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Re:1x Programming by mlady on Monday April 18, 2022 @08:12PM (#31078357)
I would argue the other way around. A "professional" gets paid for a job, full stop. A "vocation" derives from "to call", or someone's "calling", as in someone's purpose in life.

Maybe our etymology is what sets us up for work-life imbalance :)

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Re:1x Programming by bumby on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @03:01PM (#31087395)
>A "professional" gets paid for a job, full stop

Clergy was the first example where the term derived so I don't know if the roots of the word align with your definition. Granted, colloquial usage changes word meanings over time.

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