudice