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Who do you respect more, a bin man or a maths professor?

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I don't usually base respect on someone's profession. Both could be idiots.

Very generally, I would be likely to respect a binman to some degree because of the stereotype and the fact that it can't be a very pleasant job. I respect them for sucking it up and going to do an important job (even if it's not their ideal one), instead of sitting on their backside claiming benefits when they're quite capable of working.

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Reply 21

Octohedral

Original post by Emre944

Why do we have to pick one over the other? Is it so unusual to respect them both as long as they are good people doing their jobs as well as can be expected? :curious:

Good point - I should have put an 'equal' option. Not sure how to edit the poll.

Reply 22

winningjojo

Original post by Emre944

Maybe just maybe he was being sarcastic?

I know that he was being sarcastic just as someone from a working class background that attitude really bugs me sarcastic or not.

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Reply 23

mrs_bellamy

Original post by Octohedral

Maths Professor

- Takes a lot of training.
- However, the pay and hours are very nice (long holidays, weekends etc).
- The research element doesn't directly benefit society (it obviously does in the long run, but its purpose is discovery for the sake of discovery).

This is not really answering you question, but just for your information, you might want to reconsider the part in bold. All the professors I have come across have spent a huge proportion of their spare time, weekends and holidays working. It is extremely competitive.

Reply 24

Emre944

Original post by Octohedral

Good point - I should have put an 'equal' option. Not sure how to edit the poll.

Oh well, better luck next time. :h:

Reply 25

Emre944

Original post by winningjojo

I know that he was being sarcastic just as someone from a working class background that attitude really bugs me sarcastic or not.

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Fair enough.

Reply 26

xoxAngel_Kxox

I respect the maths professor for dedicating so much time and effort to studying to getting to where they are now.

I respect the refuse collector for having a job that is absolutely integral to the workings of our society, and for continually putting in the hard, physical labour that the job involves.

They're such different jobs, and I would respect the individuals for different reasons.

Reply 27

Iron Lady

Original post by MENDACIUM

In my own humble opinion, a woman who goes to a club, takes her clothes of to the delight of men, thereby selling her body for money, only adds to society the notion that women are sex objects.

One woman does not represent everybody, but this is not simply one woman. Strip clubs are common, and mostly consist of women, and this trickles onto other elements of society, and how young women view themselves.

Disagree. If a few women want to do that, who are you to say they can't? As long as they're safe, how is it even an issue?

I can't see any logic in your point that women look like sex objects to society. Women aren't a collective entity that have similar interests or occupations. Plus, people can come to their own decisions on the fact that women are not sex objects.

Reply 28

Tyrion_Lannister

Original post by MENDACIUM

The the problem is with society and not with the woman. Society needs to be educated into the thinking that some women choose to do that and that's okay, and that some women don't choose to do that and that's fine.

Reply 29

Octohedral

Original post by mrs_bellamy

Very true. My Dad is a professor, so I have a pretty good idea, but not at a top university - I can imagine it's much worse somewhere like Oxford. I'd still prefer it to most other jobs though, because you get to choose when to work, and it's great if you have children.

Reply 30

Amanbabbar./

Neither. I don't respect anyone based on their profession. :\

However, I do respect them because they're both working hard for a living (although the bin men have damaged my bins several times, which really does annoy me)

Reply 31

Piko_Piko

If a bin man and a maths professor were having a fight, I'd put my money on the bin man.

Reply 32

Kutta

my respect for someone does not come from their profession. My respect comes from the type of person the person is. The maths professor could be a snob who looks down on society, cheats on his wife/husband, racist or just a mean person by nature, this would result in me disrespecting him. The Bin man could be a man/woman who is humble, down to earth, earning money rather than eating benefits and they could be a friendly individual.

My Opinion is - Profession and Respect are two different concepts FOR ME. Others people I know respect people solely because of they job they do.

Reply 33

emilie18

Original post by Isambard Kingdom Brunel

How is it even possible to respect working class people?

Imagine that goon binman at school, what a wastecadet he must have been to have ended up as a binman.

Deserves no respect.

Now, a maths professor...precisely the kind of guy I want in bed with me.

Paha. With that disgusting attitude, it's you who deserves no respect.

Reply 34

Octohedral

Original post by Kutta

Perhaps it would be better worded as "which profession do you respect most?"

I respect your point that you don't judge people on profession - neither do I. However, what I'm really interested in is the value put on academia in society. Perhaps the poll doesn't quite work in that sense, but I think it's a good enough question. I should have put an 'I don't care' vote though - I can't edit it now. :smile:

Reply 35

ed-

Anyone can be a bin man whereas it takes years of training to be a maths prof.
It's instant vs deferred gratification really... I don't care about being PC

Reply 36

slickrick666999

Anybody who works have nowadays is 'privledged'. especially if they're white..

Reply 37

username927016

I'd respect them both equally unless I got to know them both & one had a worse personality, the binman might just not be that academic & that's ok, a binman has an important role to play in society as well.