Friday, August 20, 2010

And again, nail technician (snigger snigger)?

Can anyone technical tell me when doing nails became a technicians job, you would be as well as calling a window cleaner a vision technician, and then you have exhaust and brake technicians, what is the craic with that, a technician carry's out technical duties, not waiting for nail varnish to dry or for the streaks on a window to become clear, and whilst I am asking, what on earth is a chef........RIGHT NOW LISTEN TO ME, you get cook books, cooking times, gas cookers, electric cookers, cooking instructions, cooking recipes, you DO NOT GET cheffing books, cheffing times, gas cheffs, electric cheffs, cheffing instructions, cheffing recipes................and so the list goes on........insurance technicians,,,,whats that all about.And again, nail technician (snigger snigger)?
Definition of technician: An expert in a technique, as: a. One whose occupation requires training in a specific technical process: an electronics technician; an automotive technician. b. One who is known for skill in an intellectual or artistic technique.





That would seem to describe a nail tech, they must be trained in the technique and it does require skill for it to be done correctly and artistically. Granted we're not talking about curing cancer, but they provide a service which is in high demand. I don't have my nails done as I'm more into the natural look, but many of my friends do and I have a couple of friends who are nail techs.





As for chef, the word means a cook, especially the chief cook of a large kitchen staff. It comes from the French, and is short for chef de cuisine, head of the kitchen; see chief.





I've never heard of an insurance technician, but you probably are right in that many so-called menial jobs sound more important by adding technician to the title.





I am a massage therapist. Which should aptly define what I do, but some would say I just rub muscles, which is far from the truth. Sometimes one must look further into the occupation to discover what the work entails.And again, nail technician (snigger snigger)?
The whole ';technician'; as euphemism thing got started to make people who do those types of jobs (in particular frivolous jobs like manicurist) feel more important.





I mean let's face it, someone that does peoples' nails aren't curing world hunger or anything. It's a job not based on a legitimate need but on peoples' foolish vanity.

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