What is a "professional"

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo · 26-03-2019 08:31PM

I would have assumed it to mean anyone who works a 9-5 job. So no students, people on the dole, disabled, people who work night shifts or single parents are welcome to apply.

It's basically asking for the 'safest' category of tenant.

Pinch Flat · 26-03-2019 08:31PM

Would a professional tarmac Driveway layer qualify?

Beechwoodspark · 26-03-2019 08:38PM

Force Carrier wrote: »

I wouldn't like to be your enemy.

I’m only setting out the facts as they are. I’m a very non judgmental person I’d happily spend lot of time with him and have a good chin wag about it all

Elemonator · 26-03-2019 08:40PM

It always struck me as that it meant that they were in stable jobs and are mature, meaning that their party days are behind them and their financial situation is unlikely to jeopardise your own in relation to rent/bills etc.

Spanish Eyes · 26-03-2019 08:42PM

Joking aside, I think from a LLs perspective it is someone who is a salaried employee with a permanent contract, no kids, no dogs, no goldfish, no cats, and who can provide a rock solid traceable reference from their employer and AN other.

Oh and older 28 or so too. Gives time to get to the salaried employee level with some record of that.

Just my ten cents. But I appreciate the humour too.

RCK1 · 26-03-2019 08:45PM

Generally speaking I always viewed it as a snobbish term used by people in certain office based jobs. Professional is what you are at your job e.g. high standard,work ethic etc...

On the flip side of that I never liked the term "a working man" as it perceives that people not doing the jobs associated with the term arnt actually doing proper work.

Avatar MIA · 26-03-2019 08:53PM

Of course, from a socio economic pov there are higher and lower professionals.

At least LL aren't so distinguishing

Widdershins · 26-03-2019 09:07PM

''The professions'' originally meant the occupations that required university education. Like Medicine , when that became 'respectable '. Now, I don't know , it's vague.

I'm going to guess it's code for ''employed people only ''

lainey_d_123 · 26-03-2019 09:10PM

Widdershins wrote: »

''The professions'' originally meant the occupations that required university education. Like Medicine , when that became 'respectable '. Now, I don't know , it's vague.

I'm going to guess it's code for ''employed people only ''

That's all it is. It literally just means they want someone who is employed and not a student or on the dole.

Some crazy chips on shoulders on display here.

26-03-2019 09:19PM

I always thought a professional was someone who had a career that needs specialist knowledge and/or training, and that required membership of a professional body.

lainey_d_123 · 26-03-2019 09:21PM

Candie wrote: »

I always thought a professional was someone who had a career that needs specialist knowledge and/or training, and that required membership of a professional body.

Depends on the context. In the context of a landlord/flatshare, they just want someone who has a job. I replied to an ad looking for professionals when I started my first job in Dublin at 22. Was in a call centre. No bother.

Sir Osis of Liver. · 27-03-2019 12:23AM

Whenever I see it,I'm reminded of this.

For Forks Sake · 27-03-2019 12:40AM

Pinch Flat wrote: »

Would a professional tarmac Driveway layer qualify?

Depends on whether you can produce a tax cert or not.

Tom Mann Centuria · 27-03-2019 12:44AM

Bodie, Doyle and Cowley were all Professionals.

Force Carrier · 27-03-2019 12:46AM

upinsmoke wrote: »

Anyone in a dirty job, part time job, on minimum wage, not working standard hours can feck off.

Professional Dancer?

dartboardio · 27-03-2019 12:55AM

Pretty easy.

Someone with a job.

I know if i was a landlord id want someone in employment rather than sitting around all day on jobseekers (little bit different if that person lost their job in an unfortunate circumstance or are out sick unable to work on illness benefit or something)

Sure you'd get all sorts applying for an apartment or renting a house id imagine.

Pinch Flat · 27-03-2019 01:24AM

For Forks Sake wrote: »

Depends on whether you can produce a tax cert or not.

Cash job, boss.

What is a "professional"

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