Ok, I know this will bother people but whatever.
I know there are Doctorate degrees out there, and you can get them in nearly anything, but I refuse to refer to a person with a non-mental/physical health degree as “Doctor.”
Doctor of History, Doctor of English, Doctor of Statistics. I’m not saying anything bad about higher education. Au contraire. Go learn. But I’m not calling them “doctor.”
I had a teacher in college Dr Klinger, doctorate in Economics.
PUH-LEEZ
It’s unfortunate for them that the name of the degree is also a profession. And don’t gimme that “well, the profession is actually called ‘physician'” crap.
It’s just how it is.
But… since it’s not their profession, but just that received the highest degree possible, now we have to call them that? That’s fairly douchey.
Hey, if they insist on being called by their highest degree, then I want to be called Bachelor Rex. I got friends Master DeVito and GED Jones.
PS: Also… why don’t we refer to people who work in offices as “officers”?
:)))) This means I have to be called Bachelorette and this can really disturb my husband. ;)) They deserve to be honored but honestly, if you request people to call you like that it means you have such a low self-esteemed. Otherwise you wouldn’t want people to remind you constantly that you have a Doctorate Degree. ;))
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Is this kinda along the lines of: Why do we call a place we park a driveway and a place where we drive a parkway?!
I have an MBA and other than my LinkedIn page, I never ‘announce’ my…ahem…lofty educational exploits ever.
😉
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I do good just to remember their name. I don’t even attempt titles. I call my doctor by his first name, sometimes we do coffee.
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I so agree. And for all of you chiropractors out there, you are not doctors! Like my favorite teacher in college said PHD=piled higher deeper!
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I dont mind chiropractors or dentists being called doctor.
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I agree about the dentists. I’m just not fond of someone without a medical degree touching my spine. I know some people swear by them, just not me.
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They have degrees in the spine
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You can call me Master anytime, Rex.
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Yes, Master Hollie
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I disagree fellow blogger. Nomenclature is at the very heart of everything. Everything has a name, mate. On another note, hope the job search is going well-hang in there. This link is a fantastic resource (I think you have to register but it is free anyway) https://www.themuse.com/tags/job-search
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I would like you to start referring to me as Master Officer Ann 😀
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Works for me
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Excellent!!
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Lol, no title for me, as I never “completed” any degrees. Does that mean I am “dropping sweets?” Haha
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I’d rather be called Your Majesty or Caesar than doctor.
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Wouldn’t we all?
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