Maybe I got the wrong end of the stick here, but I thought jmac was
being positive here ? If not, then sorry, but ...
I read it to mean that he should indeed be proud of his title,
especially given the amount of work involved. I also read it to mean,
however, that when in a large group of equally qualified (and probably
equally proud of it) colleagues, the use of the title really doesn't
have the same impact. Outside that group, it certainly does.
Anyway, a somewhat belated congrats to Doctor Roger - and I think he
will be known for some time (at least around here) as "Doctor", or "The
Doctor" (thoughts of a brightly coloured scarf spring instantly to mind
!). Whatever he is known as, such a qualification is indeed very much
respected.
Regards,
Jon
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Andrew McPhee
Sent: 21 October 2004 06:43
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: moonlighting
And jmac should look forward to some serious razzing for making a post
like
this. It was un-necessary.
Roger is proud of his achievement, and so he should be.
Andrew McPhee
At 10:34 PM 20/10/2004 -0600, you wrote:
>I had to laugh when I read this. People work so hard completing a
doctorate
>degree that the use of the title means a lot. I worked in a laboratory
where
>many of the employees had doctorates and in some groups they all were
at
>that education level. The term "doctor" was only used in external
>correspondence or activities. Within the facility, people just did
their
>jobs and titles didn't mean squat. New employees, especially those with
>fresh doctorates, were in for some serious razzing if they wanted to be
>called "doctor".
>
>/jmac
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]On
>Behalf Of Roger Wesson
>Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 3:14 PM
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] Re: moonlighting
>
>
>He he, well doing a PhD in astronomy was definitely a help in getting
to
>some great dark skies, if not in guaranteeing good photos once I was
>there! I have indeed defended and everything, been Dr Wesson for a
good
>few weeks now. Not bored of using the title yet, in fact I'm still
>using it at almost every available opportunity. I may continue for
some
>time.
>
>
>
>
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