just because i don't wear a suit and heels everyday and work in a stuffy office and sit behind a desk and computer from 9-5 monday-friday...this makes me a non-professional??
i work my 40 hours a week, if not more. i work on the weekends and evenings, too, when the so called professionals are on vacation or at happy hour. i attend conferences and exchange experience and knowledge with others in my field. i have to make sure my actions don't directly cause harm to others (ie - food safety issues). i deal with customers on an almost daily basis and if i am not providing customer service in a professional manner, that will directly affect the company i work for. i have to keep up to date with social networking and make sure our name is always out there. i have to keep up with local and regional news to know what might affect this business. i have to know what our competitors are doing and what we need to do to stay on top of our game. i have to do research to know what is going to work best for us and save us time and money, while providing a good product. i have to know our customer base to know what varieties of produce will sell and what won't. i have to know our soil to know what varieties will do best for us and what potential problems we may run into. i have to figure out ways to deal with weeds and harmful insects - what is going to be most effective on the weeds and insects, but least harmful to the environment and humans. there is little passing off of jobs to others and a lot of okay, let's all go out and tackle this task.
how is my job, being a farmer, not professional? how is saying, 'my job is to grow your food,' not professional? the service i provide to society is huge...how is that not professional?
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